Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the state of Tennessee. Its population in the 2010 census was 646,889, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee, the third largest in the Southeastern United States, and the 20th largest in the United States.  A resident of Memphis is referred to as a Memphian.

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Memphis is well-known for its cultural contributions to the identity of the American South. Many renowned musicians grew up in and around Memphis.  These included such musical greats as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson W. C. Handy, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Al Green, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Alex Chilton, Justin Timberlake, Three 6 Mafia, The Sylvers, Jay Reatard and many others. 

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Memphis is also well-known for the Rendezvous BBQ Restaurant, world-renown Beale St, The National Civil Rights Museum, and Graceland, etc. . .

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