Memphis

Rock was born from the Blues and Memphis delivered it. As our holiday party for Music Together of Park Slope, we went to see this new Broadway musical and I was definitely inspired by the voices and story on stage. It is about a culture clash divided along racial lines and the few who fought to bridge the gap. A white disc jockey is determined to bring black music to the masses and refuses to compromise his morality in the face of unrelenting hatred. He falls in love with a black woman and though his crazy antics are what bring him fame, a public interracial kiss destroys him. I would say that most audience members can probably see the absurdity of prudishness in 1950s Memphis, but some of them would probably still be disgusted by a homosexual embrace… The eternal battle for true equality wages on.