Elvis leads Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductees
The first 25 inductees for the Memphis Music Hall of Fame will include rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, blues guitarist B.B. King and the rap group Three 6 Mafia. The Memphis Rock n' Soul Museum said Tuesday that the inaugural class for the Memphis Music Hall of Fame will be inducted Nov. 29. Museum executive director John Doyle told The Memphis Daily News reports that the hall of fame has been in the works for six or seven years. Many of the musicians have ties to the city's once-prominent production studios, including Stax Records, Sun Studio and Hi Records. Others being honored include blues pioneer W.C. Handy, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, R&B singers Al Green and Isaac Hayes, and Booker T. and the MGs. AP
HBO's 'Ethel' turns loving lens on RFK's widow
In the thick of the presidential campaign, a documentary about a political wife wouldn't seem to offer respite from the clatter. But that's exactly what "Ethel," an intimate, affectionate look at Ethel Kennedy by her youngest child, manages to do. It's a heartfelt reminder of public service's rewards and heaviest demands, elements that can be lost in the moment's rough-and-tumble. It also honors a rarely interviewed Kennedy wife who was eclipsed by her more glamorous sister-in-law and sister in tragedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Debuting today on HBO (9 p.m. EDT), "Ethel" offers the life and times of Robert F. Kennedy's widow through the lens of accomplished filmmaker Rory Kennedy, born six months after her father's 1968 assassination. Her mother is a reluctant star but, with the help of siblings and a rich film and photo collection, Rory Kennedy creates a portrait of a feisty, devout and socially concerned woman who carried — and carries — on despite the shattering loss. AP
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