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One thing we love about our home in Tennessee is being so close to Music City. Nashville is such a cool place, with tons of things to see and do every night of the week, the least of which is all of the live music that happens 365 days a year.
Nashville's Beginnings
Music has been a foundational part of this city since the beginning. When Nashville was settled in the late 1700s, there was plenty of buck dancing and fiddle playing in celebration. The famous frontier Davy Crockett became a folk hero because of his fiddle playing and his gift for storytelling.
Focus On Music
In the 1800s, Nashville kept much of its focus on music. The Nashville’s Fisk University was largely responsible for earning the city its “Music City” nickname. The school, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places, was created as a place to provide education to freed slaves after the Civil War. In order to raise money for this purpose, they put together the Fisk Jubilee Singers and sent them out as the first-ever international touring act. When they performed for the Queen of England, she allegedly said that the Fisk Jubilee Singers must have been from “Music City.”
Ryman Auditorium
Later, the Fisk Jubilee Singers performed in the Union Gospel Tabernacle, which was built in 1892. Today, this space is known as the Ryman Auditorium, or the Carnegie Hall of the South. In the first half of the 1900s, the Ryman Auditorium hosted some of the best musical acts of its time, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole. This list of notable performers over the years is almost too long to mention but includes almost anyone imaginable, from Johnny Cash to Elvis to Aretha Franklin.
Music City
Music is still quite alive and well in Nashville, Tennessee. Songwriters and musicians come to the city from all over the world to showcase their songs at the Bluebird Cafe or to form bands with other passionate performers. Whether you’re hoping to catch the symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center or see a free, live band on a Wednesday afternoon at Honky Tonk Highway, you’re guaranteed to have an amazing time in Nashville.
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