The road to memphis is a historical fiction novel written by mildred d taylor it was first published in 1990 by penguin it is the fourth book in the saga following . The road to memphis is a documentary directed by richard pearce the film follows the career of blues musician bb king it features performances by bb king bobby . The road to memphis has 2756 ratings and 127 reviews erin said i must say that as an adult these books are much much harder to read i guess its becau