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Visit Memphis and learn about legendary Blues
electric guitarist B.B. King. Known for his
distinctive sound, unmistakable Southern style
and his 40-year devotion to his Gibson model
guitar, Lucille, B.B. King puts the soul in
Memphis. Visit B.B. King’s Blues Club
when you visit Memphis!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit
to Memphis in 1968 would forge history. Marching
in support of the Memphis Sanitation Worker’s
Strike, he delivered his legendary I Have
Been to the Mountaintop speech. Hear it
at the National Civil Rights Museum. Visit
Memphis and tour the museum which chronicles
the Civil Rights struggle..
