Bomar

Mr. Bomar won an Emmy last year for the soundtrack to the 2009 documentary "I Am a Man: From Memphis, a Lesson in Life."

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

In two seasons with the Bearkats, Bomar passed for a school-record 5,564 yards.

Rating the QB class: Talent drops off quickly 2009

Nicks and the 6-foot-6 Barden filled the hole Plaxico Burress left when he shot himself, Beatty and Sintim buttressed aging positions, and Beckum, Bomar and Brown were all deemed real talents.

Grading Drafts of Years Past Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

While teaching at the Stax Music Academy in Memphis—a program that mentors at-risk youth—Mr. Bomar met guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts, who had played on recordings by Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes and Al Green.

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

The Bo-Keys were formed in 1998, when Memphis bassist Scott Bomar, 24 years old at the time, was asked to put together a backup band for singer-songwriter Mack Rice "Mustang Sally".

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

Mr. Bomar won an Emmy last year for the soundtrack to the 2009 documentary "I Am a Man: From Memphis, a Lesson in Life."

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

Instead of turning to college buddies, Mr. Bomar reached into his mother's record collection.

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

The Bo-Keys were formed in 1998, when Memphis bassist Scott Bomar, 24 years old at the time, was asked to put together a backup band for singer-songwriter Mack Rice "Mustang Sally".

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

While teaching at the Stax Music Academy in Memphis—a program that mentors at-risk youth—Mr. Bomar met guitarist Charles "Skip" Pitts, who had played on recordings by Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes and Al Green.

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011

Instead of turning to college buddies, Mr. Bomar reached into his mother's record collection.

Mining the Memphis Sound Marc Myers 2011