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As the 1800s unfolded, Nashville grew to become a national center for music pub- lishing. The first around-the-world tour by a musical act was by the Fisk Jubilee Singers from Nashville’s Fisk University. Their efforts helped fund the school’s mission of educat- ing people who were formerly enslaved after the Civil War – and also put Nashville on the map as a global music center. In fact, upon playing for the Queen of England, the queen stated the Fisk Jubilee Singers must come from a “City of Music.” In the 1930s, not far from Fisk Universi- ty, Jefferson Street was quickly becoming a hub for entertainment, music, and nightlife. Speakeasies, supperclubs, dance halls, night- clubs, and more could be found along the popular road, home to Nashville’s rhythm and blues scene. In the 1960s, Jimi Hendrix and Billy Cox held a residency at Club Del Morocco on Jefferson Street, and Nashville is the city Jimi credits for teaching him how to really play. The 1960s also saw the likes of Otis Redding, Little Richard, Etta James (the live Etta James Rocks the House was record- ed at the New Era club in Nashville), and so many more play and sing in the clubs lining the street. Jefferson Street is credited with the emergence of Nashville’s R&B music. HISTORIC VENUES: The most famous music venue in Nashville, the Ryman Audito- rium, was built in 1892 when riverboat cap- tain Tom Ryman completed what was origi- nally named the ”Union Gospel Tabernacle”. When it opened it was the largest auditorium south of the Ohio River. It is nicknamed the “Carnegie Hall of the South” and attracts musicians and fans from all over the world. The Ryman has received Pollstar magazine’s prestigious “Theater of the Year” award seven times in the past ten years as the best audito- rium in the nation to experience live music. The Fisk Jubilee Singers were one of the first musical concerts in the building which was renamed in honor of Captain Ryman af- ter his death in 1904. The Ryman was managed by Lula Naff from 1904-1955 and she booked the top mu- sical acts of the era in the building including Marian Anderson, Caruso, Sandra Bernhardt, Louis Armstrong, John Philip Sousa, and Nat King Cole. It was Lula Naff in 1943 who brought the Grand Ole Opry (which started in 1925) into the Ryman every weekend where it stayed until 1974. Country Music Hall of Fame stars Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, and Elvis all performed at the Opry on the Ryman stage for the first time. In 1925, the establishment of radio sta- tion WSM and its launch of the broadcast that would be called the Grand Ole Opry further secured Nashville’s reputation as a musical center and sparked its durable nick- name of Music City. The Opry, still staged live every week, is America’s longest-run- ning radio show, in continuous production for more than 90 years. It ignited the careers of hundreds of country stars and lit the fuse for Nashville to explode into a geographic center for touring and recording. The mod- ern-day empire of Music Row, a collection of recording studios, record labels, enter- tainment offices, and other music-associated businesses, populates the area around 16th and 17th Avenues South. In December 1945 when Bill Monroe played his mandolin at the Ryman with Les- ter Flatt playing guitar, Chubby Wise on fid- dle and Howard Watts on bass a new musi- cal genre of bluegrass music were created on the famous stage. Banjo player Earl Scruggs later joined the group. Today the Ryman celebrates 125 years as one of the most famous concert venues in America where stars who normally play arenas and even stadiums perform in the 2,362-seat venue. The long list of famous Ry- man performers includes Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Paul Simon, The Foo Fighters, Aretha Franklin, Jack White, James Brown, Neil Diamond, and Diana Ross. The Ryman is also open for daily tours where visitors can stand on its famous stage, watch a film of the history of the building, view clothes of Opry performers, and see Ry- man memorabilia. HOW THE LEGACY CONTINUES: Nash- ville has also long been known as the “Song- writing Capital of the World.” Songwriters from all over the globe come to Music City to learn the art and share their passion for song- writing. The famous Bluebird Cafe showcas- es songwriters performing their original mu- sic in an intimate “in the round” setting that was created in Nashville and allows them to share the stories of the inspiration behind their songs. Nashville Songwriters Associa- tion International, NSAI, which fosters the art of songwriting and works to protect artists’ rights, is headquartered here. 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