River City

Tom Lee Memorial

Embellished Accolades

Bike Night on Beale Street

A notable tribute to the Godfather of Blues

These guys had some good sound

An Acrobatic Street performer...Unbelievable antics

Bridge to Arkansas

Come to me, all who are weary and I will give you rest.
                                                             Mathew 11:28

Memphis had a lot more to offer than I anticipated. The 'River City' considers itself to be "The Birthplace of Rock'n Roll" and "The Home of the Blues".  If you want to hear some outstanding live music, head downtown to Beale Street. There, I enjoyed a variety of sounds and didn't pay anything to listen...no cover charge at any of the nite clubs I visited. This city has a rich heritage of music and prides itself in these traditions. Origins of blues music came from slave labor singing in the cotton fields while gospel music was popular in the churches. Today, these unique musical forms continue to live, evolve and transform our society as well as our cultural identity. One square block of Beale Street is barricaded off to thru traffic at night. This makes foot traffic the ideal way to move about and listen to live music. Wednesday is Bike Night in Memphis: no shortage of rolling thunder to add to the musical ambiance.

South of downtown on the riverfront there are some historical monuments that are worthy to mention.  The Tom Lee Memorial is attributed to the heroic efforts of a man of valor who came to the rescue of 32 boaters destined to drown in the river 20 miles south of town. Martyrs Park is dedicated to the people who gave their lives in service of those affected by the Yellow Fever in the 1800's. This epidemic wiped out most of the population of those who stayed in Memphis at the time. All races were effected.