Photojournalist Ernest C. Withers spent much of his career documenting this place, which is also home to the former vaudeville Orpheum Theatre.
One song about an establishment at this place contains lyrics in which the speaker says "I've only got a dime to get my habits on, to get my habits on." That song showcases the popularity of Lehman's Drug Store at this place. Photojournalist Ernest C. Withers spent much of his career documenting this place, which is also home to the former vaudeville Orpheum Theatre. One song titled after this place notes "I'm goin' to the river maybe by and by" and points out that although the "river's wet" this place "done gone dry." Figures like Alberta Hunter, Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, and W.C. Handy got their start by performing in its restaurants, which is referenced in a song by Marc Cohn, in which the singer notes his feet are ten feet off of this place. For 10 points, name this street in Memphis which served as "the home of the blues" for much of the 20th century.
One song about an establishment at this place contains lyrics in which the speaker says "I've only got a dime to get my habits on, to get my habits on.
Beale Street or Beale Avenue