Memphis soul

Take Me to the River was co-written by Teeny Hodges, who played for a million different bands.

He's kind of like the equivalent of the Wrecking Crew, kind of like he was Memphis Soul guitarist.

And in this 2008 documentary, Mabin Teeny Hodges, A Portrait of a Memphis Soul Original, he mentioned that...

He got more royalties from Big Mouth Billy Bass than any of the other covers that were made.

Wow.

Then came another label change.

In 1969, Daryl Banks signed with Memphis Soul powerhouse Stax Records, joining their Vault subsidiary for two singles and an album.

Up until May 1968, Stax had been distributed by Atlantic.

But that relationship has famously soured, leaving Stax to aggressively rebuild its roster.

And today we're turning back the clock.

Way back to 1966, a year when AM radio could take you from Memphis Soul to British Pop to Garage Rock to Motown to Folk Rock and some of the most memorable records of the decade.

And today we're going to be talking about some of the stories behind the songs along the way.

So let's get us started with a song that was written or co-written by Isaac Hayes.