Group Experiences in Memphis

Stax helped names like Otis Redding and Booker T. & the M.G.'s rise to prominence. Although the studio's time was short-lived, it had a big influence on Southern soul. At the museum, see memorabilia like Isaac Hayes' custom Cadillac Eldorado, and the original studio where songs like _Try a Little Tenderness_ were recorded. Listen to hits at the listening station and admire a wall of records, before you head over to the Soul Train dance floor and get down like the funk is within you.

The home of blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll, you can't go walking in Memphis without digging Bluff City's musical heritage. A brainchild of the Smithsonian Institute, the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum pays tribute to Tennesee's early pioneers of blues, rock, and soul, whose love of music overcame racial and socio-economic barriers to create new sounds the world had never dreamed of before.

Visit the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. The museum offers a growing collection, changing exhibitions, and engaging programs. Learn about visual arts through diverse traveling and in-house exhibitions.

From B.B. King and Roy Orbison, to ZZ Top and Otis Redding, Memphis has sculpted America's musical landscape like no other city has – and that's before we even mention The King. Memphis' Music Hall of Fame has gathered the greats in one place to help you dive into the blues. Get a feel for Americana and see Jerry Lee Lewis' Cadillac (expect a plot twist about its color), Isaac Hayes' organ, and many trinkets that have passed through the hands of some of music's most influential names.

Visit the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art for a night of music and art. Enjoy performances by local, national, and international musicians. Have a drink while listening to music and viewing art in the galleries.