Memphis is all about the Blues and Barbecue. If you are looking for a tour which digs into the inner workings of the music industry and insights into the artists themselves, you should be taking the Memphis Mojo tour with musician Eric Hughes as your guide.
Examples:
* We went by the outdoor location where Elvis made his first public performance. That is common knowledge, but Eric has also performed at that venue and demonstrated how sound reflects, so that even though the audience was applauding wildly, it sounded to him like they were booing. Now, where did you hear THAT before?
* He talked about one of the rare occasions where an artist sued for a show (Hee Haw) copying his lyrics and won 1.5 million dollars. Eric went on to actually play the music so that we could understand.
The entire tour went like this. I would HIGHLY recommend that you make this tour a must-do when visiting Memphis