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

Jackie Shane

1940 - 2019

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 21, 2024

1. Jackie Shane Marker

Inscription.
Jackie Shane began her pioneering career as a transgender soul singer and musician on Jefferson Street during the 1950s. After moving to Canada, she helped create the Toronto Sound and had her first hit in 1962, "Any Other Way." Tired of others limiting her freedom to express her true self. Shane left the music industry at the height of her fame. She maintained a reclusive lifestyle in Nashville until 2017 when she released a Grammy-nominated compilation album, Any Other Way.

Jackie Shane grew up in the vibrant Jefferson Street music scene of the 1940s and 50s, which was anchored by venues like Club Del Morocco, located one block east of here. The club, along with many homes and businesses, was demolished during the urban renewal of the 1950s and 60s and the construction of Interstate 40. Image courtesy of the Jackie Shane Estate.

Erected 2024 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 266.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Entertainment • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 36° 10.081′ N,

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86° 49.017′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and 26th Avenue N, on the left when traveling west on Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2601 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, 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: Jefferson St. Music Scene (within shouting distance of this marker); Churches of Jefferson Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Club Baron (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Club Del Morocco (about 400 feet away); Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement (about

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 21, 2024

2. Jackie Shane Marker

500 feet away); Tennessee State University Athletics (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Dent (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tennessee State University NBA Players (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Additional keywords. LGBT, LGBTQ, 🏳️‍🌈

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 21, 2024

3. Jackie Shane Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.