#32 Sun Studios an Memphis kings 10-16-08

We toured the Sun Studio where Elvis, Johnny, Jerry Lee and many other got their start in Memphis. The guitar on the outside of the building was built by Gibson Guitars. That is the same company that made Elvis's guitar. This is the original building and has now been classed as a historic monument. It went through many changes, it was used as a scuba shop at one time--I don't know where they did scuba, the Mississippi is too muddy to do any diving in! Guess what Frank found outside the Sun Studio? A little red Thunderbird!
I found an old jukebox that reminded me of the ones we used to play when I was a kid.
The picture below is called the Million Dollar Quartet. Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. This was a totally impromptu session, but went down in history at Sun Studios.
Frank, singing in the same microphone that Elvis used! How great is that?
I'm amazed to find a mosaic egg in front of the visitor center. I loved it. I could do that!

Did you know that Memphis is famous for three Kings? Martin Luther King was shot in the motel below. The Loraine Motel.

B B King was a famous blues singer who made Beale Street and many other places in Memphis famous. And of course, the King of rock and roll. Elvis Presley. So now you know that Memphis is the home of Kings!
Memphis has also produced one of our great novelist. This is a plaque commemorating John Grisham.
We really did enjoy our time in Memphis. It rained a couple of times while we were there. During our visit to Graceland it "misted" most of the day. We just got out our umbrellas and did our tour of Graceland anyway. On Wednesday night it started raining and rained all morning Thursday, so we did laundry! The afternoon was nice, so we did our running around in the afternoon and then had a terrific Bar B Que dinner, Tennessee style.

The next day we left and drove a whopping 70 miles to Jackson, TN.