Memphis Fried Chicken and Elvis

We're on the road again with our "big rig".

Before we tell you about two grueling 14 hour days on the road, and about standing where Elvis stood at Sun Studio, we want to show you who directed us to the best fried chicken place in Memphis:

Yep, the fella selling coffee at Sun Studio.
Gus' Fried Chicken is a bit off the beaten path from the famous Beale Street but it sure was finger lick- in Good!

Today was our day to do honor to "The King" so we visited Graceland and it's related museums, Sun Studios where he and many other Blues and Rock and Roll artists got their start, then finished the afternoon at an outside live music bar on the famous Beale Street.  Never really realized how important this area was to music history.

Here are some photos of Graceland and the famous Sun Studio where it all began.

The trophy room has 4 walls of gold and platinum records. Wow! what a huge number of hit songs  he had. Much to our surprise, we remembered all of them but not that he was the one who recorded them.

Off to Sun Studios in downtown Memphis.

This is inside the actual and surprisingly small recording studio. The acoustic ceiling design was taken from a Popular Mechanics magazine article. The X on the floor is where Elvis stood to record. No, we did not kiss the floor but according to the tour guide a famous singer once did.

Good Planning this trip- Campground is next door to Graceland with a free shuttle to downtown.

Bad planning this trip- the Memphis Blues Festival ( 3 days, 60 bands, many really famous i.e. Cheryl Crowe, ZZ Top) begins the day AFTER we leave. oops!