The Music of Memphis Hits Stores Nationwide March 30

The original Broadway cast recording of new musical Memphis will hit stores nationwide on March 30. The album, featuring music and lyrics by Bon Jovi's David Bryan and additional lyrics by Joe DiPietro, will include 19 songs from the acclaimed new tuner, as well as a bonus acoustic version of "The Music of My Soul" with piano and vocals provided by Bryan.

The cast recording features show stars Chad Kimball (Huey), Montego Glover (Felicia), Derrick Baskin (Gator), J. Bernard Calloway (Delray), James Monroe Iglehart (Bobby), Tony nominee Michael McGrath (Mr. Simmons) and Cass Morgan (Mama). As well as Jennifer Allen, Brad Bass, Tracee Beazer, Kevin Covert, Hillary Elk, Dionne Figgins, Rhett George, John Jellison, Sydney Morton, Vivian Nixon, John Eric Parker, Jermaine R. Rembert, LaQuet Sharnell, Ephraim Sykes, Cary Tedder, Danny Tidwell, Daniel J. Watts, Katie Webber, Charlie Williams and Dan’yelle Williamson.

Track listings on the release include: "Underground, "The Music of My Soul," "Scratch My Itch," "Ain't Nothin' But a Kiss," "Everybody Wants To Be Black On A Saturday Night," "Make Me Stronger," "Colored Woman," "Someday," "She's My Sister," "Radio," "Say a Prayer," "Crazy Little Huey," "Big Love," "Love Will Stand When All Else Falls," "Stand Up," "Change Don't Come Easy," "Tear Down the House" and "Memphis Lives in Me."

With a score that mixes gospel, rhythm and blues, and early rock 'n' roll stylings with a contemporary sensibility, Memphis follows the fictionalized life story of Huey Calhoun, a young, white radio disc jockey growing up in Memphis in the 1950s. Fueled by the music he hears in the black bars on Beale Street, Huey’s on-air antics and unstoppable enthusiasm for “race records” creates a new white audience for African-American music. Then he falls in love with beautiful black singer Felicia Farrell, and his personal life transcends the race line, too, with grave consequences.

The original Broadway cast recording will be distributed by Rhino Records at retail outlets and online for digital download.

Broadway.com got exclusive footage of the Memphis cast in the recording studio. Check it out!