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Forklift Attachments Memphis - Memphis City, the third biggest city within the state of Tennessee and the third biggest in Southeast US, is the county seat of Shelby County. It is in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is considered the youngest of Tennessee's four major cities comprising Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville.
The city is known for bringing the character of the American South to the forefront of cultural phenomenon. Many legendary and important musicians grew up around or in the Mississippi and Memphis Delta area. They include: Al Green, Justin Timberlake, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. Jones, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, W.C. Handy, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, and Elvis Presley. The American music genres, that include Crunk, Buck, Rock n' Roll, Gospel, and Blues originated from the city. There are also recognized writer from the city of Memphis, like for example Shelby Foote, Tennessee Williams, John Grisham.
Memphis has a lot of attractions in the city, consisting of: Downtown Memphis, Lichterman Nature Center, Memphis Botanic Garden, Mid-South Fair, Pink Palace Museum, Mud Island, The Memphis Zoo, The Memphis Queen, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, and Sun Studio where tourists can touch Elvis' first microphone, hear outtakes from sessions, see lots of memorabilia and hear the complete, real story of the studio that launched the careers of Rufus Thomas, Johnny Cash, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Howlin'Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley & many others.
Memphis' location has been perfect for business development. The city of Memphis has a large shipping and transportation industry, which makes it a great place for commerce. There are nine Fortune 500 companies within the city limits, comprising: International paper, Thomas & Betts, FedEx Corporation, AutoZone incorporated and Schering-Plough Corporation. In the year 2000, Inc. Magazine rated Memphis City number eight among the 50 best major U.S. metro areas for opening a business.
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