Memphis

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Beale Street Beale Street is pedestrian only BB King's Blues Club sign June shopping Tater Reds and Black Diamond signs Memphis Music sign Pig on Beale sign Dyers Burgers sign Wet Willie's sign Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe sign Club Handy sign Statue of W. C. Handy, father of the blues Rum Boogie Cafe sign Memphis Style BBQ Ribs sign Rum Boogie Cafe's Blues Hall sign King's Palace Cafe sign Free entertainment Blues City Band Box sign Blues City Cafe sign Hard Rock Cafe sign Gibson factory sign Fancy trolley stop Sun Studios where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and BB King got started National Civil Rights Museum The Lorraine Hotel where MLK was shot A wreath marks the spot Wall mural The smallest window was where the sniper waited Here on April 4th Crape myrtle branches Number 418 is an extremely narrow building I am a man Rock n Soul Museum The Blues Trail Painted concrete balls Decorated guitar 1 Decorated guitar 2 Typical farm family's bedroom Seeburg Selectophone jukebox from 1934 An old church organ Even the poorest people had a batter operated radio A radio battery had to last a whole year Black performer's recordings Old jukebox playing delta blues songs Performance outfits Original Sun Studios recording equipment A washtub bass used by Memphis blues jug bands Poplar tunes Merchandise related to Elvis Presley BB King's guitars Original lyrics to 'Suspicious Minds' Memphis in mourning for Dr King We board our riverboat A closer view of the riverboat Pete in our cabin on the riverboat Cabin bathroom Paddle wheel Sunset on our first day on the river