11 DAY MUSIC HISTORY TOUR – WHY THEY SING THE BLUES
Trip Highlights
Experience live performances
Meet and Greet Legendary Artists
Listen to music that will bring you to the past
Description
Why They Sing the Blues is an unforgettable journey into the land that spawned the single most important root source of modern American popular music- The Delta Blues.
This 12-day journey tells the untold stories of Southern bluesmen and women and how the places where they lived and the times in which they existed–and continue to exist–influenced their music. The tour will take you to Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, and all through the Mississippi Delta down to Jackson and New Orleans where you will Hear Live music, walk the city streets, visit the radio stations, see the cotton fields, visit Blues museums to learn why musicians such as Robert Johnson Howlin Wolf, Muddy, Waters, BB King, and countless others sang the blues way down in the Mississippi Delta.
Whether you're a die-hard blues fan or a casual traveler in search of an interesting trip, you'll find facts you didn't know, places you've never seen, and you'll gain a new appreciation for the area that gave birth to the blues.
Tour info
Why take this tour?
12 Day Music History Experience:
- Nashville 2 days
- Memphis 2 days
- The Mississippi Delta 2 days
- Clarksdale
- Cleveland
- Mound Bayou
- Indianola
- Jackson 2 days
- New Orleans 3 days
Destination:
- National African American Music Museum
- RCA Recording Studios
- Sun Recording Studios
- Rock n Soul Museum
- STAX Soul Music Museum
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Delta Blues Museum
- Ground Zero Honky Tonk
- Grammy Blues Museum
- B.B. King Museum
- Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
- Whitney Plantation
- House of Blues New Orleans
- Preservation Hall
Included
3-4 Star Hotel
6 Hotels
Welcome Cocktail in the Reception
Private Blues /Soul Concerts
2 Artist Meet + Greet
6 Breakfast
4 Lunches
8 Dinners
Live Performances
1 SME Certified Tour Manager
1 Assistant Tour Director
Luxury coach w/ AC + Wifi
History of the Blues Book
Civil Rights Trail Swag Bag
Things to know
Available Packages
1. Double Occupancy: $4,299 (price per person)
Deposit: $99
2. Single Occupancy: $4,549 (price per person)
1. Double Occupancy: $4,299 (price per person)
Deposit: $99
2. Single Occupancy: $4,549 (price per person)
Pricing
We required at least $99 deposit to secure your slot.
We required at least $99 deposit to secure your slot.
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