Memphis Mojo Bus Tour
Description
The Mojo Tour is a unique, high-energy musical tour of Memphis, a city that’s given the world three great genres of popular music: blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and sweet Southern soul. Led by professional Beale Street musicians and featuring live music, comedy, history, and storytelling, the tour brings this famed musical heritage to life on the nation’s only music bus. Along the way you’ll see such famous landmarks as Sun Studio, Beale Street, Stax Studio, the Lorraine Motel, Cotton Row, Peabody Hotel, Overton Park, and the early homes of Elvis and B.B. King. It’s no accident that legends like Elvis, Johnny Cash, BB King and Otis Redding all got their start in the city known as the Home of the Blues: find out how it all went down on this entertaining tour of Memphis’ greatest hits.
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Itinerary
The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred's on Beale.
Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the "Father of the Blues."
History of the South's grand hotel
History of the Cotton Exchange and historic Cotton Row
History and importance of the Mississippi River
History of the Presley family's first real home in Memphis
History of Danny Thomas and St. Jude's
The birthplace of rock 'n' roll! (Optional admission)
History of Sam Phillips' second recording studio, the successor to "Sun Studio"
Overton Park Shell and the story of Elvis' first concert (short stop is subject to availability and weather)
History of Overton Square and Lafayette's
Home of Stax Records and Southern soul - Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staples Singers, Booker T & the MGs, and many, many others!
Explanation of the 1968 Sanitation Strike and the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
- Within a few blocks there are four different parking garages, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to our location (just two blocks away) is at 149 Peabody Place between Second Street and BB King Blvd., next to the Hampton Inn. You can try your luck with on-street metered parking, too, on Second Street just south of Beale; on Beale between Front and Second; or along Peabody Place from Front to Fourth Street.
Reviews(1,585)
Live music, Great tour guide. Bus picks you up at a bar on Beale St. You can get a drink and enjoy the tour.
Amazing Tour that was well worth the money! Our guide was amazing and full of knowledge!! Highly recommend!
The singer was very good with different types of music. He was also very interesting with all of the facts and history of Memphis.
We really enjoyed the Mojo bus tour and found it to be both entertaining and informative. The guide was a great singer who kept the atmosphere lively while sharing lots of interesting facts about the history of Memphis music that we didn’t know before. The visit to the Stax Museum was worthwhile and informative too, although it was a little smaller than we expected. The time there was about right before heading back on the bus. Overall, it was a fun way to learn more about Memphis’s rich musical heritage, and we’d happily recommend it.
Our guide was great and very entertaining! He mixed stories with music and kept the tour extremely interesting. The Stax museum was amazing!
90 minutes, starting at Beale Street and then passing by key places such as; The quay where the Proud Mary steamer berthed WDKI radio station The apartments where Elvis lived Loretta hotel where MLK was assassinated STAX studios Overton and Johnny Cash statue And many more. We also had tickets to visit Sun Studio before being returned to Beale street. And all the time our guide brought everywhere to life by singing and playing the guitar. A very good and educational experience. Highly recommend it.
It was a very informative experience would recommend it to anyone planning on traveling to Memphis Tennessee thank you
The narrator/musician on the bus is very knowledgeable and a skilled musician. He’s the reason behind the success of the tour. The bus driver is great, too!
The Memphis Mojo Bus Tour is highly recommended! In a 1.5 hour tour you get to see all the highlights of the city. The tour is accompanied by a musician from Memphis who knows a lot about the city and gives the tour a nice musical touch. I did the tour on the 1st day of my city trip and immediately knew where what was all in terms of sights.
This was by far the best bus tour I have ever taken. The story telling and the singing added a unique experience that really immersed you into Memphis. Amazing!
