DEC4 Podcast Companion - (Clip) - Gary Wells: Visiting 1034 Audubon Drive and Sun Studios, Memphis
Sampled from our earlier episode: From Memphis to Vegas - A Vintage Leisure Tour
In this audio clip now available in its own right on YouTube, we revisit our earlier podcast episode, From Memphis to Vegas: A Vintage Leisure Tour, in which our leading contributor, Gary Wells (soulrideblog.com), takes us on an immersive and personal audio journey to some of the important cultural sites in Memphis and Las Vegas.
Here we recall Gary's visit to 1034 Audubon Drive (the Presley family's first home in Memphis), and to Sun Records.
There’s some great additional background on the more recent history of Audubon Drive, as an arts and cultural facility, on Gary’s website, in an article about current owner Mike Curb, whom Gary also references in the podcast clip.
We also learn from this clip that Gary cites the excellent, fun and informative Sun Studios tour as a real highlight of the overall Memphis experience.
In the complete episode, available on our podcast website and the major platforms, we also visit the Stax Museum, Al Green’s Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, Beale Street, and we explore Elvis Presley’s Graceland in detail. We consider the thorny issue of personal safety for tourists in Memphis, and later in the episode we have a look at the fascinating history of Las Vegas, from its early beginnings as a wild west desert railroad stopover, to its post-war glory years as the ultimate gambling and entertainment destination. Gary also pays a visit to Elvis’ birthplace in Tupelo.
Find lots more background, images, links, history, local information, and the episode in full, at our website, or listen on Soundcloud direct.
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Memphis images with thanks to Gary Wells unless otherwise stated.