Artist description Named after the street in Memphis, TN where STAX records once stood, McLemore Avenue performs original southern soul, R&B, jazz, and lounge music, and features a Hammond B-3 organ.

Music Style Hammond Organ Instrumentals

Musical Influences STAX, Booker T. and the MGs, The Small Faces, Jimmy Smith, The Meters

Similar Artists Booker T. and the MGs, MMW, The Meters

Artist History McLemore Avenue--following in the tradition of instrumental groups like Booker T. and the MGs, The Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Jackie Mittoo--combines elements of Southern soul, R & B, jazz and other genres with an original sound that is unique to Austin, Texas. The band takes its name from the street in Memphis, Tennessee where STAX Records--a name synonymous with Southern soul music--once stood.

Group Members Patrick Barker-Benfield Landis Armstrong Chris Johnson Eric Hughes

Instruments Hammond B-3 organ, guitar,bass, drums

Albums 926 East

Location Austin, TX - USA

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