The organization will choose between Detroit, Chicago, Nashville, Memphis and Jackson in the near future, although there's no development timescale in place.

Hall Of Fame founder LaMont Robinson says the museum would include a blues music experience centre "that will tell the history of blues through a timeline of photos, music, virtual reality and hologram exhibits." There will also be a library, 500-seat event room and a restaurant in the style of a juke joint. It could attract 250,000 visitors a year.