Linda Heck, once a staple of the Midtown scene, has returned to Memphis to record a new collection of songs with Doug Easley at the control panel. Her band is comprised of primo bassist John McClure, Beat Generation drummer Kurt Ruleman, and Memphis ex-pat/multi-instrumentalist James Enck AKA Jimi Inc. (Grundies, BumNotes). This excellent track—”How About You”— also features Memphis Symphony Orchestra string player Jonathan Kirkscey on cello.
Heck, who currently lives in Sewannee, TN is playing an early show at Murphy’s on Friday, April 15. 8:00 p.m. I asked her and Enck, who lives in London, one question:
Neither of you live here any more, but Memphis is still the locus of your identity as musicians and Linda always describes the music as Memphis music. So how, exactly, does one make Memphis music from Sewanee and London?
