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Move to the music

Suitcase wall at the National Blues Museum
When visitors aren ’ t listening to live music in the Loop , they can see the names of some of St . Louis ’ most notable natives on bronze plaques embedded in the sidewalk . The St . Louis Walk of Fame includes musical luminaries such as T Bone Burnett and Tina Turner , as well as Maya Angelou and T . S . Eliot , among many others .
For more on these and other St . Louis attractions , contact Renee Eichelberger of Explore St . Louis at reichelberger @ explore stlouis . com or go to explorestlouis . com . To learn more about the National Blues Museum , reach out to Casey Jolley at cjolley @ nationalbluesmuseum . org or visit nationalbluesmuseum . org .

The King and his castle

Memphis is the realm of the King , and fans of Elvis Presley — and rock ’ n ’ roll , soul and the Blues — will find no shortage of
V-3 STUDIOS tour stops in the western Tennessee city . Graceland was Presley ’ s home , and millions of his fans have toured the mansion since it opened to the public in 1982 . Tours of the home include the Jungle Room , pool room , Trophy Building , meditation garden and Racquetball Building . Fans wanting to see the King ’ s full glitz and splendor ( the rhinestone-studded jumpsuits , pink Cadillac and gold records ) will require a ticket that adds Elvis Presley ’ s Memphis , a 200,000-square-foot complex that includes exhibit and entertainment space .
The Guest House at Graceland , a new hotel adjacent to the music-note-graced gates of the mansion , opened earlier this year . The property offers AAA Four Diamond-rated accommodations , 450 rooms , meeting and event space , and a 464- seat theater for performances and movies .
Group bookings are available for the Guest House , and groups of 15 or more can access special pricing on tour tickets . Student groups are also eligible for discounted rates , and performance opportunities are available .
The Stax Museum of American Soul Music features another part of Memphis ’ musical history . With no prior knowledge of production , but hoping to capitalize on the success of Elvis , a banker and fiddle player named Jim Stewart founded Satellite Records in 1957 . The name was changed to Stax Records four years later , and the studio would go on to produce some of soul ’ s most recognizable classics .
The museum ’ s collection traces the origins of soul to its roots in Southern gospel music , and guests can walk through a
Stage costume display at Graceland
Graceland ’ s Hall of Gold
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26 October 2017