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Sun Studio, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right" at Sun Studio — the song that launched…
Open this tour on the live map →Sun Studio, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee. On July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley recorded "That's All Right" at Sun Studio — the song that launched rock'n'roll. Producer Sam Phillips had been searching for "a white man who could sing like a Black man." Sun Studio also recorded Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison.…
The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool. The Beatles played the Cavern Club 292 times between 1961–1963 before conquering the world. John, Paul, George, and Ringo became the best-selling band in history: 600+ million records. They transformed popular music, fashion, and youth culture. "Beatlemania" caused mass hysteria — their 1964…
56 Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica — Bob Marley Museum. Bob Marley (1945–1981) transformed reggae from Jamaican street music into a global political force. "Get Up, Stand Up," "Redemption Song," and "One Love" became anthems of liberation across Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Marley survived an assassination attempt in 1976 —…
1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, New York. On August 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc threw a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue — the event now recognized as the birth of hip-hop. He used two turntables to loop the instrumental breaks of funk records, creating a new art form. MC'ing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti became hip-hop's four…
Tresor Club, Leipziger Straße 126a, Berlin. After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, abandoned buildings in East Berlin became the world's most legendary techno clubs. Tresor opened in 1991 in a former department store vault — concrete walls, no windows, minimal lighting. Berghain (opened 2004, a former power plant) is consistently ranked the…
Hitsville U.S.A., 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit. Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959 with an $800 loan. From a converted house in Detroit, he built the most successful Black-owned business in America. Motown's assembly-line approach to hit-making produced: The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, The…
HYBE Building (BTS HQ), Yongsan-gu, Seoul. K-Pop is the most successful cultural export in Asian history. BTS alone generated $5 billion annually for South Korea's economy — equivalent to 26 Samsung factories. Their 2020 hit "Dynamite" was the first all-English song by a Korean group to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. BLACKPINK's…
FROM MEMPHIS TO SEOUL — mapped. KEY FACTS: • Global recorded music revenue (2024): $28.6 billion • Spotify monthly active users: 626 million • Most streamed song ever: "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd (4.3B streams) • Most streamed artist: Drake (75+ billion total streams) • Best-selling album: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson (70 million…
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