Wild Bill's

Description:

• Beer sells by the quart, but you'll have to bring your own hard liquor to this gritty urban juke joint that's also as many light-years away from the glitz of Beale Street as you can get. Locals and rhythm-and-blues-loving tourists pack the nondescript room and sit in hard-back chairs at long tables before the band stars cranking out soul and blues classics. The music is hypnotizing, and sweaty patrons -- young and old, black and white -- drink and dance with abandon. If you want an authentic Memphis music experience, check it out. Fri-Sat 9pm-2am.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Very Highly Recommended 2010