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DayVee Bee wrote:
Tornado wrote: ... A tribute to Chips should be made in the form of a compilation cd maybe double cd with all the hits and highlights of the Amrerican Studio over the years including Elvis, if Sony don't make a fuss about it.
https://www.amazon.com/Memphis-Boys-Story-American-Studios/dp/B006WAF3ZO

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Not unexpected, but still very sad news.

Like many fans, I am drawn to those characters who pop up from time-to-time in Elvis's life who relate to him as a real person, appreciate his gifts, and challenge him to make the most of them.

I got to meet Chips and the Memphis Boys at EW 2009 and was able to thank them personally -- not only for the role they played in Elvis's career -- but for what they brought to the sessions of many other artists as well. The music they helped create will live forever.

Chips and the Boys are the real deal. Down to earth. No illusions. All about the music. They're musicians. Plain and simple. American Studios was a case of the stars aligning. I think the players knew they were part of something very special. They were making a living doing what they loved. That was enough. They would say they were doing their job. But we know they created magic.

RIP, Chips. Thank you.



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That is one heck of a beautiful eulogy. Thank you.

MaryAnn wrote:Not unexpected, but still very sad news.

Like many fans, I am drawn to those characters who pop up from time-to-time in Elvis's life who relate to him as a real person, appreciate his gifts, and challenge him to make the most of them.

I got to meet Chips and the Memphis Boys at EW 2009 and was able to thank them personally -- not only for the role they played in Elvis's career -- but for what they brought to the sessions of many other artists as well. The music they helped create will live forever.

Chips and the Boys are the real deal. Down to earth. No illusions. All about the music. They're musicians. Plain and simple. American Studios was a case of the stars aligning. I think the players knew they were part of something very special. They were making a living doing what they loved. That was enough. They would say they were doing their job. But we know they created magic.

RIP, Chips. Thank you.


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R.I.P. Chips Moman
Sad news indeed to hear
Thanks for the great memories and your work alongside Elvis in January and February 1969 at the legendary American Sound Studios
Deepest heartfelt sympathies and prayers to his family
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I met him in 1987 and thouroughly enjoyed chatting with him,top bloke.RIP Chips and thank you for the music


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A great musically gifted man who deserved so many more accolades than Memphis or the recording industry at large ever gave him. I've always wondered what his 1987 Memphis album collaboration with Ringo Starr would have sounded like.



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jeremylr wrote:A great musically gifted man who deserved so many more accolades than Memphis or the recording industry at large ever gave him. I've always wondered what his 1987 Memphis album collaboration with Ringo Starr would have sounded like.
I have as well. Some of it might be listenable. For many conflicting reasons, the sessions did not go as expected.

http://www.beatlesagain.com/barchive/lostrngo.html


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drjohncarpenter wrote:
jeremylr wrote:A great musically gifted man who deserved so many more accolades than Memphis or the recording industry at large ever gave him. I've always wondered what his 1987 Memphis album collaboration with Ringo Starr would have sounded like.
I have as well. Some of it might be listenable. For many conflicting reasons, the sessions did not go as expected.

http://www.beatlesagain.com/barchive/lostrngo.html
Read the link with interest. Seriously wonder if the song mentioned in the article as "Whiskey and Soda" might actually have been "Scotch and Soda." Have always loved that Kingston Trio gem.




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Chips Moman was a great underrated producer who's contrbutions to Memphis music has been largely and unfairly ignored for some reason.

May Chips Moman rest in peace.




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Another who stood up to Parker who tried to prevent SM and ITG from existing.

Would have been great if Elvis could have done more sessions with Chips.

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God speed, Chips....had a chance to interview him many years ago, and he could not have been more cordial.



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I was in Memphis the day he died and in the next day I went to the Stax and there was a simple but touching tribute to him.
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Roddy wrote:I was in Memphis the day he died and in the next day I went to the Stax and there was a simple but touching tribute to him.
RIP
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drjohncarpenter wrote:
jeremylr wrote:A great musically gifted man who deserved so many more accolades than Memphis or the recording industry at large ever gave him. I've always wondered what his 1987 Memphis album collaboration with Ringo Starr would have sounded like.
I have as well. Some of it might be listenable. For many conflicting reasons, the sessions did not go as expected.

http://www.beatlesagain.com/barchive/lostrngo.html

Are there any interviews with Chips or Ringo where they discuss the aborted sessions in the intervening years, or was the disappointing experience pretty much forgotten by journalists after the late '80s and never discussed again?



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jeremylr wrote:
drjohncarpenter wrote:
jeremylr wrote:A great musically gifted man who deserved so many more accolades than Memphis or the recording industry at large ever gave him. I've always wondered what his 1987 Memphis album collaboration with Ringo Starr would have sounded like.
I have as well. Some of it might be listenable. For many conflicting reasons, the sessions did not go as expected.

http://www.beatlesagain.com/barchive/lostrngo.html

Are there any interviews with Chips or Ringo where they discuss the aborted sessions in the intervening years, or was the disappointing experience pretty much forgotten by journalists after the late '80s and never discussed again?
There may be. If I can find something, I'll share it here.


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