The Nashville plan, incidentally, has become recognized as perhaps the most acceptable and thus the most practical to put into effect in the troubled South.

The program has worked well in both Nashville and Houston.

Dean, who runs an asphalt road-surface-paving business in Nashville, has always shunned publicity and rarely accompanies her to any events.

In Nashville, P. T. Gazell has an influential style, as does Charlie McCoy, an American music harmonicist.

Nashville has a consolidated city – county government which includes six smaller municipalities in a two-tier system.

Since the 1970s, the city has experienced tremendous growth, particularly during the economic boom of the 1990s under the leadership of then-Mayor and later-Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen, who made urban renewal a priority, and fostered the construction or renovation of several city landmarks, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the downtown Nashville Public Library, the Bridgestone Arena, and LP Field.

Nashville has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with generally cool to moderately cold winters, and hot, humid summers.

In recent decades, due to urban development, Nashville has developed an urban heat island ( UHI ); especially on cool, clear nights, temperatures are up to warmer in the heart of the city than in rural outlying areas.

Nashville has the largest metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee, spanning 13 counties and,, had a population of 1, 582, 264.

Radio station WMOT-FM in nearby Murfreesboro has aided significantly in the recent revival of the city's jazz scene, as has the non-profit Nashville Jazz Workshop, which holds concerts and classes in a renovated building in the north Nashville neighborhood of Germantown.

Nashville has an active theatre scene, having several professional and community theatre companies.

Nashville has several arts centers and museums, including the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, the Tennessee State Museum, Fisk University's Van Vechten and Aaron Douglas Galleries, Vanderbilt University's Fine Art Gallery and Sarratt Gallery, and the Parthenon.

* The country music industry, which has strong ties to Nashville, Tennessee

Round 2: No candidate has an absolute majority in the first round ( this would be greater than 50 %), so Memphis and Nashville proceed to the next round, while Knoxville and Chattanooga are excluded.

Result: After round two Nashville has an absolute majority and is the winner.

There is no official headquarters of church although many of its biggest administrative offices are in Nashville, Tennessee and are physically located near Vanderbilt University ( which has historic Methodist ties but is no longer associated with the church ).

This is the case in the City and County of San Francisco, CA, and in the City and County of Philadelphia, PA. A similar arrangement is found in the " Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County " where the metropolis of Nashville has merged into the county of Davidson ( but, other than Nashville, a few municipalities-such as Belle Meade-still exist with some administrative functions ).

This makes Memphis the second largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed only by metropolitan Nashville, which has overtaken Memphis in recent years.

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925.

Chester Burton " Chet " Atkins ( June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001 ) was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.

The day after she graduated from high school in 1964, Parton moved to Nashville taking many traditional elements of folklore and popular music from East Tennessee with her.

At a time when television had not yet embraced country and Western music, Sullivan was adamant about featuring Nashville performers on his program.

In 1987, the couple moved to Nashville, and Brooks began making contacts in the music industry.

Although best known for its music, Nashville is a city filled with countless dining destinations.

Numerous music clubs and honky-tonk bars can be found in downtown Nashville, especially the area encompassing Lower Broadway, Second Avenue, and Printer's Alley, which is often referred to as " the District ".

Perhaps the biggest factor in drawing visitors to Nashville is its association with country music.

* " Nashville ", a song recorded by Stonewall Jackson and other country music singers

* Nashville !, a commercial music channel on XM Satellite Radio controlled by Clear Channel Communications

Orbison became one of the first recording artists to popularize the Nashville Sound, a trend of country and pop crossover music that used session musicians dubbed the A-Team: guitarists Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton, and Bob Moore ; pianists Floyd Cramer or Hargus " Pig " Robbins ; drummer Buddy Harman ; and backup vocals by the Jordanaires or the Anita Kerr Singers.

The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll states that the music Orbison made in Nashville " brought a new splendor to rock ", and compared the melodramatic effects of the orchestral accompaniment to the music production of Phil Spector.

Afterward, Austin moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career in country music.

The abbreviated show was a featured segment of Nashville Sings Woody, yet another tribute concert to commemorate the music of Woody Guthrie held during the Folk Alliance Conference.

In 1975, Altman made Nashville, which had a strong political theme set against the world of country music.

Memphis is the home of founders and establishers of various American music genres, including Memphis soul, Memphis blues, gospel, rock n ' roll, Buck, crunk, and " sharecropper " country music ( in contrast to the " rhinestone " country sound of Nashville ).

As it developed in importance, so did the city of Nashville, which became America's " country music capital ".

Functioning as a local history museum and as an international arts organization, the CMF, located at 222 Fifth Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, serves visiting and non-visiting audiences including fans, students, scholars, members of the music industry, and the general public.

The film takes a snapshot of people involved in the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee.

The downtown area of Nashville features a diverse assortment of entertainment, dining, cultural and architectural attractions.

Art, antique, and specialty shops, as well as galleries, restaurants, and entertainment venues, make up downtown Nashville, and many inns, rented cottages, and bed and breakfast establishments serve visitors.

Twitty lived for many years in Hendersonville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, where he built a country music entertainment complex called Twitty City.

The NMA is the only Nashville entertainment venue to host pop singer Michael Jackson.

In 1994, Gaylord Entertainment invested heavily in the renaissance of the entertainment district in downtown Nashville.

( Nashville Banner, April 27, 1948 ) The cave was the site of musical festivities and entertainment shows, which would host big bands like Benny Goodman's and Tommy Dorsey's.

Gossip around Nashville was that Akeman kept large amounts of cash on hand, even though he was by no means wealthy by entertainment industry standards.