Me, I paid homage with a fried peanut butter and banana sandwich at the Arcade restaurant, where the King used to dine. Sun Studios, where Elvis, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison recorded, is an essential visit.
Beale Street is the heartland for live music. I saw funk-driven sets in the Rum Boogie Bar and guitar hero BB King’s Blues Club. As well as the Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, I could not miss Stax Museum of American Soul Music, built in a replica of the old Stax Records building, where many of the planet’s greatest records were made. Look ’em up.
I was driven there by Tad Pierson, who runs a tour service with his 1955 Cadillac. He can take you to some amazing bars, such as former brothel Earnestine & Hazel’s.

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