

Time & Location
Jun 07, 2023, 7:00 PM
Memphis, 3210 Old Hernando Rd, Memphis, TN 38116, USA
About the event
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 7pm Doors $15 Willy Tea and the Turkey Buzzards There is no question that Willy Tea Taylor’s life as a singer/songwriter was predetermined - his role realized the moment he wrote his first song. In it for the song and the hang, and the sounds he draws from his little, tenor guitar, Willy drew his inspiration from grainy videos he watched of the true visionaries of his genre: Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Steve Young and Guy Clark, sitting around Clark’s little kitchen table loaded down with ash trays full of butts and half-smoked cigarettes, food, and booze on one Christmas Eve in 1975. Those guys, swapping songs without pretense, was what lit Willy Tea’s fire. Ever since, that’s been his passion - finding that hang and curating relationships through musical friendships that get him to his version of that night. Willy Tea Taylor, the son of a cattleman, was born and…