Timekeeper is the first-person inside account of the birth and expansion of the Memphis sound, told by Howard Grimes, the celebrated house drummer from the early days at both iconic Memphis soul studios, Stax Records and Hi Records. Author Howard Grimes backed Rufus and Carla Thomas, William Bell, Willie Mitchell, Ann Peebles, and Al Green, among many others, and shares his artistic and personal triumphs and tragedies in his raw and authentic voice.

Timekeeper is the first-person inside account of the birth and expansion of the Memphis sound, told by Howard Grimes, the celebrated house drummer from the early days at both iconic Memphis soul studios, Stax Records and Hi Records. Author Howard Grimes backed Rufus and Carla Thomas, William Bell, Willie Mitchell, Ann Peebles, and Al Green, among many others, and shares his artistic and personal triumphs and tragedies in his raw and authentic voice.