This is an excerpt from the excellent tour we went on at Sun Records in Memphis, TN, during the big road trip. The tour guide used his best radio voice the whole time, and he really seemed to enjoy giving the tour. It’s so strange to think that when Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry [...]
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Music for a Road Trip Volume 3: Dancing to Stay Awake
There’s a moment in even the best road trip when sitting in a car starts lulling you to sleep. Especially when you’re driving in the winter months and it gets dark between 5 and 6pm. The night sky passing by the windows and the sound of the wheels on the road are so soothing that [...]
Music for a Road Trip Volume 2: Sing-Along Songs
Day two of road trip playlist comes to you from Memphis, TN. After the nostalgia of being out on the open road passes, when the excitement of being out in open country grabs a hold of you, you just feel like singing– loud. Here’s what I have on the sing-along playlist: – Alive by Pearl [...]
Music for a Road Trip, Volume 1: Nostalgia
November is a great time to hit the open road. It’s off-season most places, so the lines are short and the rates are low. The MetroLyrics blog is seeing America this week, and of course we’ve made several playlists to keep the mood up while the wheels are turning. When you’re driving across America, it’s [...]