Read the latest news from the Birthplace of Country Music.
Nearly 90 years after Ralph Peer ran a newspaper advertisement seeking regional musicians to sing for Victor Company’s new recording machine, the States of Tennessee and Virginia are putting out […]
The Birthplace of Country Music is calling on musicians from the region and beyond to enter their version of the Tennessee Ernie Ford hit “16 Tons” in a music contest. […]
The Birthplace of Country Music is proud to announce that John McFee of The Doobie Brothers will join bandmate John Cowan for the winter edition of the Friends of […]
Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited Competing in Round One Nominations for The Grammys Since its release in May of this year, Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited […]
During Halloween week, both kids and adults can come by the Birthplace of Country Music Museum to hear spooky and music-related local tales. On Wednesday, October 28, at 6:30pm, join Leon Overbay, […]
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