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Our musical stops on the Civil Rights Trail

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Music put Nashville on the map. And specifically, it’s our music museums putting us on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail map.

Jefferson Street Sound Museum and the new Museum of Gospel and Christian Music have just been added to the must-see landmarks — joining the National Museum of African American Music. Today, we go for a trifecta, visiting all three in one hour.

This episode was produced by Blake Farmer and Mary Mancini.

Guests

  • Lorenzo Washington, founder, curator and president, Jefferson Street Sound Museum
  • Karen Coffey, vice president, Jefferson Street Sound Museum


  • Bill Jeffries, executive director, National Museum of African American Music
  • Romello Smith, artist relations and fan engagement, National Museum of African American Music
  • Jackie Patillo, Gospel Music Association
  • Doe, recording artist
  • Steve Gilreath, executive director, Museum of Gospel and Christian Music
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