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Tennessee Music Guide

Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464, United States

Created By: South Central Tennessee Tourism Association

Tennessee Music Guide - Information

More songs are written, recorded, and played live here than anywhere else in the world. Tennessee Music Pathways connect you to the people, places, and events that shaped music history.

From the big cities to the small communities, this statewide program identifies, explains, and preserves the legacy of music in Tennessee. Be it a story of the past, a star of the present, or the promise of the future, Tennessee Music Pathways help you follow the music.


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Hardison Mill Homestead Hall began in 2005 as a 40' x 70' barn where Joey and Rory Feek first stored mowers and tractors, then became a sound stage to film their weekly tv show, then multiple television specials, and ultimately the concert ... Read more
The Homestead Festival is a two-day Homesteading and Music event held on Rory Feek’s historic farm outside Columbia, TN. It was created as a first-of-its-kind event connecting the art of homesteading alongside musical performances for ... Read more
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/manchester-bonnaroo-music-arts-festival One of the most iconic large-scale music festivals in the Nation. The four-festival features more than 150 artists on dozens of stages. ...
George Mark Collie was born in Waynesboro was was influenced by gospel, traditional country and rockabilly. He's a singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist who brought a rowdy, rockabilly edge to country music. His compositions have bee... Read more
Wayne County, Tennessee has a long history of gifted and notable singer/songwriters and musicians. Its convenient location between the famous Nashville, Memphis, and Muscle Shoals music centers, has drawn talented artist to the area over th... Read more
James D. Vaughan was a renowned gospel songwriter and publisher. He founded the Vaughan Music Company in Lawrenceburg, as well as WOAN, the first radio station licensed in Tennessee. WOAN broadcasted gospel music throughout the South until... Read more
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/lawrenceburg-crockett-theater Providing entertainment for more than 60 years with acts that have included Mother Maybelle Carter and the Carter Girls, this beautiful art-deco theater al... Read more
Burial site of James D. Vaughan James David Vaughan was an American music teacher, composer, song book publisher, the founder of the Vaughan Conservatory of Music and the James D. Vaughan Publishing Company.
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/point-of-interest/gospel-music-mural-whitney-herrington The Instagram-worthy art located on the outside wall of Society American Nosherie features angel wings and nods to the city's rich hist... Read more
Singer, songwriter, producer, attorney, educator and Fayetteville native Ed Townsend is famous for coproducing half of Marvin Gaye's 1973 album, Let's Get It On. Over the course of his career, Townsend wrote 250 published songs and had two ... Read more
Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer from St. James, Minn., who has traversed the globe performing bluegrass music to underwrite her insatiable songwriting habit. Her compositions can be heard on records... Read more
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/monteagle-live-music-mountain-smoke-house Each Friday & Saturday Night, hear live music from legendary as well as up-and-coming songwriters in the music room at the Smoke House Rest... Read more
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/pelham-bluegrass-underground The Bluegrass Underground concert series has a new home is what is billed as “the world's newest (and oldest) "performance hall.” Despite its name, this... Read more
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/bon-aqua-storytellers-museum-hideaway-farm Unique museum with various Johnny Cash and gospel connections housed in old general store once frequented by Cash. ...
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/point-of-interest/minnie-pearl-chicken-wire-statue In Centerville, the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl, is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.... Read more
On the beautiful historic Downtown Centerville Courthouse lawn, you can now sit and enjoy the view with Mini Pearl. 
Music Pathways Link: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/centerville-hickman-county-chamber-commerce-grinders-switch-center Located in Centerville, the showcases memorabilia, pictures and information about celebrities with ties to Hickman Cou... Read more
Burial site of Grady Martin Thomas Grady Martin was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly. A member of The Nashville A-Team, he played guitar on hits such as Marty Robbins' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Dau... Read more
Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, professionally known as Minnie Pearl, is one of the most recognizable artists in country music for 50 years. She developed comedic routines around her formative years in Centerville and those she met later in ... Read more
During his solo career, Mike Farris has crossed between rock, blues, soul, and gospel to bring a current sensibility to traditional Southern music. He was honored at the 2008 Americana Music Awards as New/Emerging New Artist of the Year Awa... Read more

 

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