Memphis a music mecca for rock, soul lovers
The Elvis display at the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum. There's no doubt the king of rock 'n' roll was influenced by the king of the blues. In the 1950s and '60s white teenagers, including Elvis, started tuning in to WDIA, preferring the raw, rough-edged sound to "white" music on other stations. Elvis' style was so shaped by black musicians that when his first single, "That's All Right (Mama)," was played on Memphis radio station WHBQ, many listeners assumed he was black. Rock 'n' Soul Museum
