Journal-Day 43 Page 3 -- Bill and Barbara Windsor go Round America

Bill and Barbara Windsor's trip 'Round America covered 50 states and over 2,500 towns.
This Daily Journal provides the daily itinerary and captures experiences, observations, towns, sights, and more.


Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.	List of artists who recorded at Sun Studio, including Elvis, BB King, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis.	I collect 45-rpm records, so I was especially excited to see Sun Studio. Sun records are among the moist rare as relatively few copies were made, and many of the artists became huge stars after starting at Sun.

This is the desk where Elvis met Marion Keisker, a secretary who made his first recording.	The studio at Sun Studio -- control booth is behind the glass window..	The studio at Sun Studio.

The museum at Sun Studio.	Original recording equipment in the museum at Sun Studio.	Elvis display in the museum at Sun Studio.

Early artists -- the museum at Sun Studio.	More Elvis in the museum at Sun Studio.	The Sun Studio was originally known as Memphis Recording Service.

Gift shop at Sun Studio.	Record shop at Sun Studio.	Soda fountain at Sun Studio. I had a REAL Cherry Coke made the old-fashioned way.

Plaque at Sun Studio.	Giant overalls are sold at A. Schwab in Memphis alongside Elvis Toilet Seats.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Alfred's.

Beale Street in Memphis -- BB King's Blues Club.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Blues Brothers.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Blues Hall.

Beale Street in Memphis -- Blues City Cafe.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Inside the Blues City Cafe.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Dyer's Burgers.

Beale Street in Memphis -- King's Palace Cafe.	Beale Street in Memphis -- King's Palace Cafe.	Beale Street in Memphis.

Beale Street in Memphis -- Old Daisy Theatre.	Beale Street in Memphis -- New Daisy Theatre.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Patio at Pat O'Brien's -- built exactly like the original in New Orleans.

Beale Street in Memphis -- Pig.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Police Museum.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Scary sky!

Beale Street in Memphis -- Silky O'Sullivan's.	Stax Records Museum in Memphis.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Streetside trumpet player.

Beale Street in Memphis -- WC Handy's note on the Walk of Fame.	Beale Street in Memphis -- WC Handy statue -- the father of the blues.	Beale Street in Memphis -- Wet Willie's -- great margaritas and entertaining karaoke.

It was Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's on Beale Street In Memphis, Tennessee.	This lady ran the karaoke and was a very good singer.	One of the many performers at Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's.

This lady loved to get up and sing. Unfortunately, she couldn't sing very well, but everyone clapped loudly every time she sang.	Kenny Wayne was one of the best at Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's.	No idea what the cupped hand was meant to do. Cute couple, but they were almost as bad as I was. Actually, they were worse.

Serious talent. I knew these guys were professional karaokeyers when they strutted in the room.	Wet Willie's had a big audience at Karaoke Night.	One of the best performers at Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's.

These ladies could sing, but they never got up to perform officially.	Top male vocalist at Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's.	This young lady helped run the karaoke program. She was very good singing Whitney Houston songs.

Trease sounded good on a Mary J. Blige song when she sang, but she kept stopping and quit in the middle of her song.	Bless his heart...this guy was absolutely the worst. Even worse than me and the young man who sang "I Am Woman."	These guys combined for a duet that won my award for best performance of the Karaoke Night at Wet Willie's on Beale Street In Memphis.
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