BOOK TALK: The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story

926 East McLemore Avenue,Memphis TN 38106

28 July, 2021

Description

CONVERSATION AND SIGNING WITH MALACO RECORDS OWNERS AND AUTHOR ROB BOWMAN In-person event at the Stax Museum for 75 people ONLY. Doors at the Stax Museum open at 6:30, event begins at 7. All guests must be registered through this Eventbrite invitation. All guests must wear masks regardless of vaccination status. Guests who do not comply with our mask policy throughout the evening will be asked to leave. No food or beverages will be served. Malaco owners Tommy Couch, Sr. and Tommy Couch, Jr. will join us at the Stax Museum in person. Author Rob Bowman will join us virtually. This event will be available worldwide via Zoom, with the link posted on www.staxmuseum.com closer to the day of the event. Books will be available for sale and signed by Tommy Couch, Sr., Tommy Couch, Jr., and Rob Bowman. ABOUT THE BOOK The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story, a new history from Grammy Award-winning author Rob Bowman (Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records) celebrates the unique legacy of the longest running independent record label in the United States, as well as a leading force for the promotion of gospel, soul, blues and Black music in general. The book is filled with exclusive stories, dozens of never-before-seen photographs, and other ephemera from the label’s illustrious 50-plus year history, an invaluable documentation of a unique and essential American music institution that highlights the careers of such seminal Malaco artists as Mississippi Fred McDowell, Bobby Blue Bland, Z.Z. Hill, Johnnie Taylor, Little Milton, James Cleveland, and many more. The Last Soul Company is an intimate and loving look at a story that, according to Rob Bowman, “should never have happened.” From Tommy Couch Sr. booking soul artists at Ole Miss frat parties during the segregation era to modern artists like Kanye West, Drake, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Solange, Snoop Dogg or 2Chainz digging into Malaco’s incredible catalog for soulful samples to incorporate into chart-topping hits, it’s a revealing trip through the history of a label that has grown into the biggest and most important gospel label in the world. Presented by Tennessee Arts Commission, ArtsMemphis, and South Arts with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. .