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Issue 1, 2019
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ROOTED BEGINNINGS
It’s no secret that Nashville is the international hub of country music.
Everyone from Willie Nelson to Miranda Lambert has called the Nashville
area home, and there’s a rich history to be discovered in just about any
pocket of town.
Historic RCA Studio B offers daily tours of its facility, which once
played host to the likes of Elvis Presley, Porter Wagoner, and Dolly Parton.
The studio is located on Music Row, a stretch of historic homes and build-
ings that still house the bulk of Nashville’s music industry offices.
There are sundry walking tours to explore even the city’s most hidden
musical landmarks. The two-hour Walkin’ Nashville: Music City Legends
Tour tells the story of how Nashville became Music City, and takes
visitors to the former sites of treasures from a bygone era, such as
Sho-Bud Steel Guitar Company, established by steel guitarists Harold
Bradley “Shot” Jackson and Buddy Emmons in 1965.
The Edison to iPod display at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum shows the
progression of music throughout the years.
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Though Bob Dylan made
Nashville
Skyline
famous with his 1969
critically acclaimed album, the
actual
Nashville skyline is popular in
its own right, greeting more than 14
million visitors to Music City every year.
RIGHT: The Country Music Hall of
Fame and Museum is also called
the “Smithsonian of country music”
because of its vast collection of
artifacts and recordings.