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Mabon “Teenie” Hodges: A Portrait of a Memphis Soul Original
It was a chance encounter that led Santa Barbara artist Susanna Vapnek to Memphis soul legend Mabon “Teenie” Hodges.
Brett vapnek biography
On the road with friend Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) in 2006, Vapnek forged a fast friendship with Teenie, who had joined Marshall’s ranks as lead guitarist. Over the course of that stint, Vapnek found herself taken by Teenie’s stories, family, and musical history.
(He’d cowritten songs with Al Green, including the ubiquitous — and oft-covered — hit “Take Me to the River.”)
In the years that followed, Vapnek set off on a journey to make her first film, traveling back and forth to the Hodges’ home in Memphis to tell their story.
The result is Mabon “Teenie” Hodges: A Portrait of a Memphis Soul Original, a 40-minute-long film filled with behind-the-scenes tales, archival footage, and interviews with some of Memphis soul’s greatest players.
Below, Vapnek talks about her unlikely foray into movie makin