Hoagy Carmichael's Memphis In June- A Tribute To A Southern Way Of Life
Memphis In June is a tender tribute to a now forgotten genteel Southern way of life where " Ladies are a siitin' and rockin'. watching the neighbours go by " or Cousin Amanda's baking a blueberry pie." The words are by Mitchell Parish and the composition is by that old country gentleman. Hoagy Carmichael. These artists also collaborated on Stardust and Stars Fell on Alabama, similar pieces of genuine,small town nostagia.
Both the composer and lyricist are traditional American males of a certain vintage but here, their song is sung by Annie Lennox, a noted Scottish pop singer. She makes you believe she knows and can sing about what happens in Memphis in the month of June, some time ago. Such is the power of the universal appeal of honest sentiment.
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