Walk of Fame

Wayne County, Tennessee is full of rich country music history. Walk with the stars and learn more about the impact the area has had on shaping the history of country music.

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Walk of Fame

Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485, United States

Created By: South Central Tennessee Tourism Association

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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 the years and inspired a developing rich musical culture drawing from different genres.

As the line from the song Nashville Cats tells us - "Nashville Cats play country music when they're two" - and, as you take this tour, you will note that many Wayne County musicians began playing as preschoolers.

Enjoy the Wayne County Walk of Fame.

This tour is built from the bios from the book: "The Heritage Project: A Collection of Musical Talent in Wayne County, Tennessee by Anita Miller. You may purchase a copy of this book at the Wayne County Museum.

The Walk of Fame tour is narrated by Nashville Radio Personality, Josh Kuhn.


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Neal “Tywop” Jones was born on March 22, 1922 near Scotts Hill, Tennessee. He learned guitar as a boy, and first worked at the radio station WTJS Jackson in 1940 with Eddy Arnold and the Johnson Brothers. He relocated to WREC Memphis a... Read more
Ralph Davis was born on March 15, 1930 in rural Wayne County, Tennessee. He moved to Wayne County, Michigan in 1951. After being drafted into the army, Ralph was stationed in Missouri, playing western swing with a ten-piece band nightly. A... Read more
Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery is a songwriter, singer, musician, and Baptist minister. He was born on February 6, 1941, in Wayne County, Tennesee. He spent many years in the music industry as one of Nashville’s top songwriters and musici... Read more
Mark Collie is a singer, songwriter, actor, and advocate for diabetes research. His songs have been recorded by some of Country music’s most iconic recording artists including Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Aa... Read more
Loyd Howell was born in Waynesboro, Tennessee to a family of no great musical ambition. Beginning at the age of eight with a Gene Autry cowboy guitar, Loyd developed his music, first at the square dances in and around Waynesboro, then progr... Read more
While a successful singer in her own right, Melba Montgomery is perhaps best remembered in tandem with her string of duet recordings with the likes of George Jones, Charlie Louvin, and Gene Pitney. Born October 14, 1938, in Iron City, ... Read more
Glendon Davis was the youngest of the band of brothers "The Davis Brothers".  Their father, Percy played guitar in his living room, Uncle Vernon attended school in Waynesboro with Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery (guitarist in the George Jones Ba... Read more

 

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