1744. The Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TNN

[@armignac]

Thanks for taking us with you everywhere!

[@ToGoMania19]

Placed my ballot in the Lincoln Ave Post Office mailbox yesterday. Received a text this morning notifying me that it was received. I am confident there is GOOD MOJO at that post office!!!

[@SoundsFair--M-and-J]

🦆🦆 That's fantastic!!!! We love ducks!!! Never take just one on as a family pet, though, unless you are available 24/7. They bond.

[@thomasglusac8144]

I played a gig there with the Artie Shaw band once in 1990 and met Elvis’ dentist, who was in attendance. Cool place

[@Rig17-Ruffcervical]

Lee - I've had the good fortune to speak at conferences around the lower 48 for the "American Association of neurosurgeons" and one of the gigs/conferences was held in Orlando. In Orlando, the conference was held at the second Peabody Hotel. I've never been to the Memphis Peabody but the Orlando version looks identical to today's video. Fortunately or unfortunately, my room was on the second floor just above the main lobby. So the music was my alarm clock and appreciation of the ducks a.m. schedule depended on how much I partied the night before… The "fanfare music" would begin precisely at the same time each day for the Peabody duck parade as the famous waterfowl were showing up for work. Too fun! When I received notice of your uploading this afternoon's video, I had to stop what I was doing and reminisce about my history with these famous ducks! Thank you so much once again for sharing your life on the road with all of us! Blessings…

[@91Kingscrib84]

I'm happy to see the tradition lives on. We awoke just to see the duck walk many years ago. It's something I hadn't thought about in years. Thanks, Leland. It's the memory I shared with my dearheart who passed in Sept. 1999. ♡

[@Rig17-Ruffcervical]

😏❤️

[@Winston01]

Hey there, Lee and all! As @kjbunnyboiler says - that's one cool invisible pianist. I'm kinda bummed they didn't have a duck playing the piano.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

I would like to visit Nashville, Memphis, Macon and Miami, in the future. I know that Memphis and Nashville, have such a great amount of musical talent. Tennessee, as a whole, does. I remember jamming with some blues musicians at The Chauteau Louis Hotel, after a blues music festival in Edmonton, Alberta. We did a cover of Hound Doug (I was on drums). It was a lot of fun. Cheers, Leland!

[@Rig17-Ruffcervical]

brother drummer - what drum kits did you have while growing up?

[@dwaynewladyka577]

@Rig17-Ruffcervical I had a toy drumset. In school, I learned to play on a set of Ludwing drums that were like Ringo Starr's, or very close to those. Cheers!

[@acousticshadow4032]

I saw the Peabody ducks go from the fountain to the elevator (5 pm) in 1997-98. It's pretty cool! Thanks, Leland! 😉

[@michellefuerst1039]

Omg the ducks! I saw them way back in 1991. They had their parade. So cool! Just love Memphis. Enjoy!❤🇨🇦✌️

[@saxMD2008]

That place is gorgeous! Now I know where I'm going to stay in Memphis. thanks:)

[@carolcorrigan3130]

Beautiful hotel. Love the ducks. Have fun.❤❤❤❤

[@m1nn1s]

Hi mama Carol, Healing energy ⚡ to all on Cape Cod 🐟 ☮️ 💖🧙🏼‍♂️🏘️👩🏼💖

[@steven_scattergood]

What a great place for ducks. 👍

[@gustavoviveros8394]

Nice place!!! Thanks for the tour!!!

[@michaelvaladez6570]

You have to love tradition even if it involves ducks..love ducks i grew up with Mallards..they are smart ..fiesty but lovable.. ! A very swank hotel..why wouldn't it be...red carpet a huge fountain with a very colorful flower arrangement in the center of the lobby.Stay safe Leland and be safe Sklar ✌️ ✌️ ☮️ enjoy your gig tonite !!!!

[@buzzsmith8146]

We' enjoyed our brief visit with the Peabody Ducks (and their walk back to the elevator) about 10 or 12 years ago, but the piano had a live pianist. 🎶

[@terriblemook]

Nice Halloween mood, you open with a ghost playing the piano👍 Beautiful hotel. Have a great gig🖕

[@tjsmith3741]

Been there and seen the ducks more than once… it’s a very cool tradition 🦆🦆

[@DmMass-m7n]

Lee Your show tonight in Memphis or Germantown at GPAC has been sold out for some time. We are disappointed we cant go. Would have loved to get that book and have you sign it. Peabody Hotel is just an incredible place. The Ducks rock. Your are a long ways to the gig from the Peabody. Surprised you did not stay next to the gig at the new big Hampton. Oh well who am I?? Have a great show.

[@davepatrick7848]

There's a Peabody Hotel in Orlando that has the same ceremony with the ducks. It's a real treat, and the hotel is top notch, you're never lacking when you stay there.😊❤

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Some of this reminds me of The Chateau Louis Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. I've seen a piano like that too at that hotel. I would go there after a blues music festival in Edmonton, that we have every August, and I even jammed with blues musicians, at the hotel (on drums and percussion). Leland. Have you ever seen Booker T & The MGs live, and did you meet any of the members, or work with them on any musical projects? I wish those in Florida, and Maureen all the best. Cheers, Leland! 🙏✌️

[@lelandsklar6363]

I know Booker and Steve and have worked a number of times with them.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

@lelandsklar6363 Thanks for answering my question. I did see Booker T. Jones live and met him.

[@msdixiepearl]

I am not surprised that Mr. Sklar finds the Peabody Ducks worthy of a video! He is indeed a well-rounded gentleman. If I’d known you would be passing by my home on I-55 northbound in the wee hours, I would’ve put a candle in the window. Welcome to the Deep South, y’all!

[@privatepenguin3137]

I used to go to the Orlando Peabody every year for work. Loved the parade of ducks into the elevator! Thanks for the video Lee!

[@davidkipperman5218]

The other great thing at the hotel is Lansky Bros. Gave Elvis his first suit for free to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show with the deal that if Elvis made it big Lansky would be Elivis' personal taylor. The rest is history.

[@slipperynoodle20]

I went there! It's great. I bought the second version of their mug shot shirt. Mug shots of musicians. Mine has Croz, Garcia, Frey, Snoop, and others. It's done in grey scale.

[@saxMD2008]

I saw a video on KZbin of a guy who had pictures and a video of him getting off the bus, buying something to eat, and starting his walk home after his trip to perform on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. It was so cool because people didn't even know who he was.

[@kjbunnyboiler]

Evening Leland, invisible pianist. Cool🤣🤣

[@lelandsklar6363]

👋🏻

[@m1nn1s]

Evening KJ BB 🧙🏼‍♂️ ☮️🎶🎹 🧙🏼‍♂️☮️💖

[@doloresvelez3243]

Thank you ❤❤🙏

[@fernandoperezsousa3779]

Fantastic. So original.

[@splashesin8]

Yay❣️ When you said it's about the ducks, I remembered getting to hear the fan fair of them coming down the elevator procession. I think Mary DeVito got them on her instagram maybe more than a couple of times. That plus many times her feeding her beloved Helen who was a regular Goose near her place at Michigan, was a feature of her channel. 💖💕

[@JustinHenderson0]

Love this. Thank you so much for the story, Lee 🙂 Beautiful place.

[@KaraMeier-o7r]

My parents honeymooned at the Peabody in 1955 and I was born the next year. They went there for the ducks. They’ve been there at least 69 years.

[@gwenadelstein]

Fabulous 🦆piece of who knew ? info. thanks Leland 😊 safe travels

[@donaldbarkley7817]

Leland I used to live in Memphis and have been to see the ducks 🦆 but I was also fortunate enough to visit Stax Studios and got to see Donald “Duck” Dunn with Steve and Booker T.

[@Ajgreetings]

Beautiful designs......thank you

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@m1nn1s]

Alan 🥁 ❤️

[@BasicDrumming]

@@m1nn1s 😥😂💠

[@dallaswright9249]

Classeeeeeeeee place the ducks are cool seen them before great place as always peace out cincy

[@anthonywhite2960]

We're not in Tipitina's anymore Toto

[@artemisXsidecross]

Has Lyle Lovett or anyone gotten any feedback about the well being of Steinmetz Hall and its operating structure. Thank you for sharing the duck tradition of Memphis 😉

[@kateconway-hickman5945]

@@artemisXsidecross Artemis, some artists and performances have been canceled and/or postponed and rescheduled into next month and onto 2025. Aoife O'Donovan was booked for this Saturday and Sunday. . .now rescheduled for November 12th.

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@kateconway-hickman5945 Thank you Kate, the Orlando airport only opened partially early this morning ☮

[@randyschiffer3265]

Art

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@randyschiffer3265 Check your mail I am being blocked again 😡

[@lavatar3562]

Midi Piano playing I’ll remember April, sign of the times. I think it was in April some years ago that we visited the Peabody for dinner, no ducks but it was a beautiful meal with a large bill attached (pun intended)

[@KittyCarlile-490]

😂

[@bradellebrecht5507]

Nice! The piano music in that hotel sounds great!

[@lisamalone2647]

Love Memphis TN. 🦆 Quack 🫶🌎✌️😂

[@briangarrett6510]

"Let's go to Memphis in the meantime baby" John Hiattt

[@randyschiffer3265]

Great tune!

[@twrourke6557]

Play that bass forever. Never quit! 🤘

[@John-the-Bass]

Thanks for the Peabody hotel. Take care

[@mattmcgriff5952]

So cool you’re there. I was at that lobby bar a week ago.

[@m1nn1s]

Evening Leland 💖 🧙🏼‍♂️ ☮️ ..Enjoy Memphis and the ducks 🦆 ... Healing energy ⚡ to Maureen ✨ and the boys 🐾 🐾 🐾 🧙🏼‍♂️ ☮️ 🤗 💖

[@barrywaples8150]

Evening Lee and all Greetings from Kotor bay, Montenegro. Cheers Barry 🎸 🏍😎

[@barrywaples8150]

@@hanspeterlillese2225 Indeed 👍

[@Winston01]

Greetings, Barry! How's the beer in Montenegro? 🍻

[@barrywaples8150]

@@Winston01 Cold & wet. Tuborg. Perfect 🍻

[@Winston01]

@@barrywaples8150 Excellent! That’s a new one to me. May you have a smashing good trip!

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Greetings, Barry, from Alberta, Canada! 🖐✌️

[@CorinneHSmith]

I've seen the duck march in person! Something NOT to be missed.

[@MikeFinch-v6o]

It is the grand hotel of the South.

[@johncopeland3826]

Just think if the Peabody Hotel had alligators rather than ducks as the hotel mascots Mr Sklar ? That would be interesting to see the snapppers casually ambling around in the morning ,just in time for breakfast ..har har !

[@kateconway-hickman5945]

Nice, thank you! 😊

[@KittyCarlile-490]

That's a cool and wild story about the ducks

[@artemisXsidecross]

My comment is blocked

[@randyschiffer3265]

@@artemisXsidecross Hmmmm

[@cmorales932]

What fun!

[@suecorrigan]

How cool is this place! 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆😂🥰

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

EDDIE BOYD used to be an elevator boy here. Told me personally, 87 or so. Helsinki.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

Dig up his looong interview in the late 70s LIVING BLUES Magazine, by Jim O Neal - sth like 30 pages. Tells ALL about ...dem peckawoods all o er (the sheriff of Clarksdale etc) . He was verbally as accurate as w his piano playing. A very thorough personality, sharp and succint, but somewhat bitter due to the treatment the Chesses gave him (no royalty privileges, but to the lbl only). Was the Peabody elevator boy prewar already, before makin it in the blues biz ...IMMSMC. 🇫🇮

[@Padoinky]

The Peabody is a nice place and of course the ducks… when I lived in Chattanooga, I got hooked on “Duck Head” brand chinos and polos

[@RalphOnofrio]

Got out of NAWLINS ok, I take it....Rock on.

[@anthonycook4297]

A great place to stay and a wonderful experience to see the ducks on the march 🦆

[@JamesVandevanter]

😂🤣🙂🤣🔅👍🎸🎵🎶that is awesome.

[@onefatstratcat]

Perhaps you will see Sherman? :)

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

NEVUHHH utter "fuck a duck" in the premises. A courtmartial offense ...who was Mr.Peabody anyways ? Hardly a ranch hand; nor a plantation boy ... IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK ...is a book by Baldwin, not by Roscoe Gordon, BBB nor BB. Sam Clark worked the strip as well, have an lp by him, kinda semi-stridish ..GATEMOUTH MOORE the ballad master ...check out his mid 70s lp on Johnny Otis's Blues Spectrum lbl. Among the most neglected r&b balladeers of the golden 50s era. His earliest 10" lp was sold for ~ $5000 30 yrs ago thru Goldmine by BLUE CHIP RECORDS outta Scarsdale, NY.

[@jeffbangkok]

WOW

[@svenlindemann5084]

Donald Ducks happiest place 😂

[@hans-christiantraute1914]

Never had ducks in one of my hotels 🤪🤔

[@pamharris990]

I've never seen a grand player piano!

[@SoundsFair--M-and-J]

😃😃

[@brianb8060]

RIP Jimmy Buffett 🎵 Parents fighting with their children, and the Congress can't agree Teachers and their students are all jousting constantly. Management and labor keep rattling old sabers Quacking like those Peabody DUCKS. Math suks (quack, quack) math suks (quack, quack) You don't even have to spell it, All you have to do is yell it Math suks math suks Sometime times I think that I don't know that much But math suks. 🎵 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4mYfIymndiSrMksi=vkz_dYnVM3SufP8Q

[@m1nn1s]

@@brianb8060 RIP 💐 Jimmy Buffett 💐😇🙏 (Peabody Quack Quack 🦆 🦆 🦆 🦆)

[@jeffevans5817]

For those mentioning the Orlando Peabody: I believe it’s a Hyatt now. Sadly, no ducks.

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

HOW MANY Xs, Chuck Berry stayed @ the establishment ... (?).

[@ersinsdrumchannel]

😍😍😍

[@ronmcelroy7437]

Who are you touring with and where are you playing tonight?

[@carolbyrd1884]

💜🤵‍♀💜

[@9Ridgeroad]

Seems weird to me.