“I knew it was a better song than I’d written up to that point. I’d turned a corner as a songwriter. But in terms of thinking it was a hit, I had no idea”: How a pilgrimage to the crucible of rock ’n’ roll inspired the ’90s classic Walking In Memphis

Marc Cohn.

One morning in late 1985, session singer and aspiring songwriter Marc Cohn left his apartment in New York City to embark on a trip to Memphis, Tennessee.

His aim was to try and overcome his deep writer’s block and self-doubt, by changing his environment and injecting fresh creative inspiration into his life.