Olive Branch, Mississippi

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Musical Heritage

Graceland — Elvis's Mansion RoadyGoat

1957

Graceland, at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the Whitehaven neighborhood, is the Colonial Revival mansion Elvis Presley bought in 1957, when he was just 22, for about $100,000. He lived here until his death in August 1977. Inside are the rooms that became legend, including the green-shag, tiki-themed Jungle Room, which he later used to record parts of two albums. The Meditation Garden beside the house holds the graves of Elvis, his parents Gladys and Vernon, his grandmother, and a memorial to his stillborn twin Jesse; his daughter Lisa Marie was later laid to rest here too. Opened to the public in 1982, Graceland draws hundreds of thousands of visitors a year and is one of the most-visited private homes in America, second among houses only to the White House.

12.5 mi away

Stax — The Soul of Memphis RoadyGoat

1957

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music sits at 926 East McLemore Avenue, on the exact spot where Stax Records cut some of the grittiest, greatest soul music ever made. Founded in the late 1950s in a converted movie theater, Stax was the house that built the raw 'Memphis sound,' with Booker T. & the M.G.'s as the in-house band and a roster that included Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes, and Wilson Pickett sessions. Redding recorded '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' just before his death in a 1967 plane crash. The original studio was demolished in 1989, but the museum, opened in 2003, is a faithful re-creation on the same ground, complete with a recovered Stax marquee and Isaac Hayes' gold-trimmed Cadillac. It's a short hop from downtown.

15.6 mi away

Sun Studio — Where It All Started RoadyGoat

1950

At 706 Union Avenue, on the corner of Union and Marshall, sits the small storefront where Sam Phillips opened his recording service in 1950 and launched the Sun label. Many call it the birthplace of rock and roll: in 1951 Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats cut 'Rocket 88' here, often cited as the first rock-and-roll record. In July 1954 a teenage truck driver named Elvis Presley recorded 'That's All Right' in this room, and the rest followed — Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, and the famous 'Million Dollar Quartet' jam with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Still a working studio by night and a tour stop by day, the original acoustic-tile room remains, with the worn floor where Elvis stood at the mic.

17.0 mi away

History of Olive Branch

Cordova, TN RoadyGoat

Cordova, Tennessee, might not be a household name for everyone, but it's been a launching pad for some notable figures. Many might recognize the name Lucy Hale.

15.2 mi away

Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous RoadyGoat

Charlie Vergos opened the Rendezvous in a basement down an alley beneath the Peabody Hotel in Memphis in 1948. The dry-rub ribs — charcoal broiled, not smoked — broke every rule of Southern barbecue and created a Memphis style that launched a thousand imitators. The walls are covered in decades of memorabilia. Finding the entrance is half the experience.

17.6 mi away

Graceland

1957

Elvis Presley purchased Graceland in 1957 for $102,500 and lived there until his death in 1977; it is now the second most-visited private home in America after the White House.

12.6 mi away

Sun Studio

1950

Sam Phillips opened Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue in 1950, launching the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

16.9 mi away

Stax Museum of American Soul Music

1957

Stax Records at 926 East McLemore Avenue was the home of Southern soul music, producing Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and the Staple Singers.

15.5 mi away

Beale Street

1860

The birthplace of the blues, Beale Street in Memphis served as the cultural and commercial center for Black life in the Mid-South for over a century.

17.6 mi away

Things to Do in Olive Branch

historical 10.8 mi away
Graceland

Elvis Presley's Memphis mansion. The King's jumpsuits and pink Cadillac.
historical 15.6 mi away
Stax Museum of American Soul Music

Where Otis Redding Isaac Hayes and Booker T recorded. Memphis soul lives here.
historical 16.9 mi away
Sun Studio

Where rock and roll was born. Elvis Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded here.
food 17.6 mi away
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous

Memphis' underground rib palace since 1948. Down an alley under a hotel. Dry rub ribs charcoal broiled. No sauce needed.
historical 17.6 mi away
Beale Street

The home of the blues. Neon-lit clubs and BBQ joints where B.B. King got his start.
food 16.4 mi away
Interstate Barbecue

Jim Neely's legendary Memphis dry-rub ribs and BBQ spaghetti. A soul food institution.
food 17.4 mi away
Central BBQ

Memphis dry-rub ribs and pulled pork nachos. Locals' favorite over the tourist spots.
quirky 17.8 mi away
The Peabody Ducks

Five ducks march through the Memphis Peabody Hotel lobby to their rooftop palace. Daily at 11 AM and 5 PM.

Everything Near Olive Branch

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