It is very interesting and has a lot of history, unchanged inside. The podcast, rebecca and i visit memphis favorite historical dive bar, earnestine and hazels. Hazels, a popular memphis nightspot famous for their soul burger and believed by many to be haunted. The soul burgers magic comes from the setting and the history. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. K e v in lipe s thoughts on mike conle y and the legend of the griz zlie s memphis history tidbits from va nce l auderda le h a mburger helper. Thankfully reallife barman russell george owner of ernestine and hazels in memphis has a few interesting stories to tell in a sevenminute improv that helped form part of. Main street, earnestine and hazels welcomes you to enjoy the greatest jukebox in the country, taste our nationally recognized soul burger, and check out our ghost tours to see if the sisters are still around. Well also take you on a tour of the bar and then wrap up by dancing the morning. Some of this external hard drive features are sleek, thin, and metal, easytouse, highly flexible protection for your files.
Its about the meat and cheese, but its also about earnestine mitchell and hazel jones, about stax records and club paradise, about james brown, russell george, prostitutes, ghosts, and violent death. Liquor is only served wed sat in the bar upstairs, and beer selection is basic, but it works. The rolling stones brown sugar once was served up at. Hidden history of memphis tennessee hidden histories. Like nashville, memphis, tennessee is famous for its music. Bones found in wall at earnestine and hazels wmc action news 5. Janice broach has traveled the world covering stories for wmc action news 5, from the rwandan refugee crisis to. It represents the soul, jazz, and blues that echoed into streets and the.
Solid dive bar, with history dripping from the walls. The rolling stones brown sugar once was served up at earnestine and hazels posted by kelly in road food, road trip, roadside attraction, south. After 16 years in memphis, i was finally going to visit earnestine and hazels on south main and eat a famous soul burger. If youre lucky, youll catch the place on a quiet saturday afternoon when clarence, a bartender with a warm smile and a twirly moustache, can give you the tour. Earnestine and hazels is more that just a cool dive bar, it represents the history of memphis. Crump, giving us new insight and a frontrow seat to the machine that shaped tennessee politics in the twentieth century. For those who prefer swanky neighborhood dives, this local gem is just the place. While other places in dixie have hoppin music scenes equally vibrant, it seems that memphis has a long and venerable history on. Memphis magazine, august 2016 by contemporary media issuu. It represents the soul, jazz, and blues that echoed into streets and the legends like b. However, the building at 351 south main street in downtown memphis then became a dry goods store. Sunbeams connections and proximity to stax helped him book huge acts aretha franklin, chuck berry, ray charles, etc.