Music is said to be the universal language. The love of music of any kind can bring people together from all walks of life, from all around the world. Despite being a young nation, the US is home to many cities that transformed the music culture, both at home and abroad. This month, TrailBlazer takes a music road trip to some of the best music cities in the country.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
We’ll start with the city known as Music City, USA – Nashville, Tennessee. With revered country music institutions like the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium, more than 200 recording studios and live music venues up and down Broadway, the city’s popular
downtown thoroughfare, it’s no wonder Nashville is known as Music City. The nickname came about many years ago when David Cobb, an announcer for the city’s WSM radio station, called the city by that name on the air. The station regularly broadcasted popular live shows from the
Grand Ole Opry and had a farreaching listening population and the nickname just stuck. But if you ask around, you’ll find that Nashville has always considered itself a music hub, dating back when Tennessee congressman Davy Crockett (yes, that Davy Crockett) played live fiddle shows for the people of