Midtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Music Row

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Music Row Marker

Inscription. The heart of Nashville's music business, Music Row began in 1955, when Owen Bradley opened the Quonset Hut, the first recording studio here. In 1957, Chet Atkins opened RCA's studio at the corner of 17th and Hawkins. Other studios, publishing houses, and record labels including Columbia, Epic, Decca, Warner Bros, Capitol, and Curb followed with offices here. Street names were changed in 1975 to Music Square East and West.

Erected 2016 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. Donated by Mike Curb Family Foundation. (Marker Number 156.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 36° 9.114′ N, 86° 47.52′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Midtown. It is at the intersection of Division Street and Buddy Killen Circle, on the right when traveling east on Division Street. Marker located in

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Owen Bradley Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Music Square E, Nashville TN 37203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: BMI (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); RCA Studio B (about 800 feet away); Bradley Studios (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Edgehill Community (approx. ¼ mile away); Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse / Contemporary Christian Music (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wallace University School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Celebration of Scarritt in Nashville (approx. half a mile away); Saint Thomas Hospital (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Music Row Marker

Buddy Killen Circle and "Musica" statue in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 831 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.