Royal Studios

12/22/2024

Happy Royal Birthday to the Queen of Memphis Soul, Carla Thomas!!! 👑👑🎉🎉🙏🏾🙏🏾Grateful for the music you’ve made and the legacy you carry on! 🎶Carla’s band recorded her first single “Gee Whiz” here at Royal in 1960, before the what would become, Stax Studios was completed. 🎶Carla also recorded her first Grammy Nominated song “Call Me A Fool” with here in 2021. Thank you for being part of our extended Royal Family for over 50 years. 🙏🏾🙌🏾 🎉👑Ⓜ️〽️

12/19/2024

Happy Royal Birthday to the Legendary Keith Richards 🎸🎸👑👑🙏🏾🙏🏾
Pictured here with our Very own Willie Mitchell, Engineering Legend Don Smith, Sarah & Julien Hohenberg in Photo 1 📸 Photo 2 is Keith and our Uncle James Mitchell of the Memphis Horns, writing arrangements for Keith’s Solo record “Talk is Cheap,” cut here in ‘88 🎸🎶

11/23/2024

Happy Birthday to the fam 🙌🏾👑🎉💯 Honored to have you here at Royal making one masterpiece of an album “Gravy” 🎶

11/16/2024

11/16/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the late Great Mabon “Teenie” Hodges of the legendary 🎸🕊️🎶

Teenie wrote timeless Royal Studios classics like ‘s “Love and Happiness” and “Take Me to the River.” As the guitarist for Hi Rhythm, he played on 26 consecutive gold records 💿 backing Hi Records artists Al Green, Ann Peebles, and Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, and many more.

Your soul lives on here at Royal. As Teene would say, “What a world, what a world” 🙏🏾🌎✨

Photo No. 3 📸:

10/13/2024

Happy Royal Birthday shout out to 🎉 From your soulful guitar skills with to your amazing songs, Keep shining!!🎉🎉🎉👑👑👑👑

09/05/2024

Happy Royal Birthday to super dope producer 🎉🎉🎉 A dear friend of Royal Studios and Memphis Music. Group photo was taken during the history making “Uptown Special” sessions on 3/1/2014. Ironically the birthday of our Patriarch, Willie Mitchell. Happiest Birthday Brother Ronson!!🎉🎉🎉🚀🚀🚀👑👑👑

08/23/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Legendary Howard “Bulldog” Grimes of 🎉🎉👑👑🙏🏾🙏🏾🥁🥁 He laid down the groove behind countless hits including ‘s “Love And Happinesses,” “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” “Take Me To The River,” “I’m A Ram,” Ann Peebles’ “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” Otis Clay’s “Trying To Live My Life Without You” and many more. May your spirit and groove will Live Forever. 💫🕊️🎶🙌🏾

08/21/2024

Check out Lina Beach with Hi Rhythm Section at Red Rooster Fest England!!

07/17/2024

Happy Birthday to Legendary Soul Singer and friend of Dr. !!! 👑👑🎉🎉🙏🏾🙏🏾

07/15/2024

Celebrated the Legendary of this weekend 🎉🎉 Happy Birthday Flick!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾👑👑🎸🎸🎶🎶 The man behind iconic Hi Records bass lines from to Ann Peebles, OV Wright, Otis Clay, and many more!! A true legend 👑👑👑

07/13/2024

Been representing Memphis on a global scale 💪🏾🌎🌏🌍 Happy Birthday Kam! 🎉🎉🙏🏾🙏🏾👑👑

07/01/2024

Happy Heavenly Birthday to our very own Soul Legend Syl Johnson! 👑🎉🕊️🙌🏾 Syl cut countless classics here at Royal for Willie Mitchell’s Hi Records in the 70’s 🌟

06/29/2024

Happy Birthday to our very own Reverend Charles Hodges!! 👑🙌🏾💫 Member of the legendary , iconic sound behind so many classics 🎹🎶

His playing helped shape Willie Mitchell’s Memphis Sound 〽️ Playing behind artists such as , Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright, Syl Johnson, Otis Clay, Ike & Tina Turner and many more 👑 Since the glory days of Willie Mitchell’s label, Rev Charles has continued his work with Hi Rhythm and , playing for artists including , Rod Stewart, , , , and many others. 🙏🏾🎶🎉

05/29/2024

Happy Birthday to the Rockstar, Miss !! 👑👑🎉🎉🤘🏾🤘🏾🎸🎸
Had the pleasure of recording Melissa’s “Memphis Rock and Soul” with the legendary 〽️〽️🙌🏾🙌🏾

04/11/2024

Happy Royal Birthday to our very own Co-Owner, business and artist manager 👑🎉💪🏾 Today we also celebrate the amazing 🤍💫 And legendary songwriter 🎶🎉🙌🏾

03/24/2024

Happy Royal Birthday to of , friend of Pops and Royal Studios 🙏🏾👑🎉🎶