Free Songwriter Session featuring Boo Mitchell and Lina Beach

As part of the Stax Museum’s exhibit honoring legendary Stax songwriter Bettye Crutcher, the Stax Museum is hosting a special live songwriting session on Thursday, February 26, featuring Boo Mitchell and Lina Beach.

This intimate, behind-the-scenes experience brings the creative process to life as audiences witness a song being built in real time—from initial ideas and lyrical themes to melody and collaboration. Designed to educate and inspire, the session offers a rare opportunity to see how storytelling, history, and emotion come together in songwriting, connecting Bettye Crutcher’s enduring influence to today’s creative voices.

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Boo Mitchell

Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell is a GRAMMY Award-winning engineer, producer, composer, and award-winning movie producer. He's the co-owner of the historic Royal Studios in Memphis, TN.

Lina Beach

Lina Beach is a Colombian-American singer, songwriter, and musician from Franklin, Tennessee, who has now found her home in Memphis. In 2021 she arrived at Royal Studios — first as an intern for Grammy Award-winning producer Boo Mitchell, and now as a songwriter, recording artist, and session musician. After graduating from Rhodes College, Lina became the newest member of the legendary Hi Rhythm Section, traveling the world with them, and is now working on her debut solo album at Royal Studios.

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