Blues Hall of Fame Museum — Attraction in Memphis

If you love the blues, you will appreciate this wonderful tribute to blues women and men at the Blues Hall of Fame. While learning more about inductees, visitors can use interactive touch screens to read bios, watch videos and play full-length tunes that are broadcast over a speaker placed over each display, filling the room with music. As I played by Bobby "Blue" Bland and Howlin' Wolf, a group of seniors came over to say they remembered the songs. The museum also features private listening booths. There is also a literal Hall of Fame with screens showcasing the inductees since 1980, when the Hall was started. Curator Nora Tucker has done a wonderful job putting the displays together, organizing them by genre such as country blues (Mississippi Fred McDowell, Robert Johnson) and city blues (Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon). The staff and volunteers were super friendly and helpful. Thanks Lonnie! The Blues Hall of Fame is housed in a former warehouse that has been beautifully refurbished. The Memphis downtown area, where the hall is located, is also on the come-up with new housing and restaurants. We were able to walk to the Saturday Farmer's Market and some shops after visiting the Hall. The National Civil Rights Musuem and the Lorraine Hotel is also located across the street. Overall a fantastic experience that I...

We were advised that several screens were not working and so the admission was reduced to $8 Fair enough. I don't know what we would have seen on the screens, and so I can't evaluate the full experience. What we saw without screens was relatively small: short showcases for a dozen or so inductees. The listening booth (of which there were, I think, three) was pretty amazing in the breadth and depth of what we could listen to, and the sound quality was good. Now that I know what's there, I can imagine spending a rainy afternoon listening to their library (if other guests didn't kick me out of hte booth). But that's now what we were expecting, and so we'd planned for about an hour to walk through, which is pretty much...

Hall of Fame had only been open for 5 months and initially we thought there was not much to see. How wrong we were! It is very much quality rather than quantity with a little help from technology .I,am not a computer expert however the instructions were so easy to follow meaning that you had so much to the hear,view and enjoy.This is a real bonus if your time is limited.A must place to go to if you are a music fan especially the Blues .The staff were great.Extremely helpful, knowledgeable and friendly.Also, good news if you only have a short stay, The National Civil Rights Museum is nearby plus you can get the 1$ trolley bus back to Downtown.3 wonderful experiences that can be done in one...