Memphis Soul Stew

Luther Vandross, Joss Stone, Lionel Richie & Kenny Chesney, Ernie Isley, Aretha Franklin, Incognito, Mary Wilson, King Curtis & The Kingpins, The Staple Singers, Gary Clark Jr. & William Bell, Ben Harper, Cesaria Evora

King Curtis' 'Live at Fillmore West' is an album recorded on March 5–7, 1971 with Aretha Franklin's backing band, The Kingpins and released in August 1971 by Atlantic.

Maxwell, Sly and The Family Stone, Grover Washington Jr., Tower Of Power, The Crusaders, King Curtis and The Kingpins, Ohio Players, Booker T and The MG's, Joe Tex, The Voices Of East Harlem, Larry Graham, Maceo Parker

This day (June 11, 1939), in Elkton, Maryland, is born Bernard Lee Purdie a.k.a Pretty Purdie, an American session drummer.