From Memphis, TN’s The Commercial Appeal:
A million-selling songwriter, a genre-defining guitarist, and the anchor of Hi Rhythm, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges has died at the age of 68. The noted Memphis musician passed away at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas on Sunday night, from complications of emphysema. He’d been taken to Baylor following an appearance at Austin’s South by Southwest music festival in March after coming down with pneumonia.
Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, a longtime family friend and grandson of Mr. Hodges’ mentor, the late producer Willie Mitchell, confirmed the news.
“It’s a huge blow to Memphis music,” said an emotional Mitchell. “Teenie was an icon — as a songwriter and a guitarist. Guitarists all around the world loved and imitated his playing. But Teenie … man, he was one of a kind.” […]
• Teenie Hodges: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenie_Hodges
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