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To mark the launch of the online exhibition Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, the Museum will host a concert and conversation featuring performances by key members of the Nashville soul music scene of the 1960s including Levert Allison of the Fairfield Four, Jimmy Church, Peggy Gaines Walker, Frank Howard, and Charles “Wigg” Walker, along with Universal Music Group Nashville’s contemporary recording duo The War and Treaty. Some of the musicians will also share their memories of the city’s vibrant R&B community, which included pioneering television shows (Night Train, The!!!!Beat), influential radio stations (WLAC, WSOK, WVOL), and venerated Black music venues (New Era Club, Club Del Morocco, Club Baron).
The Museum’s Michael Gray and Dr. Bryan Pierce from the National Museum of African American Music will join the discussion. Presented in support of the online exhibition Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970.
Program in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music.
Night Train to Nashville is an online exhibit where you can discover the how Nashville’s vibrant, pioneering R&B community played a significant role in building Music City’s worldwide reputation.
Source: Official Website
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FREE Admission and Open to the Public.
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LOCATION
224 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203
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