The story
The Beale Street saloon where W.C. Handy wrote out the blues on the cigar counter for his band.
Everything that was here
- 1884–1916
Pee Wee's SaloonBar
The Beale Street saloon where W.C. Handy wrote out the blues on the cigar counter for his band.
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Connected places
Café Society
New York City, NY
Blues
Royal Peacock Club (originally the Top Hat Club)
Atlanta, GA
Blues
Lansky Brothers (original Beale Street store)
Memphis, TN
Beale Street
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Nearby history
Palace Theater
Beale Street (Rufus Thomas Blvd), Memphis, TN 38103 · 29 m away
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum
324 Beale Street · 53 m away
Club Handy (Mitchell Hotel / Domino Lounge)
Hernando Street at Beale, Memphis, TN 38103 · 65 m away
Lansky Brothers (original Beale Street store)
126 Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103 · 210 m away
Clayborn Temple
294 Hernando Street · 307 m away
Orpheum Theatre (The Malco)
203 South Main Street · 419 m away
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