The port city of Memphis was the first major stop along the way, becoming a spawning ground for blues, jazz, and rock-and-roll.

孟菲斯的港口城市成为了这条路线上的第一个主要站点，也成为了蓝调，爵士乐和摇滚乐的温床。

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Throngs of people fill Memphis' Beale Street, famed for its many bars and clubs frequented by some of the greatest names in blues music.

群集而来的人流充满了孟菲斯的贝尔街，这里的酒吧和俱乐部经常有蓝调音乐大师出现，整个街道也因此闻名。

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I visited Memphis once, and I didn't think it was a very happening place. But then again, I am not a fan of Blues music.

还有，我还特别喜欢美国的布鲁斯音乐，所以很想到孟菲斯去。

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Koko Taylor began singing gospel and blues music as a child in Memphis,Tennessee.

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Koko Taylor gave her last performance on May 7 at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis.

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Her passion for the blues began at home, where she listened to records by Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie on the radio.

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In 1914, Handy followed up Memphis Blues with his next hit, another 12-bar blues piece with a 16-bar habanera section.

BBC: WC Handy's Memphis Blues: The Song of 1912

For a night of Memphis blues and sinful "Southern comfort" food, make tracks to BB King's Blues Club on Beale St.

BBC: Music City to Dixieland: A musical roots run

And she explored the blues in her recent "Memphis Blues" CD.

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