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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: David Andersen: Ambassador of Music City\nEvent Url
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 bassador_of_Music_City\nEvent Date Begin: 2009-06-24\nEvent Date End: 2009
 -06-24\n\nLadies in pink straw cowboy hats\, Norwegian businessmen\, buses
  full of weekend tourists\, rainbow chasing dreamers&mdash\;every day brin
 gs an endless stream of visitors to Nashville\, Tennessee\, seeking an exp
 erience unlike anything other cities have to offer. They want to meet a sp
 ectacular musician or artist and shake their hand&hellip\;maybe get an aut
 ograph. They long to hear the local stories about their favorite legends o
 r what it's like to be &ldquo\;in the business.&rdquo\; They all want to e
 xplore American music and have a personal encounter with fame. Each and ev
 ery day\, strolling the hallowed halls of an &ldquo\;unbroken circle&rdquo
 \; or amid the stars that line the Walk of Fame\, ambling among the crowd 
 at large events or anywhere in Nashville where music is a cornerstone\, an
  immensely talented\, soft-spoken man in an understated suit and sunglasse
 s stands waiting to greet them with a warm smile and a song. He is David A
 ndersen\, the Ambassador of Music City. His mission is to give Nashville's
  visitors the authentic experience they seek.\nA child music prodigy reare
 d in Long Beach\, California\, Andersen could play music before he could t
 alk. An accomplished songwriter and proficient on multiple instruments\, a
 s a teen\, Andersen launched his music career when he walked barefooted in
 to Hollywood's Criterion Music office and requested studio work. Despite t
 his extraordinary entrance into the business\, Andersen became a session p
 layer\, working at United Audio\, A&M Studios\, Wally Heider\, Sound Facto
 ry\, Elektra\, Eldorado and Capitol Records Studios. While still a teen\, 
 he was signed by mogul Randy Wood and released his first record on Ranwood
  Records. His music also led him to the top L.A. clubs\, including the Gol
 den Bear and Whiskey a Go-Go\, and in the company of many elder statesmen 
 of the blues\, including Big Joe Turner\, Joe Houston\, Bobby Day\, Browni
 e McGhee and Sonny Terry. He has proudly held the audience of important mu
 sic people\, such as David Geffen\, Clive Davis and Les Paul and has share
 d the stage and opened shows for acts such as Jackson Browne\, Tom Waits\,
  Doc Watson and Bruce Springsteen. His musical travels eventually led Ande
 rsen to Nashville\, where he became a fixture at Slice of Life and Caf&eac
 ute\; 123.\nWhile Andersen could boast success on both the West Coast and 
 in Nashville\, Andersen's real focus is the music itself and the unique re
 lationship he enjoys with music fans. &ldquo\;The magic of music is in peo
 ple's response to it. I'm fulfilled only if I can touch their hearts. Rega
 rdless of where they are from or what language they speak\, music is unive
 rsal\, so I can always connect with them through my music. I want visitors
  to leave here inspired to enjoy music in whatever way works for them&mdas
 h\;learning to play\, listening to new genres or exploring the stories beh
 ind the music. My job as ambassador is to help them rediscover what they l
 ove about music.&rdquo\;\nAndersen has personally greeted more than one mi
 llion documented visitors while performing well over 2000 daily shows at S
 obro Grill in the lobby of the Country Music Hall of Fame (R)  and Museum 
 since it opened nearly a decade ago. Also a staple at Walk of Fame (R)  In
 ductions and Medallion Ceremonies\, CMA MusicFests and at the Union Statio
 n Hotel\, Andersen seems to be everywhere tourists flock or music matters.
  He's a celebrity without stardom\, yet he's been consistently recognized 
 by the media over the past seven years for his musical representation. He'
 s been called a &ldquo\;Nashville treasure\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;the face of M
 usic City\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;the Ambassador of pickin' and grinin'&rdquo\; 
 and even &ldquo\;a complement to the museum\, as interactive as any pushbu
 tton display.&rdquo\; &ldquo\;The comments that we receive from our guests
  and visitors only further solidify the fact that David enriches the visit
 or experience of thousands of people each year\,&rdquo\; says Jesse Goldst
 ein\, president of TomKats Inc. &ldquo\;His gentlemanly nature and musical
  talent are wonderful representations of the best qualities of Nashville. 
 We have many visitors who return to Sobro Grill at the Country Music Hall 
 of Fame just to see David.&rdquo\; Butch Spyridon\, president of the Nashv
 ille Convention & Visitors Bureau views Andersen as a wonderful asset to t
 ourism. &ldquo\;By shining a spotlight on some of Music City's most colorf
 ul places and famous landmarks\, David has conveyed to the word the unique
  character and creativity that makes this city so special.&rdquo\;\nWith A
 ndersen\, there are no formal &ldquo\;meet and greets&rdquo\; or autograph
  sessions\, no production techniques or backstage passes. He simply approa
 ches and begins his personal relationship with fans with a simple question
 : &ldquo\;What's your favorite song?&rdquo\; And he can always deliver. An
 dersen knows thousands of songs from many nations. He knows classic countr
 y\, modern country\, jazz\, rock and a host of national anthems.\nIn a sty
 le reminiscent of greats\, such as Chet Atkins\, Uncle Mavis and Earl Scru
 ggs\, yet completely his own\, pure tradition rolls from David's vintage E
 piphone as his fingers ripple effortlessly across the fretboard. He answer
 s requests with soft music that fills the air like an ethereal whisper fro
 m the past\, while Andersen continues his query&mdash\; &ldquo\;where you 
 are from\, what brings you Nashville and have you ever been here before?&r
 dquo\; If you have\, he probably remembers you. &ldquo\;As the Ambassador 
 of Music City\, I consider it part of my job to remember&hellip\;. I might
  not remember your name\, but I'll remember faces\, favorite songs or home
 towns.&rdquo\; Between songs\, he poses for photos\, signs autographs and 
 collects information from visitors in his own autograph book.\nAndersen en
 ds his courtship as simply as he begins. He leaves his new friends with hi
 s signature guitar pick and a challenge&hellip\;to remember why they came 
 to Nashville and to take time to enjoy the music they came here to find. H
 e is David Andersen\, and he is the Ambassador of Music City.\n\nStart tim
 e: Wednesday 10:00am - 11:00am
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