The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. Started in 1980, it honors people who have performed, recorded, or documented blues. The museum opened to the public on May 8, 2015.
Blues Hall of Fame Museum
1982 tour jacket of Muddy Waters, member of the inaugural class of inductees
Autographed guitar of 1985 inductee Buddy Guy.
Elaborate, Mardi Gras themed walking stick of 2007 inductee Dr. John.
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville.
Image: Memphis from the water 2022j (cropped)
Image: Looking East on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee, June 2014
Image: Fed Ex Forum at night
Image: Graceland Memphis Tennessee