The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.

The first European statue dedicated to the legendary musician.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

This Bronx apartment building is officially recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The modest, restored home of the legendary ragtime musician John William "Blind" Boone.

The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.

Though Johnson is not actually buried here, an Atlanta-based band sponsored a headstone for him.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.