Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Music Tour 2007



Thursday September 6th

We left the cities heading into Wisconsin. We spent the night in Champaign, Illinois at the Baymont Inn & Suites. En-route to the hotel we stopped at a Bob Evans to eat dinner.

Friday September 7th
We arrived in Nashville today and went directly to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Afterwards we checked into the Holiday Inn – Brentwood for 2 nights.

Saturday September 8th
This morning we toured downtown Nashville. We got to see the Ryman Auditorium and Studio B. Studio B is where may hit’s were recorded, including Elvis Presley’s "It’s now or Never" and "Little Sister", and Dolly Parton’s "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You". We had lunch on board the General Jackson Showboat on the Cumberland River and Tim Watson entertained us. Afterwards we toured the Opryland Hotel and then had free time to shop at Opry Mills. We also visited the Grand Ole Opry Museum. And then we enjoyed a performance at the Grand Ole Opry. Performers that night included; Porter Wagoner, Blue County, The Whites, Jennifer Hanson, Wade Hayes, Buddy Jewel & Jess McReynolds & The Virginia Boys.









Sunday September 9th
We left Nashville this morning and took the Natchez Trace route to Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. There we saw his boyhood home and visited a small museum. Then we checked into our hotel, the Fitz Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.




Monday September 10th
In Memphis this morning we stopped at the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Then we went on to Sun Studios where Elvis Presley recorded many of his hit records. Later we went to Beale Street for some time on our own. We walked down to the Peabody Hotel and saw the ducks. Then it was on to Graceland where we toured Elvis Presley’s home.





Tuesday September 11th
We made it to Branson this afternoon. We went to Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theatre Complex and had dinner and saw the classic cars in ’57 Heaven. We also saw Paul Revere and the Raiders and Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.




Wednesday September 12th
This morning we saw the Lowe Family Morning Show and then headed towards Springfield where we stopped at the Bass Pro Shop for lunch and shopping. We also stopped at the Osceola Cheese Shop on our way to Lenexa, Kansas where we stayed the night.



Thursday September 13th
We stopped in Des Moines, Iowa at the Machine Shed for lunch and arrived back home this evening.



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