Sleepy LaBeef, a legendary rock and country musician and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee, passed away at the age of 84. He rose to fame in the late fifties and sixties and shared several bills with Elvis Presley performing on the Louisiana Hayride in the early days of his career.
According to LaBeef, the south was an important spot for Presley in his early days.
“Those guys would drive down from Memphis or Shreveport if they played the Hayride and play the Jamboree, then catch Magnolia Gardens, and maybe a gig at the Pleasure Pier in Galveston or something in Beaumont,” LaBeef explains. “They were getting $300 a night, and back then a motel room was $7, coffee was a nickel, beers were 25 cents, a plate lunch was 45 cents, gas was 18 cents a gallon. So if they caught three or four gigs, they could go home with three or four hundred dollars each. That was good money for musicians then. And that was one thing musicians knew – Houston had money.”
Appeals court backs dismissal of Graceland lawsuit against city, county, Grizzlies
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld dismissal of a 2018 lawsuit against the City of Memphis, Shelby County government and the Memphis Grizzlies by Elvis Presley Enterprises over Graceland’s plans to build a 6,200-seat arena on its Whitehaven campus.
The Thursday, Dec. 26, ruling upholds a 2018 decision by Chancellor Jim Kyle.
“We are not surprised by the Tennessee Court of Appeal ruling dismissing the lawsuit filed by Elvis Presley Enterprises,” city chief legal officer Bruce McMullen said in a written statement. “The City remains hopeful that EPE and the Grizzlies can work out an agreement acceptable to all involved.”
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