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Ruthie Foster's Mileage (Deluxe Edition) - Out Now!

Best Contemporary Blues Album GRAMMY Winner

Ruthie Foster is celebrating her first GRAMMY win for Best Contemporary Blues Album with a deluxe version of her new album Mileage, out April 18 on Sun Records. The expanded edition features four unreleased tracks recorded at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis as well as Ruthie’s rocking version of the Sam & Dave classic “Hold On I’m Comin’, ” produced by Tyler Bryant.

Deluxe Edition of Ruthie Foster's Grammy Winning Album, Out Now!

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Shelby Singleton Jr.

As many of you have undoubtedly heard, our dear friend, Shelby Singleton passed away on Wednesday October 7th, 2009. Not only was he the Chairman of The Sun Entertainment Corporation, but he was also our brother, father, mentor, and friend. His contributions to American Music were vast, and without his efforts, The Sun Record Company would not be what it is today. Many articles have already been written and can be read elsewhere (links are at the bottom of this post). The following is his obituary, written by his family. This is the story they want to tell.

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Elvis Presley’s hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, is encouraging the state’s residents to sign up for a new specialty license plate. The town’s Elvis Presley fan club helped win approval from the Mississippi legislature last year, but 300 applications are needed before production begins. Currently only 120 Mississippi residents have applied. Proceeds from the plates, which cost $31 more than regular tags, will raise money for a youth center, with a possibility of building an aquatic complex. Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss., in 1935, and lived there until this family moved to Memphis, Tenn., when he was 13.

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