Memphis Rock and Soul
Personnel: Michael Toles (guitar); Yennifer Correia, Jessie Munson (violin); Beth Luscombe (viola); Jonathan Kirkscey (cello); Lannie McMillan (saxophone); Jim Spake (tenor saxophone); Kirk Smothers (baritone saxophone); Marc Franklin (trumpet); Archie Turner (keyboards); Theron Feemster (programming); Stefanie Bolton (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Vance Powell .Recording information: Royal Studios, Memphis, TN; Thw Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA.Photographer: Myriam Santos.Memphis Rock and Soul -- meaning the kind of integrated, funky, swampy R&B-rock hybrid cranked out of Memphis' American Sound Studio in the late '60s, music that often saw release on the Stax imprint -- is certainly well within the wheelhouse of Melissa Etheridge, who has emphasized the bluesy, soulful undercurrent in her voice since her eponymous 1988 debut. Arriving nearly 30 years after that album, Memphis Rock and Soul -- released on a revived Stax by Concord Records -- is faithful and loving to the orig