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Steve Cropper is a music industry legend. A founding member of Stax house-band Booker T and the MGs, he is on everyone's favourite playlist, even if they don't know it.

Memphians welcome visitors with a litany of musical monikers: "Home of the Blues," "Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll," and "Graceland," the place Elvis Presley called home.

Isaac Lee Hayes Jnr (August 20th 1942 - August 10th 2008) born in Covington Tennessee. Second child to Isaac Snr and Eula Hayes.

The Blues Brothers movie stars Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi as Elwood and Jake Blues as they flee the cops, try to keep an orphanage open, all the while causing chaos.

Despite soul music dominating the singles charts of the 1960s, it was not until the early 1970s that the genre caught up with its rock companions album-wise.

Isaac Hayes inspired generations of musicians with groundbreaking Soul, R&B, The Memphis Sound and Rap. Hayes overcame a background of poverty to win two Grammy Awards.

Stevie Wonder's growing influence over his albums produced a hit-laden album, and for the first time Stevie stepped up to producing some tracks himself.

Arthur Lee was the driving force behind the Los Angeles psychedelic rock band 'Love', whose albums Da Capo and Forever Changes helped define the Summer of Love.

Music City's premiere resort destination, the Opryland Resort & Convention Center, offers a full slate of entertainment, relaxation and dining options.

Unknown only a few short weeks ago, Welsh born vocalist Duffy claimed the top of the UK charts with the release of her first single "Mercy" and album Rockferry.

Largely seen as the forerunner of British Club culture, the Northern Soul scene never broke out of the provinces during its' mid-1960s heyday.

A road trip with family or friends is the perfect way to explore Tennessee's place in the birth of country, rockabilly, and rock and roll music.

Ben Allison began taking a new direction with his 2005 release Cowboy Justice and he continues his quest on his latest, Think Free.