Journalist & Oral Historian
Lolis Elie is a journalist and oral historian who conducted the Smokestack Lightning interview tapes with Jim Quessenberry for the Southern Foodways Alliance. He donated the cassettes to the Southern Foodways Alliance archives.
The Smokestack Lightning interviews capture Jim's stories about his BBQ origins, his theory on BBQ popularity, and the development of Sauce Beautiful. Lolis and Frank Stewart interviewed Jim alongside his best friend Arthur McDaniel.
BBQ Hall of Famer, Author & Lifelong Friend of Jim
Journalist & Oral Historian
BBQ Hall of Famer, Author & Founder of AmazingRibs.com
Co-Founder, Kansas City Barbeque Society
TV Producer — The All-Star BBQ Showdown & BBQ Pitmasters
Authors — Smoke & Spice
Producer — Great Chefs of Southern Barbecue
Journalist — The Jonesboro Sun
Reporter — First Sauce Beautiful Launch Coverage
2× World Champion 
Irish Cup World Champion 1985 Irish Cup World Champion 1987 
BBQ Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist 2019 
Arkansas Trav'ler Cooking Team 
Memphis in May 1978–1994