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Star & Micey: Ardently soulful tunes from TN. Details: 21 plus: $6. Under 21: $9. 314-862-0009. Star & Micey As far as storied recording studios go, Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, competes with the best.

B.B. King is a national treasure. The 84-year-old bluesman has shared with us how the night life ain't no good life, but it's our life; how the thrill is gone; and how the key to the highway can set you free from any woman who drives a good man away from home.

This month's Classic Tuesday's film is John Landis' anarchic comedy tale The Blues Brothers.

Here's what you missed on today's WAR... Posted 11/24/2009 6:56:00 AM Allright - so before the texts and comments come flooding in a few things to get to before we get into the blog: 1. Yesterday's 9AM Podcast had an error in it and didn't post - it will be up here for the remainder of the day.

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Country singer Johnny Carver is 69. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is 68. Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T. and the MG's is 68.

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I ran that Sam and Dave clip from this same show featuring the "Stax/Volt Revue" on tour in Europe -- which meant that the house band was Booker T. and the MG's and the Mar-Keys -- a little earlier, but as good as Sam and Dave might have been, they paled in comparison to Otis Redding, who immediately followed them.

The group was the house rhythm section at Stax Records in Memphis and the "MG" in the name stands for "Memphis Group." The group backed up such artists as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave and Wilson Pickett.

Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future.

TV judge Judy Sheindlin is 67. Actress Joyce Randolph is 85. Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 69.

Standing in the recording studio of the former Sun Records earlier this month -- where arguably the first rock 'n' roll song was recorded, where Elvis Presley was discovered and recorded his first hits -- I was at total peace.

MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP-MORNINGPREP ! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On October 21st, 1958, Buddy Holly held what ended up being his last recording session.

Submitted by StateTheatre on Wed, 2009-09-02 14:29. Start: 2009-10-21 20:00 End: 2009-10-21 22:00 Timezone: Etc/GMT-6 Cost: $25 With the release of their sixth album, From the Corner to the Block, the five-man group Galactic reaffirms their standing as one of the funkiest bands.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are going on tour this fall, but they'll be coming to a computer rather than a city near you.

IN A NUTSHELL Veteran guitar legend presents a rocking romp through his record collection accompanied by Irish chanteuse Imelda May and her band.

In the 1960s, long before pop artists were backed by the generic, computer-based accompaniment that is commonplace today, singers often recorded with formidable house bands, including Booker T. & the MG's and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Today we observe the anniversary of the birth of the incomparable soul singer Otis Redding.

Redding was raised in Macon, Georgia, where he was deeply influenced by the subtle grace of Sam Cooke and the raw energy of Little Richard .

Yo La Tengo, the durable indie rock band that's the pride of Hoboken, N.J., has released yet another winning album drawing on a multitude of musical influences.