Today we went on a tour of Sun studio “birthplace of Rock N’ Roll”. This was the place that started the careers of Elvis, BB King, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison. Its a cool little place (no bigger than where Chill Winston rehearse). It was good to learn about some music history concerning people that I know and love (not like when we learnt about Country music).The place is still in its original form and still in use today.
We also went to the Stax records museum of Soul Music which is built on the site of the studio which was demolished in the 80’s. It is in a slightly dodgy area of Memphis (although that seems to be what most of Memphis is like) so I was glad when we found the place that Will said we need to go to. This was also full of history about music I love and also told the story of greatness from humble beginnings, but ended in a rather sad demise. Acts that recorded here included Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Bar-Kays, and basically lots of people you might not have heard of but you would definitely know the songs.
Lunch: On Beale street – ribs and brisket of beef sandwich (better than a cheese slice or honey on bread which we’ve been eating for lunch for the past week).
Road signs: The USA is very centred around having a car and lots of the shops etc. have massive road side signs. So do all the churches – saying things like “Jesus loves you” etc. My favourite sign I saw yesterday on the way to Memphis “If you think it’s hot here, imagine what hell’s like!”
Hot hot: It’s hot here! I envy my neighbour two pitches down with air-con in his tent (which is quite normal here – and why not as you pay for hook ups here so you might as well use the electricity).
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