Sep 15 2009
Walking in Nashville
While visiting Nashville Tennessee last weekend, we walked along Music Row in the downtown area. We walked beside the famous Ryman Auditorium and wished we could see inside but it was too late in the day and they were closed for tours. We continued our walk to the Country Music Hall of Fame which was also closed. You must get an early start if you want to visit the sights in Nashville. That is unless you want to listen to music and be part of the night life. The Ernest Tubbs Record Shop is a quaint shop that made me feel as if I went back in time. They have a great selection of hard to find country albums and tons of local live performance recordings as well. The walls are covered with old photos of country music’s finest recording artists. I loved learning that Loretta Lynn sang in that shop. She had to stand on a box so the fans at the front of the store would stop shouting that they were unable to see her.
5 Responses to “Walking in Nashville”
I hope you had fun even if you didn’t get to see some of the high points of Nashville. I was born in Chattanooga so we made frequent trips to Nashville and the Knoxville area, but I haven’t been there in years. It’s probably changed a lot since I was last there.
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I’m a bit odd when it comes to country music — I absolutely detest most of the new stuff, but love the likes of Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams Sr., that “outlaw country” stuff from the 1970s, etc.
Visiting the Ernest Tubb Record Shop is definitely something I’d like to do…
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This is an amazing walk if you are into the history of country music. What surprises me is how Nashville still plays such a huge roll in the genre. Motown for example left Detroit years ago for the coast.
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As much as I’ve traveled, and even passing through Tennessee twice, I’ve never stopped in Nashville.
It was a big opportunity we missed due to time constraints. Now that I’ve retired from the Military, we will have time to travel again;
Nashville is of course, on the top of our list!
I’m from the Chattanooga area and I have family located in Nashville. I always enjoy going to Nashville especially when I have time to go to a titans game.