it came from memphis - View this location on map 'as elvis would assure us, the world does indeed look great from inside a '55 cadillac. see for yourself on tad pierson's three-hour 'greatest hits' tour ($50 per person, with a maximum of five guests; 901-527-8870; www.americandreamsafari.com). he picks you up - usually at the peabody hotel ,although other arrangements may be made - in his refurbished caddy and shows you the opulence and poverty of the city and its famous recording studios: sun, home to howling wolf and elvis; stax, where booker t. and the mg's backed otis redding; hi, where al green recorded his sultry hits. mr. pierson might swing you by daddy mack's garage, where the guitarist slides out from under an auto to pick a few tunes (be sure to tip him). in the entrepreneurial spirit of the city that brought you holiday inns and self-serve supermarkets, mr. pierson also peddles his memphis mary, a bloody mary mix with barbecue sauce. get you some.'' New York Times 149 union avenue, Memphis, Tennessee Cultural, Kids

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