Memphis Mojo Bus Tour: Interactive Music Experience

Experience the spirit of blues music in Memphis on the city’s exclusive Music Bus! Genuine local musicians will guide you through the city’s highlights, entertain you, and render the tunes for which Memphis is globally recognized. We welcome audience involvement! The tour starts from Alfred’s On Beale at 197 Beale St, Memphis.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Beale Street - The tour starts and ends on Beale Street - the Home of the Blues - at Alfred’s on Beale.
  • Handy Park - Explanation of how WC Handy became known as the “Father of the Blues.”
  • The Peabody Ducks - History of the South’s grand hotel
  • The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange - History of the Cotton Exchange and…
What's Included
  • Admission to Sun Studio (included with selected option)
  • Admission to Stax Museum (included with selected option)
  • Local taxes covered
  • Expert-guided sightseeing tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Admission to Sun Studio (if option not selected)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Admission to Stax Museum (if option not selected)
Additional Information
  • The bus does not have a wheelchair lift, but if you have a collapsible wheelchair and have some mobility, we should have no problem accommodating you. Please contact us in advanced with any additional questions.
  • Within a few blocks there are four different parking garages, and several open-air parking lots. The closest garage to our location (just…
Location
Alfred's On Beale
Beale Street
197 Beale St.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Brian
Apr 28, 2025
Great trip - Terrific insight into the history of music in Memphis. The musician was fabulous and the tour of Sun City was very informative
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Sylvainpv6074ej
Apr 27, 2025
Singing tour...I recommend - What a super different way of getting to know a place. Someone telling and singing the history of Memphis. Extremelly glad to have choose this tour. I recommend it to all,
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Lindah2348
Apr 24, 2025
Great music and interesting history - Great music and interesting history about memphis and its musical residents. Good atmosphere, comfortable ride. Thank you
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S1941pojacquelinek
Apr 22, 2025
Fabulous - The bus music tour was fantastic the singer and the knowledge he had of everything we seen around Memphis also we done sun studio our tour guide there was Hurley he was fantastic and funny
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Patricia_n
Apr 21, 2025
Backbeat Tours does an excellent job! - This tour was beyond fun providing history lessons while enjoying music genres of the area performed by an amazing artist. Such a fun experience and Backbeat Tours does an excellent job making sure everyone has a wonderful time. Their communication is excellent. Highly recommend any of their tours. We’ll be back for more on our next visit.
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Ilonasq2456sy
Apr 20, 2025
Terrific living history tour - Having a tour of the city with live music accompaniment was really great, really bought the history to life. My 15 year old son enjoyed it as much as I did!
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Kathryn
Apr 16, 2025
Don’t miss this tour! - This was such a fun tour! Princess our bus driver carefully drove us around many historical sites in Memphis while our tour guide Emily sang many iconic songs from the Million Dollar Quartet and several others like BB King. We joined in and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then we toured the famous Sam Phillips Sun Studio with all the fabulous memorabilia.
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Robert_f
Apr 16, 2025
Actually music music history! - A lot of fun! Hearing the music history…along with the music! Andrew was awesome! I learned things that I didn’t know before I took this tour! And I love Memphis music!
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Marian_s
Apr 16, 2025
Great tour! - It was one of the best tours we’ve taken. Lots of information packed into an hour and highlighted by Andrew, our guide, singer, songwriter,guitarist and storyteller extraordinaire.
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Maria_g
Apr 15, 2025
So much fun in Memphis - Never has there been a more fun way to learn facts of a city you are discovering for the first time! It was a great sing along all throughout!
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From $38
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).