Memphis was a character in several of Todd Snider’s songs. Here are the best of them.
Todd Snider died Friday, Nov. 14, at age 59. Chris Herrington looks at Snider’s best songs where Memphis was a character.
Chris Herrington
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Chris Herrington has covered the Memphis Grizzlies, in one way or another, since the franchise’s second season in Memphis, while also writing about music, movies, food and civic life.
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Music Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs
“Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies sign Jahmai Mashack to two-way contract
Memphis signs former Tennessee Vols standout to give the team needed assistance at the guard position, which is dealing with injuries to Ja Morant, Ty Jerome, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Javon Small.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies get Edey back, lose Morant in loss to Cavs
Zach Edey had 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 25 minutes in his first game of the season. Ja Morant left the game with right calf soreness.
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Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant to return, Zach Edey upgraded for Grizzlies on Saturday
Updates on Ja Morant, Zach Edey, Cedric Coward and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s availability for Saturday’s game in Cleveland.
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The To-Do List Hop on the Shamrock Shuttle, do yoga with pups and eat pudding with a fork
This week, the Memphis Zoo launches a new holiday lighting show with lanterns, and an Orpheum party goes “Back to the Future.”
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Arts & Culture New Memphis-based novel recalls news industry’s bygone days
David Wesley Williams dodged layoffs in a more than 30-year newspaper career. In his novel “Come Again No More,” he memorializes a now-bygone era and celebrates his adopted hometown of Memphis.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Kyle Anderson played with his own style, at his own speed
It should come as no surprise that the man dubbed “Slow Mo” is one of nine players in Grizzlies history among the franchise’s top 20 in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
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Memphis Grizzlies Turnovers bury Grizzlies early as comeback falls short in New York
The Grizzlies played a great first half on Sunday. In New York on Tuesday, their good start didn’t even last a quarter.
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Performing Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Ira Sachs, Mike McCarthy back on the big screen
Before Ira Sachs studied film and literature at Yale, he grew up in Memphis. And before he found a filmmaking groove in New York, he cut his teeth back home.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: As Grizzlies drama passes, spotlight shifts to coach Tuomas Iisalo
After a few days of crashing out, the back-to-normal Grizzlies hit the road, with plenty to evaluate, on the sidelines and on the floor.
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The To-Do List Booker T. takes the stage, and Stax offers a look inside ‘Bettye’s Bin’
This week, Fire Pit Fridays makes a comeback, Ken Burns’ new film screens for free and Meddlesome hosts what may be the shortest race ever.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Can Memphis get past recent struggles?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap a rough start to the week for the Memphis Grizzlies. Can they get Jaren Jackson Jr. going?
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: Less drama, but the same old losing as Grizzlies fall to big, talented Rockets team
The Rockets controlled the game for most of the clock, giving Memphis its fourth loss in a row.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Courtney Lee cast a ‘tiny’ shadow but made big shots
Courtney Lee may have been the most anonymous good player in Memphis Grizzlies history. But one Lee moment, at least, was unforgettable.
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Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love,’ Tom Cruise gets ‘Risky’
Could Jennifer Lawrence be back in a big way? Plus, alien attacks at the Pink Palace, and chickens on the run.
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Memphis GrizzliesHerrington: These Grizzlies need patience. Does a ‘joy’-less Ja Morant have any to give?
The demonstrative, communicative Morant fans witnessed in the season’s opening three-game homestand seemed like a distant memory Monday.
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Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Ja Morant serves suspension. What is next?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap and review the situation that led to star point guard Ja Morant’s one-game suspension.
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The Early WordThe Early Word: Absences are down at local schools, but a suspended Ja Morant had his first
The Orpheum campus is getting a facelift, the football Tigers are moving up and the Memphis Fire Department has a new chief.
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Chris HerringtonHerrington: After Ja Morant’s ‘quiet quitting’ and postgame display, what’s next for him and the Grizzlies?
The Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant were both off to a decent start to the season. Then, on Friday night, things got unexpectedly messy. What was that about, and what’s next?
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Memphis Grizzlies Frustrated Morant takes aim at coaches after loss
Morant had just scored 8 points on 3-14 from the floor in 31 minutes, as Lakers star Luka Doncic scored 44 points.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies-Lakers update: Luka now likely to play, LaRavia returns
It’s a Halloween trick for the Grizzlies, as Luka Doncic dons a Lakers “costume” and likely takes the floor.
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The To-Do List Brandy and Monica reunite, and fests honor Ireland, India and Japan
This week, Memphis rap pioneers take the stage, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art honors the dead and we’ve got your guide to Halloween fun.
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Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 25: Santi Aldama brought familiar Spanish spice to team’s new recipe
Santi Aldama is perhaps the truest embodiment of the team’s penchant for the unexpected move up for an unexpected target.
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Performing Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Bugonia’ is new, and here’s what’s coming ‘back to the future’
Thursday is once again movie night in Memphis, this week with a particular Halloween flavor.
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