You hear “Nashville” and the first thing that comes to mind is country music. Although I wouldn’t count myself as a big modern country music fan, I’m a “when in Rome” kind of person so I took the opportunity to sample of bit on my recent trip. Making things very easy for me was that it was the last day of the CMA Music Fest when I arrived. My plan for my first afternoon in Music City USA was a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum followed by hopping from stage to stage downtown to listen to a pretty solid lineup of free entertainment.
My one word of advice to the true country music fan when it comes to Nashville? “Go!” In particular, don’t miss the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. They had a host of interesting displays: the set from Hee Haw!, the black Trans Am from “Smokey and the Bandit” (not sure what that has to do with country music, but it’s pretty cool!), and this – a 24 karat gold leaf covered piano given to Elvis by Priscilla on their first anniversary:
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