{"id":1060,"date":"2018-02-14T13:02:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:58:34","slug":"boo-mitchell-popular-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/play\/music\/boo-mitchell-popular-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Boo Mitchell talks about Willie Mitchell&#8217;s impact on popular music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret\u00a0that <a href=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/\">Memphis<\/a> has a history of amazing musicians. But did you know the impact Memphian music has on popular music?<\/p>\n<p>GRAMMY Award-winning engineer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxmemphis.com\/boo-mitchell\">Boo Mitchell<\/a> talks about his father <a href=\"http:\/\/royalstudios.com\/\">Willie Mitchell&#8217;s<\/a> continued influence on artists like the Talking Heads, Tina Turner, Wu-Tang Clan, and even Kanye West. It&#8217;s amazing to see the reach of Memphis&#8217; sound from classic hits to the music we all know and love today.<\/p>\n<p>See the full video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YpJGSZZ61XI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date with the latest Memphis news, be sure to sign up for our mailing list and be sure to #BringYourSoul!<\/p>\n<p>You might also be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/wearememphis.com\/live\/\">Live Music Memphis Tonight | Memphis Live Music Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no secret\u00a0that Memphis has a history of amazing musicians. But did you know the impact Memphian music has on popular music? 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