Lynyrd Skynyrd Mid-South Coliseum, originally uploaded by joespake.

The original Lynyrd Skynyrd band, sometime in the 1970s, back stage at the Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis. Extra points if you can name the Memphians in the group

JUmpin Chi-Chis at MMHF (11), originally uploaded by joespake.

Memphis sax man, Jim Spake, plays with the Jumpin’ Chi-Chis at the Memphis Music and Heritage Festival, September, 2009

Earl Scruggs at WLYX, originally uploaded by joespake.

Another pic from a bunch I took during my days at WLYX, Memphis in the 70s. Bluegrass banjo legend Earl Scruggs is at the mic, flanked by a very young, pre-FM-100, Ron Olson, Ken Hite, and Gil Rossner.