Celebrity Sightings at Lansky

SAM THE SHAM

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Sam the Sham and Hal Lansky pose for a photo in Lansky at the Peabody. The song, "Wooly Bully", was a chart topping song in the early 1960s. The song also beat out The Beatles in 1965 for song of the year.

SCOTT HAMILTON

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Scott Hamilton poses with Julie Lansky in Lansky 126.

SCOTTY MOORE

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Pioneering rock guitarist, who was a member of Elvis Presley's band, Scotty Moore, poses with Hal Lansky in 2013.

SEX PISTOLS

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Members of the Sex Pistols stopped by to hang with Bernard and Hal Lansky. When asked what they were in town for, Johnny Rotten replied "I'm here to film a documentary on insects." Such the jokester he was that day!

SHERYL CROW

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Singer, Sheryl Crow, loved visiting with Bernard Lansky while on tour. Bernard was known to get to the shop hours before opening and one day he saw Sheryl Crow at the concierge desk trying to get transportation to the airport. Bernard told her to get in his car and he took her to the airport in his Buick Roadmaster station wagon.

SMOKEY ROBINSON

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The legendary Smokey Robinson with Lansky at the Peabody's Edith Davis. Here he is posing in our exclusive Lansky Bros. Wedding Jacket. July 10, 2016.

SMOOTH & THE BULLY BOYS

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Belgium Rockabilly trio, Smooth & The Bully Boys, pose for a photo outside Lansky at the Peabody.

SONNY BURGESS

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Original Sun Records Rockabilly musician, Sonny Burgess, poses with Hal Lansky.

STACY MITCHART

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Stacy Mitchhart is an American blues guitarist. In 2003, Mitchhart received the 'Albert King Most Promising Guitarist Award' at the Blues Foundation's International Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. His autographed guitar can be seen at Lansky at the Peabody today.

STAN AND CONNIE PERKINS

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Stan and Connie Perkins pose with Hal Lansky in Lansky at The Peabody. Stan is the son of legendary Sun recording artist, Carl Perkins.

STEPHEN STILLS

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Stephen Stills of Crosby Stills Nash music fame poses with Lansky at the Peabody's Liz Neal and Elsie Jamison.

STEVE CROPPER

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Steve Cropper of Booker T and the M.G.'s poses with Bernard Lansky at an event.

STEVE MILLER

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Steve Miller of Steve Miller Band fame poses with Bernard Lansky at Lansky at the Peabody.

STEVEN TYLER

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler stops by Lansky at the Peabody while in Memphis.

STEVEN VAN ZANDT

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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Guitarist and Sopranos Star shops at Lansky at The Peabody during the 2018 Blues Challenge. January 20, 2018.

STYX

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The band, Styx, pose with Bailey Hats from the shop with Lansky at The Peabody's Ansleigh Morris. They were in town during the summer of 2014 performing at Live at The Garden.

T.G. SHEPPARD

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Country musician, T.G. Sheppard, visits with Hal Lansky and shows off his autographed guitar on the wall. T.G. Sheppard worked for Lansky Bros. on Beale Street in the 1960s and was Hal Lansky's chauffeur dropping him off at home after work.