S1E4 - After Success: Survival

Success can change your life, but figuring out what comes after can be the harder story. In this episode, musicians who have already tasted the spotlight talk about the real work of staying in the game. Willie Hall remembers joining the rebuilt Bar-Kays in 1968, when long nights on the road and shoestring budgets sat in sharp contrast to the band’s rising reputation. Sam Samudio reflects on leaving behind his Sam the Sham fame to reinvent himself with a deeper, more personal sound. Members of Zuider Zee revisit the near-breakthrough that slipped away and the unexpected second act that followed decades later. And DJ Jus Borne speaks to the early days of Memphis rap, when entire scenes thrived without national recognition and had to build their own path forward. Together, they show how survival in the music business demands grit, reinvention, and the belief that your best work might still be ahead.

Presented by MEMPHO Presents. Made possible by Humanities Tennessee

Featuring:

• John Gary Williams by John Gary Williams
• Hard and Heavy by Sam Samudio
• Zuider Zee by Zuider Zee
• The Antidote by Indo G and Lil Blunt

Guests:

• Willie Hall
• Mark Newman
• Robert Hall of Zuider Zee
• DJ Jus Borne"

• Host - Jared "Jay B." boyd
• Producer - Robby Grant, Andria Lisle
• Editor / Engineer - Daniel Lynn
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