About Memphis Slim House

WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE. AND WILL BE AGAIN.

In the area’s heyday, it wasn’t uncommon to find iconic Soulsville musicians hanging out on the porch at 1130 College Street. That was the home of famed blues singer and pianist John “Peter” Chatman, better known to friends and audiences worldwide as Memphis Slim.

That house, once full of laughter and song, unfortunately fell into disrepair in the years after his death in 1988.

COLLAB + LABORATORY = COLLABORATORY

SOULSVILLE USA MUSIC DISTRICT

Memphis Music Magnet

The Memphis Music Magnet is an innovative, arts-based neighborhood revitalization concept with a Memphis twist – designed to augment the redevelopment of the Soulsville USA neighborhood by making it a community of choice for musicians, music-related creatives, and other artists.

The purpose of the Memphis Music Magnet is to create neighborhood level change in storied Soulsville USA by attracting and supporting musicians and the music industry in Memphis, celebrating the musical and artistic heritage of the neighborhood, and creating new types of social interaction and collaboration. The concept is about creating a neighborhood with amenities that support music and art, while using those creative endeavors as tools for community engagement and empowerment. It’s about creating a neighborhood where music and art tell stories, activate spaces, reclaim vacant buildings, create interaction, and connect neighbors new and old.

About Memphis Slim