Jim Gaines Receives Note on Historic Beale Street
October 27, 2010 by Daniel J Russo
Filed under Ardent Studios, Memphis Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEMPHIS, TN – 25 October 2010 – Brass Notes on Beale for Jim Gaines, Sandy Carroll
Notes in the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame were dedicated on Thursday, October 28, at 5:30 pm inside the Hard Rock Café for record producer Jim Gaines and singer Sandy Carroll. The husband and wife team have each had successful separate careers. John Fry of Ardent Studios spoke at the event.
Sandy Carroll was “one of the first entertainers on Beale Street” after the redevelopment, according to John Elkington. Carroll was a house band singer at Lafayette’s Corner, the site of the present Wet Willie’s. In addition to singing and playing piano, she also is a songwriter. She has co-written songs for blues guitarist Albert King and Luther Allison.
Gaines recorded Huey Lewis & the News’ demo that resulted in his first album and produced the group’s first four albums. Since then, GRAMMY-winning Gaines has recorded an diverse array of artists including Santana, Ana Popovic, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Luther Allison. Their note ceremony took place at the Hard Rock, the site of a former recording studio where Gaines produced a number of albums.
The Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame was established in 1986 by Performa Entertainment Real Estate to tie the traditions of historic Beale Street to the new Beale Street Entertainment District. Biographies of the honorees may be found at www.bealestreet.com.
In the picture, L to R: Ralph Arista, drummer Bill Gibson, guitarist/saxophonist Johnny Colla, engineer Jim Gaines, 2nd assistant Lydia Gilman (seated), Huey Lewis, assistant Curry Weber, and keyboardist Sean Hopper.
