In the last half of the 1800s, the Welsh in America published books in their native language at a time when it was illegal to do so in Great Britain. Coal Creek miners Rees R. Thomas and his son David R. Thomas donated a rare collection of those . . . — — Map (db m102333) HM
One of the oldest continuously operating community theatres in the Southeastern United States. Oak Ridge Playhouse began in 1943 as the Little Theatre of Oak Ridge when the city was being built for the World War II top-secret Manhattan Project. The . . . — — Map (db m176893) HM
On March 5, 1963, at 30 years of age, country singer Virginia Patterson Hensley, better known as Patsy Cline, along with her manager, Randy Hughes, and fellow Grand Ole Opry stars, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas, were killed in a plane crash in . . . — — Map (db m184907) HM
Gospel music publisher and hymnodist Robert Emmett (R.E.) Winsett composed many sacred songs, “Jesus Is Coming Soon” being the most well known, but his reputation rests more upon his publishing endeavor. The R. E. Winsett Publishing Company produced . . . — — Map (db m153659) HM
When you read about the history of the beginning of the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library as well as exploring all of its historical house portions on Ocoee Street, someone might think that the Library is nothing more than a collection of old . . . — — Map (db m184258) HM
A building on this site housed the Lee College Music Department from 1947 to 1995; it was replaced by the current School of Music building on Parker Street. The building was two stories, a long rectangular structure with a single hallway from the . . . — — Map (db m227452) HM
This historical marker is placed as a memorial to The Sousa Band Grand Concert
January 30, 1906
Craigmiles Opera House
Cleveland, Tennessee
presented
October 11, 2004
by
Lee University
Dr. Paul Conn, President
Lee University Wind . . . — — Map (db m208274) HM
Growing up in LaFollette, Howard Armstrong's love of music developed early. His talents as an artist led to a legendary 80 year career as a singer, painter, and musician. In 1990, Howard was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, and named a Master . . . — — Map (db m130949) HM
A keeper of the African American string-band tradition, Howard Armstrong was a multi-instrumentalist with a very extensive repertoire. He was also a multilinguist, painter, and teller of folk tales and anecdotes drawn from his long life and career. . . . — — Map (db m233100) HM
Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), author of the classic Democracy in America, and Gustave de Beaumont (1802-1866) spent four frigid days and nights, December 12-16, 1831 at Sandy Bridge, now Hollow Rock. The postmaster, Zephaniah Harris, and . . . — — Map (db m52647) HM
This site was a portion of the property that was home for Hotel Olive built in 1889 and later burned in 1930. E.H. & Lida Mai Edwards built the service station on the property in 1935 that remained a functioning service station for the downtown area . . . — — Map (db m179644) HM
"Gandy dancer" is a term that came to be used for the laborers who built and maintained railroad tracks prior to the mechanization of most of those tasks. The origin of the term is uncertain, although some suggest that it referred to the movement . . . — — Map (db m184189) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Built in 1913 after fire destroyed the previous Court House. Portions of the Buford Pusser movie, "Walking Tall" were filmed in and around this Court House and Chester County. — — Map (db m168746) HM
The first artist to successfully and consistently blend country and pop music into a new hybrid, Eddy Arnold was a pioneer of what became known as "the Nashville Sound." He introduced country music to a broad audience, registering 37 pop hits and . . . — — Map (db m174337) HM
Born in a house which stood just across the creek, on Dec. 5, 1901, she was educated at Ward Belmont College, in Nashville, and after further musical study in Washington and New York, she became one of the outstanding operatic sopranos of her day. . . . — — Map (db m40736) HM
The South is a land that has known sorrows; it is a land that has broken the ashen crust and moistened it with tears; a land scarred and riven by the plowshare of war and billowed with the graves of her dead; but a land of legend, a land of song, a . . . — — Map (db m24167) HM
Now the city s regional Fine Arts Center, sisters Jennie and Affa Baillet and their parents lived and worked here beginning in the 1870's. Jennie was an artist [illegible] and the family operated a millinery store downtown. They watched much . . . — — Map (db m172400) HM
Jane (Jennie) Baillet
1834 - 1918
Emma Adell Baillet
1838 - 1926
Affa Ann Baillet
1850 - 1934
This house was the home of Jane, Emma, and Affa Baillet whose family purchased the property . . . — — Map (db m81379) HM
Robert H. "Bob" White was born in Crockett County 10 miles west of this site. He served 15 years as Tennessee's first official State Historian. He had previously served as a college teacher and a consultant to many departments of state government as . . . — — Map (db m52977) HM
With 1874 land grants, Needham Moore, D.H. James, and James Alexander Cox, all descendants of Moses Cox, for whom Coxville was named, the original — trustees established the Cox's Chapel Church of Christ and Cemetery. All three are interred here . . . — — Map (db m180305) HM
A world-class vocalist and actress, Crossville, Tennessee, native Mandy Barnett has been called "a song's best friend” for her interpretive skill and devotion to classic country, R&B, and popular standards.
Barnett's formidable talents and . . . — — Map (db m182677) HM
This is the "dream house" of country music icon Patsy Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley in 1932. Roy Acuff offered her a job by the age of 16, but she opted to sing with a local group back home in Winchester, Va. She changed her name in 1953 . . . — — Map (db m146002) HM
In 2006, archaeologists discovered a slave cemetery at the site of a new subdivision on the former Ingleside plantation that once adjoined The Hermitage.
This cemetery likely held the remains of the enslaved from not only Ingleside, but also . . . — — Map (db m182548) HM
Stone Hall and the cabin Eversong on the Stones River are situated on land that
before white settlers came was Native American Indian hunting grounds controlled
primarily by the Cherokee, but also used by the Shawnee and Chickasaw. . . . — — Map (db m147665) HM
In 1943, with a $1000 loan from a friend, Douglas G. Odom, Sr., his wife Louise, and their children - Doug Jr., Richard, Judy, and June - started a four-hog a day sausage business. Before selling the company in 2012, the three generation . . . — — Map (db m147698) HM
This stone, Monterey-style house was built in 1925 and purchased in 1952 by “Mr. Country,” Carl Smith, just weeks before his marriage to June Carter, of the famed Carter Family. The farm remained home to June and daughter Carlene . . . — — Map (db m147478) HM
On the site of this house was home of John Haywood, a Supreme Court Justice in North Carolina. Founder (1820) of the Antiquarian Society, forerunner of the Tennessee Historical Society and author of the basic histories of the state, he is known as . . . — — Map (db m182312) HM
This Dogwood tree was planted at Opryland on
November 28, 1973 as a living memorial to one of
the Opry's finest comedic banjo players,
Dave "Stringbean” Akeman and his wife
Estell Akeman. On November 10, 1973, Akeman
and Estell tragically . . . — — Map (db m201082) HM
Roy Acuff (1903-1992), known as the "King of Country Music", reigned over the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years. Acuff was known for his heartfelt and sincere style of country music. His hits included "Pins and Needles", "Beneath That Lonely Mound of . . . — — Map (db m201081) HM
Berger Building
In 1926, Samuel W. Berger hired local architect
Ozrow J. Billis to design this stylish building
outfitted with colorful glazed terra cotta
tiles. Berger was a Hungarian immigrant
and one of the city's leading retail . . . — — Map (db m183243) HM
In December 1945, Grand Ole Opry star Bill Monroe and his mandolin brought to the Ryman Auditorium stage a band that created a new American musical form. With the banjo style of Earl Scruggs and the guitar of Lester Flatt, the new musical genre . . . — — Map (db m24069) HM
Nashville insurance executive Edwin W. Craig launched radio station WSM on October 5, 1925 and made plans for a radio program called the "Barn Dance,” which first aired on November 28, 1925. WSM program director George D. Hay renamed the "Barn . . . — — Map (db m147728) HM
Distinguished poet, critic, novelist, and teacher. Born in Nashville; Hume~Fogg graduate 1931; Vanderbilt bachelor's and master's degrees.
Served in U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII. Wrote about losses of war and childhood innocence.
Poet Laureate . . . — — Map (db m147724) HM
[Top plaque]
Ryman Auditorium
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
2001
National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m181432) HM
The tallest office building in Nashville was purchased from American General Life and Accident Insurance Company by the State of Tennessee on January 3, 1994.
It was originally built in 1970 as the National Life Center, home of the National Life . . . — — Map (db m166570) HM
Thomas G. Bradford was one of the first publishers in Nashville publishing an early newspaper, the Nashville Citizen, and many of the city's earliest books of prose and music. — — Map (db m206246) HM
A prominent riverboat captain and Nashville businessman, Thomas Ryman was known for his generous contributions of time and money to the construction of the Union Gospel Tabernacle. In 1904, the Tabernacle was renamed the Ryman Auditorium in his . . . — — Map (db m61941) HM
In 1925 Tennessee, Davidson County, and Nashville dedicated the War Memorial Auditorium as an enduring tribute to their sons ad daughters who served the nation on land, sea, and in the air during the First World War. The division of history of the . . . — — Map (db m147726) HM
Rev. Thomas Brown Craighead settled this land in 1795. He was a prominent Presbyterian minister and founding father of Davidson Academy, now known as Cumberland College. Mr. A.W. Johnson, a wealthy local merchant, purchased the property from . . . — — Map (db m166580) HM
Founded in 1866 under the direction of Rev. Randall B. Vandavall, First Baptist Church East Nashville built this Classical Revival building between 1928 and 1931, during the height of Rev. W.S. Ellingson's career. Nashville artist Francis Euphemia . . . — — Map (db m145790) HM
Will Edmondson, born about 1883 of former slave parents in the Hillsboro area of Davidson County, worked as a railroad and hospital laborer until 1931, when he began his primitive limestone carvings. Working without formal training, he produced . . . — — Map (db m147165) HM
On this site, William Edmonson (1874-1951) created renowned limestone sculptures in an open-air studio next to his home. In 1937 he became the first African American to earn a solo show at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Born in rural Davidson . . . — — Map (db m162450) HM
This building, completed in 1889, was the first gymnasium built at any predominantly black college in the United States. In 1949, it was rededicated as an art gallery and named in honor of Carl Van Vechten, a New York music critic, author, . . . — — Map (db m4507) HM
Ella Sheppard, an original Fisk Jubilee Singer, lecturer and teacher, was born on February 4, 1851. She entered Fisk in 1868, and was selected to join the group of nine singers that set out on October 6, 1871 to raise funds to save the school. She . . . — — Map (db m62508) HM
In 1871 Fisk University, established for emancipated African Americans in 1866, faced closure due to financial exigency. George Leonard White, the school's treasurer and music teacher, organized a small choral group composed of student singers, . . . — — Map (db m151700) HM
Fisk University, founded in 1866 by the American Missionary Association, was chartered in 1867 to provide higher education for men and women regardless of race. Named for General Clinton B. Fisk, assistant commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau for . . . — — Map (db m4510) HM
Erected in 1876, Jubilee Hall was the first permanent structure built on the Fisk University campus. Named for Fisk's world-famous Jubilee Singers, this Victorian Gothic structure is sometimes called "frozen music." Jubilee Hall is a National . . . — — Map (db m4148) HM
(Obverse): In 1937 this Victorian-style house became the home of John W. Work III. A teacher and composer for 39 years, he served his alma mater by enriching the Fisk musical traditions. Director of the Jubilee Singers, Work III, a serious . . . — — Map (db m5509) HM
The Little Theatre, circa 1860, is the oldest structure on the Fisk University campus. Erected as part of a Union Army hospital barracks during the Civil War, it was known as the "Railroad Hospital." The interior was remodeled for use as the Fisk . . . — — Map (db m4506) HM
Recognized during his lifetime primarily as a chemist, teacher, and administrator at Fisk University, Thomas W. Talley (1870- 1952) was also Tennessee's first African-American folklorist. A native of Bedford County, he began collecting folk songs . . . — — Map (db m5507) HM
1868 — Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
1963 — Died in Accra, Ghana
1885 — Great Barrington High School
1888 — Fisk University, A.B.
1890 — Harvard University, A.B.
1892 — Harvard University, M.A.
1893 — University of Berlin . . . — — Map (db m182182) HM
At this site lived Arna W. Bontemps, one of the most prolific contributors to the Harlem or Negro Renaissance. From 1943 to 1965, Bontemps, an award-winning poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, historian, editor, and author of children's books, . . . — — Map (db m4959) HM
This Dutch Colonial house was built in 1931 for James Weldon Johnson. He served as U.S. Consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua, editor of the New York Age, and field secretary of the NAACP. Johnson's poem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," set to music by his . . . — — Map (db m4520) HM
The Alfred Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University
When photographer and art collector Alfred Stieglitz passed away in 1946, his wife, artist Georgia O'Keeffe, arranged the transfer of 97 works from his collection to Fisk University. The . . . — — Map (db m207834) HM
Less than five years after its creation, Fisk University was struggling financially, so in 1871 the school sent a nine-member student chorus on a fundraising tour of the northeasten United States. However, small audiences, meager donations, and the . . . — — Map (db m213246) HM
William J. Faulkner, a Congregational minister, folklorist and author, lived at this site from 1935 to 1947. He served as Fisk University's Dean of Men from 1934 to 1942 and as Dean of the Chapel from 1943 to 1953, During his tenure, he reorganized . . . — — Map (db m147901) HM
Francis Craig, noted composer and bandleader, was born in Dickson, Tennessee on September 10, 1900, the son of
Methodist minister Robert James Craig and Fannie Frost Craig. At age ten, he played the piano by ear. In 1919,
Mr. Craig entered . . . — — Map (db m174707) HM
In this house, the home of James M Frank, The Fugitives, one of the most influential groups of poets and critics of the twentieth century, met regularly from 1920 to 1928.
This marker was placed here by Vanderbilt University.
November . . . — — Map (db m173796) HM
As a musician and a lifelong resident of Nashville, Cox formed the King Casuals with Jimi Hendrix and played the Jefferson Street club scene for many years. As a bassist and close friend of Jimi Hendrix, Cox went on to tour with The Jimi Hendrix . . . — — Map (db m209155) HM
Bobby Hebb, a Nashville native and lifelong resident, made his stage debut on his third birthday, July 26, 1941 at the Bijou Theater. Hebb would go on to write hundreds of songs, the most notable of which "Sunny" has been covered by the likes of . . . — — Map (db m208982) HM
Jefferson Street developed as a vibrant African-American commercial district in the late-19th and early-20th century. As Fisk University, Tenn. A&I (Tenn. State Univ.) and Meharry Medical College grew, more restaurants, shops and music venues . . . — — Map (db m147885) HM
Ernie Young became a part of the Nashville music scene at an early age while supplying records for jukeboxes that he operated around the city. When records were taken off the jukeboxes, he sold them at his record store. Ernie's Record Mart at 177 . . . — — Map (db m208989) HM
On October 6, 1871, George L. White, Fisk Treasurer and music professor, took a nine-member choral ensemble of students on tour to earn money for the University. Jubilee Day is celebrated annually on October 6th to commemorate this historic day. One . . . — — Map (db m209157) HM
While studying at Tennessee State University, Blanton switched from the violin to the string bass and started playing with the Tennessee State Collegians. Just two years later, in 1939, he joined Duke Ellington's orchestra and quickly became one of . . . — — Map (db m208987) HM
Nashville, of course, is known for its music, but one area of the city's music heritage is today all but forgotten. Up through the 1960s, North Nashville was home to a vibrant jazz and blues scene, with a number of clubs lining Jefferson St. In . . . — — Map (db m213250) HM
Work attended Fisk University, where he organized singing groups and studied Latin and history, graduating in 1895. He took an appointment as a Latin and History instructor at Fisk in 1904. In 1890 he began working with his wife and brother . . . — — Map (db m209153) HM
John Wesley Work III began his musical training at The Fisk University Laboratory School, attended Fisk High School and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Fisk University in 1923. After graduating, he attended the Institute of Musical Arts in . . . — — Map (db m209114) HM
Johnny Jones has his first gig in the 1950's and by the 1960's had moved back to his native Tennessee. While in Nashville, he played with the King Casuals and served as a mentor to Jimi Hendrix. he also served as a member of the house band for the . . . — — Map (db m210770) HM
Mandisa Hundley earned her Bachelors degree in vocal performance from Fisk University where she was a member of the Jubilee Singers. In 2006, she was a finalist on FOX's American Idol. After the Idol tour, she was signed by Sparrow Records. Her . . . — — Map (db m208988) HM
Mr. Jarrett is a legendary songwriter, producer and record label owner who helped make Nashville a soul music hub to rival Memphis, Chicago and Detroit in the 1950's and 1960's. In 1951 he became a dee-jay for Nashville's WSOK, one of the country's . . . — — Map (db m209149) HM
The Fairfield Four is a gospel group that has existed for over 80 years. They started as a trio in Nashville's Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921. They were designated as National Heritage Fellows in 1989 by the National Endowment for the Arts. In . . . — — Map (db m209156) HM
Ann, Regina, Deborah and Alfreda make up Nashville's Mccrary Sisters. They are the daughters of Reverend Sam McCrary, a member of the Legendary a cappella gospel group the Fairfield Four. The sisters began their careers as children singing in their . . . — — Map (db m209152) HM
The Aristocrats were formed in the fall of 1946. The 100-piece marching band took to the field at Tennessee State University and a tradition of excellence was born. The marching band has developed into a premier university band known for it's . . . — — Map (db m209158) HM
Nashville's WLAC made it's first broadcast in 1926 but it was 1946, when disc jockey Gene Nobles first played a stack of R&B and jazz records on the air when the station became legendary. From that night forward, WLAC's 50,000-watt clear signal . . . — — Map (db m209151) HM
From the mid 1800s, when it was just a footpath between Hadley Plantation and the Cumberland River, to present day, Jefferson Street has been the heart and soul of Nashville's African American community. Heritgae Plaza and the Heritage Walk . . . — — Map (db m214914) HM
From the 1940s to the early 1960s. Jefferson Street was one of America's best-known districts of jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues. Famous African-American musicians played repeatedly in the many clubs. Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix. Ray Charles. . . . — — Map (db m147915) HM
Owen and Harold Bradley operated a one-story,
concrete block film and recording studio located
behind this Hillsboro Village storefront from
1953-1955. "Queen of Country Music” Kitty Wells, bluegrass legends Bill Monroe and the Stanley . . . — — Map (db m163031) HM
A public-private partnership between the Hillsboro-West End Neighborhood Association and the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation
David Briley, Mayor
Burkley Allen, Metro Council Representative, District 18
Monique Odom, . . . — — Map (db m203038) HM
After success in Memphis with Sun Records, "Cowboy" Jack Clement founded Jack Clement Recording Studios in 1969, producing and writing for artists such as Johnny Cash and Charley Pride. It was the first facility of its kind in Nashville, with . . . — — Map (db m76355) HM
Music is the backbone of Jefferson Street, and during the 1940's, 50's and 60's it became a thriving mecca for the R&B scene. Everything from speakeasies to grand nightclubs, supper clubs, and dancehall were interspersed with elegant cafes, ice . . . — — Map (db m207838) HM
Earl Scruggs was the most influential and most imitated banjo player in the world. On December 8, 1945. He joined Bill Monroe's band and helped give birth to bluegrass music when he introduced his innovative and exciting 2-finger style of playing . . . — — Map (db m163420) HM
Clarence Eugene “Hank” Snow purchased this Madison home with his wife Minnien in 1950, not long after his appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. He was one of the first musicians in the United States to build and use a home studio. Snow’s band, the . . . — — Map (db m234768) HM
A self-described poor boy from Sneedville, Tennessee in references to his early years. Jimmy (James H.) Martin was dubbed "The King of Bluegrass Music" during the 1970's. A major force in defining and establishing the music's so-called "High . . . — — Map (db m224795) HM
Louise Scruggs was the first female artist manager and booking agency in the history of country music. Born Anne Louise Certain, she grew up as an only child on a farm near Lebanon, Tennessee. At age seven, she asked for, and received, a toy . . . — — Map (db m163460) HM
About 100 yards east stood Waverly, the home of A.W. Putnam, a writer and historian. The house was named for the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Putnam sold Waverly in 1858, and in 1887 the land was conveyed to a real estate syndicate — the . . . — — Map (db m147528) HM
From comedy to tragedy, opera to rock, acting classes to dance recitals, the performing arts have had a home in Centennial Park from the beginning.
Concerts and theatrical events in the park are popular today, but before most homes contained a . . . — — Map (db m182158) HM
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), an organization that collects performance royalties for songwriters and music publishers in all genres of music, opened its doors in New York in 1940. BMI was the first performance rights organization to represent what . . . — — Map (db m60229) HM
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, . . . — — Map (db m147532) HM
RCA Records established a recording studio in this building in Novemeber 1957, with local offices run by guitarist-producer Chet Atkins. Its success led to a larger studio, known as Studio A, built next door in 1964. Studio B recorded numerous hits . . . — — Map (db m81463) HM
One of Nashville's oldest streets, Elliston Place was a popular commercial corridor by 1930. Elliston Place Soda Shop opened in 1939. In 1971 Owsley Manier and Brugh Reynolds
opened the listening-room style music venue Exit/In, named for its main . . . — — Map (db m158328) HM
CREATING A SPOTLIGHT: TELLING MUSIC'S STORY
PLA Media has placed major record and Independent artists in the spotlight since the 1980s with campaigns that include media coverage, special events and promotions. The award- winning company also . . . — — Map (db m234411) HM
Belmont Church and Koinonia Coffeehouse
Koinonia (Greek for 'fellowship') Coffeehouse opened in 1973 with artists such as Dogwood, Fireworks and Brown Bannister boldly sharing their faith through contemporary music. It became a destination . . . — — Map (db m147530) HM
In 1955, brothers Owen and Harold Bradley built a recording studio in the basement of a house on this site. They added another studio here in an army Quonset Hut, producing hits by Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Brenda Lee, Marty Robbins, Sonny James, and . . . — — Map (db m59523) HM
Nashville country music stardom attracted
many performers, songwriters and producers
from nearby Mississippi, from Jimmie Rodgers to Tammy Wynette, Charley Pride, Moe Bandy and Faith Hill. Mississippians Elvis Presley,
Conway Twitty, Bobbie . . . — — Map (db m160771) HM
1225, 1227, 1301, 1303, 1305 16th Avenue South
Before Music Row
Long before becoming Music Row, this land belonged to Judge Oliver Hayes, father of Adelicia Hayes who built Belmont Mansion. By the early 20th century, this area had . . . — — Map (db m147548) HM
For National Life and Accident Insurance Company, in 1925, George D. Hay inaugurated the WSM "Barn Dance" radio show that became the "Grand Ole Opry.
When constructed at Brentwood in 1932, WSM's 878-foot radio tower was North America's tallest. — — Map (db m218428) HM
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