. Nashville is a small city that feels more like a big town. It is situated along the banks of the Cumberland River in the center of the state of Tennessee. It is commonly known as “Music City USA” and as the world capital of Country Western Music.
Amateur country singers and musicians soon flocked to Nashville hoping for a chance to perform on the Grand Ole Opry and to gain fame and riches. The big commercial record producers in New York and Los Angeles at first ignored the hillbilly record market, so small record producers in Nashville began recording the country music stars. Today, country music is well accepted by the international music industry and nearly every major record producer now has an office and recording studio in Nashville. “Music City” has earned its name.
Country or “hillbilly” music was born in the 1920s soon after radio and records made it possible for local “folk” musicians to hear what their contemporaries were creating in other parts of the US. Country music was originally based on Scotch-Irish melodies and ballads that were popular at “barn dances” in many rural states. It soon became popular with millions of farmers and urban factory workers across the country.
Music City
Music Valley is accessible from downtown Nashville via a Cumberland River water taxi that lands at the Opryland dock. An old-fashioned show boat provides excursions, musical shows and dinner dance cruises from the same dock. Within walking distance of Opryland are a wax museum of country stars, a car museum, a toy museum and several clubs offering live country music entertainment.
In 1925, a small radio station in Nashville, Tennessee began broadcasting a radio program featuring live performances by country musicians. The hour-long Saturday night show followed a classical music show called the Grand Opera so it was quickly nicknamed “The Grand Ole Opry”. It was eventually relayed to radio stations across the country and was heard by millions of country music fans.
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