Move to the music
The birthplace of hip-hop
New York City performers and musicians
have made significant contributions to just
about every conceivable genre of music,
and the city’s hip-hop MCs are major fig-
ures among its recent musical innovators.
On Hush Hip Hop Tours, groups can see
the neighborhoods and places where the
genre was created, developed and grew to
Hush’s Birthplace of Hip Hop tour
reassembled Mississippi Delta church
that dates to 1906. They can see a replica
of Studio A, the movie theater turned stu-
dio where Stax artists recorded, and see
period gear. And they can bust a move on
a dance floor in front of a projection of a
vintage episode of “Soul Train.”
For more rock, Blues and soul attrac-
tions in Memphis, reach out to Colleen
Palmertree of the Memphis CVB at
[email protected]
or go to memphistravel.com. To learn
more about Graceland, contact Shirley
Davis Conner at [email protected]
or visit graceland.com.
become a major force in popular culture.
The company offers bus and walking
tours lasting three or four hours and can
also include dance instruction and the
opportunity to interact with guides and
locals who are well-acquainted with the
city’s hip-hop culture.
During Hush’s Birthplace of Hip
Hop tour, groups ride from Midtown
Manhattan, through Harlem and to the
Bronx. Along the way, they see the site
of the first-ever hip-hop party, other
important venues, music video loca-
tions and murals dedicated to musical
legends. Tour guides will freestyle, and
guests have the chance to watch a dance
session and try their own moves.
The Dancer’s Delight tour is designed to
appeal to body movers of all abilities. Tour
guides also serve as dance instructors,
and they show groups Central Park, Rock
Steady Park and the dance studios that
elevated hip-hop movements from the
streets to the stage and screen. There also
are opportunities for each group member
to jump into the center of a dance circle
and put what they’ve learned to use.
For more information about New
York City attractions and tour ideas,
reach out to Reagan Stulbaum of NYC &
Company at [email protected] or
visit nycgo.com.
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OUTLAWS AND
ARMADILLOS
EXHIBIT OPENS MAY 2018
The Outlaw phenomenon greatly enlarged country music’s audience in the 1970s. Led by pacesetters such as
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Bobby Bare, artists in Nashville and Austin demanded
the creative freedom to make their own country music, different from the pop-oriented sound that prevailed at
the time. The major exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum, Outlaws and Armadillos,
examines the 1970s cultures of corporate-leaning Nashville and fiercely independent Austin,
and the complicated, surprising relationships between the two.
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