Blues Hall of Fame

Quality/Quantity - So much history and art. Best to see their website because it seems like all my pictures did NOT upload... SorryAtmosphere - Decent size, two stories.Open 5 days a week from 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday.Street parking, free all day a few blocks away. Service - Good.Price - $15 per person.Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1980. What a great long history; see website.

While I was in town, I had some free time and headed to the Blues Hall of Fame. When you arrive, you're greeted with Blues Hall of Fame "records" outside the entrance.When I arrived I was greeted by two staff members. I asked for one admission and the general admission is $10, but they now have an interactive hologram feature, if you choose to do that, it'll bump the price up to $20. I decided to give the hologram version a whirl.The first floor was dedicated to their gift shop and local art of famous blues singers and musicians.I headed downstairs to the actual museum. Everything was laid out nicely and I was able to look at all exhibits. They had all the blues greats from Fats Domino (my dad's favorite) to Stevie Ray Vaughan and everything in between.It was really neat to see the start of blues, costumes, hear the music, and wander around the museum at my own speed.I did try the hologram portion. While it was neat, like any technology it's a bit glitchy and it was down for a portion of the time I was there, so I didn't really get much use out of it.This museum is def worth a trip, just get the regular admission.

Super small, I only spent about half an hour here, but it's worth a stop! It's just right up the hill from the Civil Rights museum, so easy enough to go up and add this to your day. Also near a lot of restaurants.There are a few well displayed exhibits about the blues, as well as some artifacts. My favorite part was the listening booths and interactive music boards, where you can explore a huge catalog of blues artists. You could spend a lot more time here if interested.I had the whole museum to myself, and the staff was very nice. They also had a photography exhibit on the ground floor.Some say this museum is too small to warrant a stop. I say it's the perfect add on or respite between bigger stops on your Memphis itinerary. It accompanies the civil rights museum, the museum of rock n soul, and the Stax museum well.

There just isn't a lot here. A small collection of items, a couple listening rooms, a small library of books... and that's about it. It's not a bad way to kill 20 minutes, but with the long history of the blues I felt like there could have been more of an effort made.

" Nice History Lesson "The Blues Hall Of Fame has a very nice Educational and Historic lesson about the Blues in America. The Museum is not that big but there are plenty of memorabilia items to look at and read about. You can easily spend over and hour walking around and reading about The Blues.

There's so many other music museums in Memphis, and I'm not sure this one is worth it. None of the displays brought the blues to life. And the music you can select to play in the listening booth, is something I could download on the internet. This is one of the smallest museums I've ever been to with just one room lightly filled with memorabilia and photographs, along with a few listening booths. There wasn't enough substance to hold and keep my attention and after 20 minutes, I was done and had seen it all. The entrance fee of $12, I consider a donation. Overall happy to saw I saw it but no need to come back.

The Blues Hall of Fame does have some interesting items in it. But the Hall of Fame is small and just has one item per some of the inductees (many of the items are just a record recorded by the artist). So, in my opinion, the $10 charge for entry is steep. We spent a few minutes looking at some of the items, and then we went into one of the listening booths to listen to music of inductees. We chalked what we paid up as basically a donation to the Blues Foundation, which is fine. But people thinking of visiting on a trip to Memphis should know that there's not much to see. We enjoyed our time in the listening booth, but other than that, there's not much to do or see.

This place is small and low key, but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. We had the exhibit to ourselves (we were there at opening time) and were able to easily spend time where we wanted. There is plenty to look at and there are listening booths to hear HOF artists. The touch screens were a little tricky to work but you could easily get lost going through the music. A great place to pop in and enjoy the blues.

Had a fantastic time at the Blues Hall of Fame.. if you're not into blues, you may not get it, but dang, the $10 entry fee was well worth it. To start, the gentleman, and fellow musician, who was working the front counter, Rob D, was a joy to talk with. He recommended some awesome local music spots (not just the cover bands) to check out and was an awesome guy in general. The memorabilia alone was so cool to see. On top of that, there are interactive computer screens and sound booths to read about artists and producers, as well as, listen to songs from each. Check it out

I come here for two reasons--the excellent live music and the ribs. They're the best on Beale Street in my mind. Every time I come it's a treat!