Nashville Demystified

We are in the middle of a miniseries called Music City Tales From the 1980s, and this is a companion episode that goes deeper into some of the stuff we covered in last weekâ€s exploration of Lower Broad. Next week weâ€ll run part two of that episode, but for now weâ€re going to talk a bit about sex work during the Civil War and then weâ€re going to share some unbelievable tales about The Classic Cat II, what was, until the late 90s, Nashvilleâ€s longest running—and probably most storied—strip clubs.

The Curious Case of Nashvilleâ€s Frail Sisterhood by Angela Serratore

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This week we embark on a two part look at Lower Broad; starting with how the area went from being the sort of place most folks didn’t engage with after dark to becoming a budding tourist destination.

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Today we talk with the wonderful Carlene Carter. This is not an official installment of Music City Tales from the 1980s, though itâ€s strongly related. Letâ€s say that itâ€s a companion episode.

Carlene Carter is a legendary singer with a career that spans over four decades. She has released a dozen albums on her own, and she has recorded as a member of The Carter Family . Over the past few years she has collaborated extensively with John Mellencamp.

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In March of 1983, WSM launched The Nashville Network, TNN for short. It was an entire television network devoted to country music and programming, and largely produced at Gaslight Studios at Opryland USA. Today we look at how televisions show like Hee Haw, and a phenomenon called “The Rural Purge” made all of this possible. We also look at how Fan Fair, a country music fan convention and festival, grew exponentially throughout the decade that brought us The Goonies and Baby Jessica.

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