Memphis Music Bus Tour 3/10/18

Saturday I went on a Memphis music bus tour. There is a guy that sings on the bus as he gives us history about Memphis and the music scene. We all got little shakers to play while he sang. It was fun!

Here is the singer that was on the bus, he has cd's out and is on a billboard in Memphis too. Thought that was pretty cool.

We went past Sun Studio where many artists like Johnny Cash were signed.

We went past where Elvis Presley grew up. Below is the sign that explains everything and then the bottom two windows there, the one to the left was the living room and the one to the right was Elvis' room. Below his room was the laundry room where his parents would tell him to go play his guitar when they got tired of hearing him play.

Below is the Lorraine Motel where many blues and soul singers would get together and sing by the pool, where they came up with a lot of their hit songs.

Below is the Sam Phillips Recording studio and out back there you can see his nephew drinking some coffee and taking a smoke break. And then a picture of Stax Record Co. which was located in what they call Soulsville.

Here is the Levitt Shell. This was Elvis' first public appearance. He was the opening act for a yodeling group. All the fans were dressed in their straw hats and overalls and Elvis was very nervous. He came out and sang 2 of his songs. Due to the lights in his eyes and the echoing from the shell, he thought the crowd was booing him so he left the stage, when in fact the women were crying and screaming for him.

Below is where they filmed some of the scenes in the Johnny Cash movie

After the tour, I went down Beale street and ate at the Blues City Cafe and had their ribs. The beans were good with a little spice to them, and the ribs were good too.