Renovation has begin on the Hotel Chisca, where WHBQ’s “Red, Hot, & Blue” disc jockey Dewey Phillips first introduced the world to Elvis Presley, and rock-and-roll. Working with a skeleton crew of volunteers filmmaker turned preservationist Mike McCarthy removed glass, and acoustic tile from the booth where Phillips conducted the world’s first Rock-and-Roll interview.
Mike McCarthy gets his hands dirty to preserve a piece of Memphis’ musical legacy.
In a previous interview with The Flyer developer Terry Lynch of Main Street Partners LLC said he had identified areas where the historic booth might be incorporated into the renovation.
