The King is in Nashville. And he’s performing every Monday night in May. A Tribute to the King takes you through six phases of Elvis Presley’s career with more than 30 songs and 5 costumes. It is a show that you cannot miss. You have to see Elvis in Music City – where he recorded more than 300 songs.
The Gospel Music Association is based right here in Music City. The GMA was founded in 1964 and is dedicated to supporting, promoting and celebrating gospel music of all kinds, including pop, rock, praise & worship, black gospel, R&B, hip hop, Southern gospel and country. They produce the GMA Dove Awards and IMMERSE each year. The Gospel Music Association Foundation preserves gospel music history and honors those music legends through the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. They’ve recently announced the newest class of inductees to the Hall of Fame: Aretha Franklin, Ricky Skaggs, Dallas Holm, The Hoppers, Love Song and Rex Humbard. The induction ceremony will take place on August 14, 2012 at Trinity Music City Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public. The GMA is in Music City.
http://www.gospelmusic.org/index.aspx
Get outside and smell the roses. The Nashville Music Garden is located at Walk of Fame Park, between the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Country Music Hall of Fame and Bridgestone Arena on the Music Mile. Much like the Walk of Fame pays tribute to the music that has made Music City, the Nashville Music Garden does so through the gorgeous display of more than 6 dozen varieties of roses and daylilies named in honor of the music and artists synonymous with Nashville. You can see roses like Coal Miner’s Daughter, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Kitty Wells, Little Jimmy Dickens, Reba McEntire, Patsy cline, Ring of Fire and Pretty Woman. Daylilies are named for Barbara Mandrell, Hank Williams, Leonard Bernstein and Nashville Ballet, among others. And this is the perfect time of year to see everything in bloom. So pretty. 2700 square feet of so pretty.
http://www.nashvillemusicgarden.com
“It [Nashville] is basically a city of songwriters and that’s what gives it it’s strength, that’s what gives it its lasting ability. You’ve got people making all different kinds of music and that’s what attracts me to Nashville as Music City.”
~ Emmylou Harris
The lovely lady plays the historic Ryman Auditorium tonight, May 11, 2012.
http://ryman.com/event/detail/interfaithdental.html
Imagine the atmosphere of a Bluebird show, but on top of a mountain at a glorious observatory. That’s Bluebird on the Mountain. For the ninth year, the Bluebird Cafe takes their world-renowned songwriter shows to Dyer Observatory for a series of summer concerts under the stars.
Lineup:
May 19 – Lionel Cartwright, Allen Shamblin, Chuck Cannon
June 16 – Tom Kimmel, Grace Pettis, Pierce Pettis
July 21 – Bluebird 30th Celebration
August 18 – Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Lori McKenna
September 22 – Shane McAnnally, Brandy Clark & TBA
October 6 – Sonny LeMaire, Clay Mills, Mark Selby, Tia Sillers
Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com – but they sell out, so get yours early!
Bring a blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic. Enjoy the music under the wide open night sky.
http://www.bluebirdcafe.com/2012/05/bluebird-on-the-mountain-2012/
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“People think it (Nashville) is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan was recorded there. A lot of great records; R&B records, jazz records. It’s a lot of great players and great studios.”
-Elvis Costello
Interview on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Music City Roots, Live From the Loveless Cafe, is a weekly concert and live radio show featuring 4-5 artists in 20-minute sets with short interviews for each. It’s broadcast live every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm, CT, from Loveless Cafe in Nashville. All facets of Nashville’s music scene are showcased, from country and Americana to more progressive music – providing an entertaining show for people of all tastes and age. Keith Bilbrey is the announcer and Jim Lauderdale usually serves as host. At the end of the night, all the acts take the stage together for one big Loveless Jam. Upcoming performers include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, David Mead, Delta Moon, Drivin N Cryin and so many more.
The show is live streamed every week on their website. Or you can get tickets and see the show in person!
