Memphis Sound: Elvis and Otis Redding Forge a New Rhythm
A 1940s Memphis studio moment led Elvis Presley and Otis Redding to shape a musical movement. From unlikely beginnings to a $100 million industry, the Memphis Sound blends blues, jazz and soul, crossing ethnic lines and redefining rock and roll. James Stewart of Stax notes the evolving identity of the Memphis Sound.
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Bill Johnson
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Elvis Presley
Otis Redding
Kings of Shoeshine Boys
James Stewart
Stax Records
Redding
Booker T. Jones
Booker T and
The
Mgs
Herb Alpert
Billboard Magazine
Presley
Dusty Springfield
Dionne Warwick
Paul Revere
Raiders
Monkees
Stax
Booker T
Aretha Franklin
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Bogalusa
Stewart
Sam Phillips
Elvis
Sun Record Co
Phillips
RCA
Carl Perkins
Medicaid: Costs vary and program grows nationwide
Medicaid, begun in 1965, is state run with federal match and rising costs. States differ in coverage, while disputes persist over success and expense. By 1970 key milestones push expansion to more people, despite calls for tighter cost controls and federal oversight.
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Blaine E. Rowlee
Associated Press
Great Society
Federal Health, Education and Welfare Department
Francis L. Land
Federal Medical Services Administration
Massachusetts Public Welfare Department
Denver White
Ohio Public Welfare Department
Baltimore City
Rosalie Abrams
Bill Child
Idaho
California
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Tthe
National Conference of State Legislative
Farris Bryant
Florida
Spiro Agnew
Congress
Edwin L. Crosby
Hospital Association
Parsons
District of Columbia
Guam
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Virginia
Tennessee
New Jersey
Indiana
Johnson
OAA
AFDC
ATPD
The Small Farm Decline Across the United States
A historical look at the shrinking number of small farms as technology and economics favor larger operations. Aging farmers, the need for outside work, and rising land costs push many off the land, while some still pursue independent farming.
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Associated Press
United States
Luther Brown
Marshall
Earl D. Veach
Hunt City
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Penn Central Railroad
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New Sound
Advisory Commission
American Hospital Association
Medicaid Council
the Health, Education and Welfare Department
Ray Harris
Hi Recording Corp
Capitol
Columbia
Capital
Rufus Thomas
Carla
Pinetoppers
Macon
Booker T and the
Qld
MacDonald
L. H. Simerl
University of Illinois
Harold Guither
University of Ulinois
Heranea
Corn Belt
Illinois