Rocking Across Denver
While I was hanging out in Denver all by my lonesome, there happened to be some opportunities to take in a few concerts in and around the city. They were all at outdoor venues. Hootie …
Category: Music
Paisley Park
Though neither of us is an especially big Prince fan, we know an iconic singer when we see one, and Prince is a full-on legend in Minneapolis, Minnesota. So of course we found ourselves visiting …
Eating Our Way Through Madison, Wisconsin (Mostly)
test Of course we went to the National Mustard Museum in Middleton (a western suburb of Madison). I can’t say it was very exciting–mostly a bunch of mustard jars from around the world to look …
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Dyess Community
Though neither of us is especially a Johnny Cash fan, we know a musical icon when we hear one. We crossed over the Mississippi River from Memphis, driving up just the Northeast corner of Arkansas …
Select Sites in Memphis, Tennessee
At the opulent Peabody Hotel, there are a handful of ducks living the dream. Supposedly, back in the 1930s, some duck hunters released a few live ducks in the hotel’s fountain in the lobby. They …
The Graceland Mansion
Graceland mansion sits on 13.8 acres initially acquired by commercial printer Stephen C. Toof, who named the land after his daughter Grace. Grace later inherited the land and passed it to her niece Ruth Moore, …
The Graceland Experience
A visit to Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee has been on both our radars for years, and it finally happened. Even after having had plenty of time to process it, I’m still not sure …
Sharp Dressed Simple Man 2024 Tour
As we passed a billboard advertising an upcoming ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd show, Doug said “Look!” in a way that made me think he might be interested in seeing these bands that I’d never …
Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum
The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum is just steps from the historic 1940s and 1950s music scene on Memphis’ Beale Street. As the Museum puts it, they “tell the story of musical pioneers who, for …
Sun Studio
Sun Studio is a recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee, founded by Sam Phillips. It originally opened in 1950 as Memphis Recording Service. In 1951 Phillips recorded what is considered by many to be the first …