Mem Shannon

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No Religion 00:00 Tools
Phunkville 00:00 Tools
The Reason 00:00 Tools
Why I Sing The Blues 00:00 Tools
S.U.V. 00:00 Tools
Forget About Me 00:00 Tools
Don't Talk About My Mama 00:00 Tools
Swing Tiger Swing 00:00 Tools
I'll Kiss A Pitbull 00:00 Tools
No Religion - Live 00:00 Tools
Memphis In The Morning 00:00 Tools
Sweet Potato 00:00 Tools
A Certain Shade Of Blue 00:00 Tools
Phunkville - Live 00:00 Tools
Taxicab Driver 00:00 Tools
Play the Guitar Son 00:00 Tools
Who Are They 00:00 Tools
If This Ain't the Blues 00:00 Tools
Invisible Man 00:00 Tools
Eleanor Rigby 00:00 Tools
Got to Go 00:00 Tools
I Love The Way You Love 00:00 Tools
Me and My Bed 00:00 Tools
Shake Up The Floor 00:00 Tools
You Ain't Nothin' Nice 00:00 Tools
I Smell Something 00:00 Tools
Maxine 00:00 Tools
Ode to Benny Hill 00:00 Tools
Unconditional Love 00:00 Tools
Charity 00:00 Tools
Mr. Blues 00:00 Tools
Doing The Best That I Can 00:00 Tools
Perfect World 00:00 Tools
We Going 00:00 Tools
Ignant Stick 00:00 Tools
My Baby's Been Watching TV 00:00 Tools
Gypsy Woman 00:00 Tools
Tired Arms 00:00 Tools
The Boogie Man 00:00 Tools
You Belong To Him 00:00 Tools
The Lights Of Caracas (I Didn't Know) 00:00 Tools
Drowning On My Feet 00:00 Tools
5th Ward Horseman 00:00 Tools
Battle Ground 00:00 Tools
Who Are They - Live 00:00 Tools
Wrong People In Charge 00:00 Tools
No Religion (Live) 00:00 Tools
One Hot Night 00:00 Tools
I Won't Back Down 00:00 Tools
The Miserable Bastard 00:00 Tools
Old Men 00:00 Tools
Do You 'Yuh' What I Say 00:00 Tools
One Thin Dime 00:00 Tools
Food Drink and Music 00:00 Tools
Phunkville (Live) 00:00 Tools
Mirror Mirror 00:00 Tools
Spend Some Time With Me 00:00 Tools
The Older Broad 00:00 Tools
$17.00 Brunette 00:00 Tools
Paying My Dues 00:00 Tools
My Humble Opinion 00:00 Tools
Chantelle 00:00 Tools
Not My Friend 00:00 Tools
Born In This Time 00:00 Tools
Dirty Dishes 00:00 Tools
I Hear You Knockin' 00:00 Tools
Down Broke 00:00 Tools
Payin' My Dues 00:00 Tools
Say That Then (The Parlez-Vous Francais Song) 00:00 Tools
No Such Thing 00:00 Tools
Pray For The Children 00:00 Tools
Mother's Love 00:00 Tools
Smell Something 00:00 Tools
Dick Tie Commandos 00:00 Tools
All I Have 00:00 Tools
Who Are They (Live) 00:00 Tools
Voodoo 00:00 Tools
The Blues Is Back 00:00 Tools
17.00 Brunette 00:00 Tools
Stranger In My Home 00:00 Tools
No Such Thing (My Humble Opinion: 2nd Movement) 00:00 Tools
Payin' My Dues (Live) 00:00 Tools
The Last Time I Was Here (Millennium Blues) 00:00 Tools
Good-Bye Mr. President (Time For You To Go) 00:00 Tools
Smell Something (Live) 00:00 Tools
All I Have (Live) 00:00 Tools
Forget About Me (Live) 00:00 Tools
Dick Tie Comandos 00:00 Tools
I Won't Back Down (Live) 00:00 Tools
Mr Blues 00:00 Tools
Pixie 00:00 Tools
No Such Thing (Live) 00:00 Tools
Voodoo (Live) 00:00 Tools
Blues Is Back 00:00 Tools
The Last Time I Was Here 00:00 Tools
Say That Then 00:00 Tools
Wrong People On Charge 00:00 Tools
I Won't Back Down - Live 00:00 Tools
Payin' My Dues - Live 00:00 Tools
Forget About Me - Live 00:00 Tools
All I Have - Live 00:00 Tools
Smell Something - Live 00:00 Tools
The Lights Of Caracas 00:00 Tools
I Hear You Knockin' (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Voodoo - Live 00:00 Tools
Playing My Blues 00:00 Tools
No Such Thing - Live 00:00 Tools
The Lights of Caracas(I didn't know) 00:00 Tools
Play the Guitar, Son 00:00 Tools
Do You `Yuh` What I Say 00:00 Tools
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Mem is a former 15-year Bourbon Street cab driver who's since released 4 albums worldwide (2 on Rykodisc, 2 on Shanachie). Mem Shannon & The Membership are from New Orleans and while their music is rooted in the blues, it's soaked through with that Big Easy syncopated sound, oozing with funk. They've played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 12 years. They've won or been nominated for a ton of "Best Of" awards for Louisiana music and national blues - including 2 W.C. Handy Award nominations ('96 and '02). Mem emerged onto the scene in 1996 with his first release, "A Cab Driver's Blues" on Hannibal/Rykodisc. The breakthrough buzz album led to national media coverage from folks like ABC World News, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, E! Entertainment Television, The New York Times, NPR and a much anticipated/celebrated performance at SXSW. Fast forward to Mem's last release, which included the song "S.U.V." The catchy rant against SUV's and their drivers became a mini-hit at blues radio, syndicated and specialty shows, and even a few Triple-A formats. It was named Song of the Year by Living Blues Magazine in 2002 and received a Handy nomination for the same. Not to mention being added to NPR's great show "Car Talk" and their most recent music compilation. They've shared bills with John Scofield, Toots & The Maytals, Gov't Mule, Josh Kelley, Junior Brown, Kim Richey, Branford Marsalis, Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans, Buckwheat Zydeco, Walter Trout, Karl Denson, Taj Mahal, Galactic, Robert Cray and many more. They tour constantly and have played most of the premier blues and roots festivals (King Biscuit, Montreal Jazz Fest, Kansas City Jazz & Blues Fest, Monterey Bay Blues Fest, Kerrville Folk Festival...), while headlining clubs night after night across the US and into Canada, Europe and Australia. Though they were also presented in Hong Kong by the House of Blues and in Venezuela by the U.S. Embassy, and were part of an all-star tribute to Muddy Waters at The Kennedy Center for a televised special for PBS and NHK/Japan. This year they played the huge Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle featuring diverse bands like Nickleback, Nas, The Pixies and Koko Taylor. They also played the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, an event that includes B.B. King, Gov't Mule and Greg Allman. Not bad for a former cab driver. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.