Teenie
Hodges, a guitarist and songwriter whose lithe touch on songs by Al
Green and others helped shape the sound of Memphis soul in the 1970s,
died on Sunday June 22, 2014. He was 68.
Along
with his brothers Leroy, on bass guitar, and Charles, on organ, Mr.
Hodges was part of the celebrated house band at Hi Records in Memphis
starting in the late ’60s. Distinguishing themselves from the raw style
of Stax, the city’s pre-eminent soul label at the time, Hi and the
producer Willie Mitchell developed a jazzier and more languid approach
that still had grit and rhythmic punch.
Mr. Hodges was crucial to that sound. MORE HERE
Sad Day / Soul Serenade (vinyl 45)
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