SHOP BOOKS

Sputnik, Masked Men, & Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling 
$25.00

Memphis historian Ron Hall spent over four years documenting the insanity of Memphis wrestling from the early 1950s until the late 1970s--from Sputnik Monroe to Jackie Fargo to Jerry Lawler, Plowboy Frazier, & Tojo Yamamoto and everyone in between! Released September, 2009, Hall's coffee table paperback book captures the beautifully wild wrestling action from Ellis Auditorium and the Mid-South Coliseum to other wrestling hotspots around the Mid-South.  See all the crazy costumes, get-ups, and angles of the wildest and most original wrestling era! The book contains over 400 images of wrestlers, wrestling programs, wrestling advertisements, and other Memphis wrassling ephemera.   Longtime King of Memphis wrestling, Jerry "the King" Lawler, adds his two cents about Memphis wrestling in the book's introduction.

The book also includes a must-have bonus cd with some of wrestling's rarest music tracks from Sputnik Monroe, Jackie Fargo, Len Rossi, & Handsome Jimmy Valiant!  Any professional wrestling fan must own this book!  No jabronis allowed!  Order yours now & be the 1st on your block to own this essential piece of wrestling history!  Book price is $25.00 plus $3.50 shipping in the U.S.

Playing for a Piece of the Door: A History of Garage & Frat Bands in Memphis, 1960-75
$16.95

A History of Garage and Frat Bands in Memphis, 1960-75 is an amazing candid history and discography of over one hundred garage bands who recorded at least one record in Memphis from 1960-75. Great pictures to boot!  Memphis historian and author Ron Hall researched and wrote this definitive account of the garage era in Memphis.  Indispensable!

The Memphis Garage Rock Yearbook
$34.99

Ron Hall's second book features more than 300 images of obscure to legendary Memphis garage rock bands in a cool high school yearbook format!  This beautiful hardbound coffee-table book makes a great gift for any music fan!  We still have a few copies of this limited edition book left.  Order yours today before it becomes an over-priced collectible affordable only to well-endowed museums and rich art collectors.

Will Roy Sanders: The Last Living Bluesman Interview
$9.00

This nifty little 64 page book (about 2” x 3”) contains the full transcript of the interview with Memphis bluesman Will Roy Sanders used in the documentary film of the same title. The book also prints many stunning photos of Sanders at home.  A beautiful piece of Memphis music history.  Sample quote: "Whiskey?  That's my hobby!" R.I.P. Will Roy!