"How I Got to Memphis" is the shortened title used by American country music singer Bobby Bare, of a song whose full title is: "That's How I Got to Memphis" written by Tom T. Hall and which appears on his 1969 album: 'Ballad Of Forty Dollars & His Other Great Songs'. Bobby Bare's album This Is Bare Country was released in August 1970 and this track was taken from it as a single. Other performers of this song use the full title: That's How I Got to Memphis.

An uncredited review in Billboard called the song "potent Tom T. Hall material, delivered in one of Bare's finest performances."

Bobby Bare's version spent 16 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 3.

In late 1996, Deryl Dodd covered the song for his debut album One Ride in Vegas. The song was the album's second single. In place of a b-side, the single release contained album snippets.

Don Yates of Country Standard Time called Dodd's version of the song "impassioned".

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in 1996.

Dodd's version charted on Hot Country Songs for 20 weeks, peaking at number 36 in early 1997.

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