{"id":98880227,"date":"2015-11-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/a-musical-visit-to-memphis-sure-sounds-good\/"},"modified":"2021-07-26T04:59:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:59:53","slug":"a-musical-visit-to-memphis-sure-sounds-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/a-musical-visit-to-memphis-sure-sounds-good\/","title":{"rendered":"A Musical Visit to Memphis Sure Sounds Good"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Love American music? Then\u00a0get yourself to Memphis, Tennessee<\/a>\u00a0where the roots of rock \u2018n roll, country, blues and soul are on dynamic display for you see and of course to hear!<\/div>\n
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Have a look at this list for some of the best music related attraction in town and start planning your trip now!<\/div>\n
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Beale Street<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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Something of an open air museum, historic Beale Street in the heart of Downtown Memphis is the state of Tennessee\u2019s official home of the blues. For some of the city\u2019s best and most popular music venues, head to Beale!<\/div>\n
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Blues Hall of Fame\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
421 South Main St.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Located next to the National Civil Rights Museum on South Main Street, the Blues Hall of Fame offers visitors a chance to learn about the music, traditions and greatest performers and songwriters behind the blues.<\/div>\n
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Graceland<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard<\/em><\/div>\n
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How can you head to Memphis without going to Graceland? Whether you\u2019re a major fan or simply curious to see the castle of the King of Rock \u2018n Roll, a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley\u2019s Graceland will not disappoint or underwhelm and is worth the visit alone for a looksee at the King\u2019s infamous Jungle Room. .<\/div>\n
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
126 South 2nd Street<\/em><\/div>\n
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The Memphis Music Hall of Fame honors Memphis musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. If you can make it to town \u2014 and get tickets \u2014 for the annual induction ceremony\/concert (usually held in October) consider yourself among the lucky few. 2015 inductees included Justin Timberlake (who put on a smoking performance), Sam & Dave, Alberta Hunter, Al Jackson Jr, Charlie Rich, and Scotty Moore (guitarist for Elvis Presley) and presenters for the ceremony included Keith Richards and Jimmy Fallon. List of past inductees reads like a who\u2019s who of American music with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Al Green, BB King to name but a few of the top local talent!<\/div>\n
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Memphis Rock \u2018n Soul Museum<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
421 South Main Street<\/em><\/div>\n
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Rock is just one half of the equation of Memphis music. This town is also the home of soul music, and of course the famous ‘Memphis Sound.’ For a funky and informative dose of soul, be sure to check out the Memphis Rock \u2018n\u2019 Soul Museum on Beale Street, where the aim of its exhibits is to tell visitors the full music story.<\/div>\n
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This fun and hands-on museum aims to tell the story of how fundamental Memphis has been \u2013 and continues to be \u2013 in shaping the music we listen to through interactive exhibits and an exceptional collection of memorabilia, ephemera and lots of opportunities to listen to music.<\/div>\n
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Sun Studio<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
706 Union Avenue<\/em><\/div>\n
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Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and a number of influential Memphis musicians recorded here unwittingly making history while laying down firm foundations for rock \u2018n roll, country, and R&B. A tour of the studio would make the day of any music fan. Do not miss a chance to visit next time you\u2019re in Memphis.<\/div>\n
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Stax Museum of American Soul Music<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
926 E. McLemore Avenue<\/em><\/div>\n
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Located at the original site of the Stax Records studio where some of soul music\u2019s biggest stars (Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T & the MGs, Rufus Thomas, and on and on and on) made some of the best music and biggest hits of the last 60 years, this place is an awesome and lovingly presented shrine to local talent and the famous Memphis Sound.<\/div>\n
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Pic via Flickr \u2014\u00a0Beale Street Gifts<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 H. Michael Miley \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Love American music? Then\u00a0get yourself to Memphis, Tennessee\u00a0where the roots of rock \u2018n roll, country, blues and soul are on dynamic display for you see and of course to hear! Have a look at this list for some of the best music related attraction in town and start planning your trip now! Beale Street Something […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98881547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-98880227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-memphis"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880227"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98908019,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880227\/revisions\/98908019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98881547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}