This museum is reasonably priced to get in, I could have stayed there all day just listening to the stories and music, you are given headphones and just wander around by yourself listening to the history of rock, blues country and soul. A good way to spend a cold day. It is also easily accessible.
This was another attraction on our music tour of Memphis. We discovered this site on walking down Beale Street. It is not 'loudly' advertised but featured an audio tour that you could do at your own pace. There was lots to see and read and it covered political, racial and the music of this time. It was very informative and worth visiting. Once again we were allowed to take photos.
1st - our tour guide, Ples H., was great! !! very knowledgeable and personable with an entertaining amount of creativity during his presentation. 2nd - I found the history of the "legends" that recorded at this site to be very interesting. 3rd - Ples interjected a lot of behind the scenes type of information that I found to be exceptional (now truth be known. ..i have no fact checking ability but I'll go away believing that everything was historically accurate! !!).
Memphis was shut down due to a few inches of snow (Graceland, Civil Rights Museum, and Sun Studio all closed!). The manager of the Rock N Soul walked his way to open the museum for those of us brave enough to take on a few inches of snow! The museum was well worth it. An amazing walk through music history and the exhibits and audio tour were so well done! Could have spent many hours just listening to the music offered on several different juke boxes along the tour route. This should be a must-see on every music lover's bucket list!
We went to kill time, but were wonderfully surprised at this place. It showed not only the history of Rock and Blues music, but how integral it was in the political, racial and musical history of our country. Beautiful exhibits, behind the scenes glimpses into the musicians of the times. Each person receives a recorder with comprehensive information on each of the exhibits-go-at-your-own-pace, and many of the recorded songs at the push of a button. Loved this museum. Definitely worth seeing!
We had visited the museum before but wanted to look at a couple sections more carefully.We arrived late in the day and the staff was setting up for a special event but they very nicely let us enter and answered some questions that we had.The museum is arranged very well and the sections are clearly defined.The introductory movie is well worth watching.The museum is right in the center of the tourist section of town, very convenient to Beale Street, restaurants, the arena.
Well presented museum, very central. Packed with information and great audio trail with extra music track options.
This was a good way to spend a rainy, overcast afternoon. It starts with a short overview video. Then you are handed a headset and radio receiver. The tour from this point is self-guided, but aided substantially with the headset equipment. The information is very interesting and highly informative. I came away knowing a lot about the early days of Memphis music and its origins. From the 60's on it gets a bit sketchy and a little too quickly over viewed. But the early history is really well done.
This is music I grew up with but there were new people and new tunes in addition to the classics. Great use of technology to present the music and the times.
We learned a lot about the history of rock, soul, blues and more, as well as the impact the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on music, race relations and the future of Memphis. Interesting and moving...