NPR's short history of Ardent Studios in Memphis

On Fresh Air, Ed Ward talks about the wonderful Beatles-esque, pre-Big Star music that came out of Ardent Studios in Memphis in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some of the songs he talks about are available on the 2-CD anthology, Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story.

NPR's short history of Ardent Studios in Memphis

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