NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – During its peak, Jefferson Street had it all: business, education, and above all, entertainment. The street quickly became a haven for African Americans living in Nashville. ...
Zoom out. What’s this place all about? A small house museum on one of Nashville’s most historic streets, the Jefferson Street Sound Museum sort of looks and feels like someone’s house with their chock ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Music City is known for honkytonks and lower Broadway, but Nashville’s musical roots also extend to Jefferson Street. Lorenzo Washington, the founder of the Jefferson Street ...
When the names of legendary Black music communities are cited, you often and immediately hear about places in Harlem, Chicago, Philadelphia or Detroit, and such sites as Beale Street in Memphis or ...
While the importance of Jefferson Street in American musical history is better known today than it was in past decades, there remain those unaware that in its prime the street was the center of ...