Posts by Nashville History On Tour

WKRN 30 September 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Each Nashville neighborhood is different, but they all have one thing in common – they’re growing at rapid rates with businesses and residents. Some say the result of growth is a loss of “hometown” feel. Bob Bernstein is known to many as is the unofficial “Mayor of…

‘Haunted’ brings local history to life with immersive artistic experience By Amy Stumpfl The Tennessean13 October 2017 A nearly forgotten chapter of local history has inspired a unique immersive work that has pulled together some of Nashville’s most notable artists. Billed as a “Southern Gothic, site-responsive performance event,” “Haunted” features original music, dance and theatrical…

By Joey Garrison The Tennessean3 May 2017 The Metro Council took action late Tuesday to rename Capitol Boulevard in downtown Nashville after a Tennessee women suffragist who was key to women gaining the right to vote. The one-block street will now be known as Anne Dallas Dudley Boulevard, capping a push started by Nashville attorney and local…

Civil rights hero John Lewis receives historic surprise in Nashville By Jessica Bliss The Tennessean19 November 2016 John Lewis told stories of history. He talked of arrests and sit-ins and civil rights marches and beatings and death. And then a piece of his history — long since filed away in a windowless room in the…

Anne Dallas Dudley led suffrage movement By David EwingThe Tennessean27 April 2017 The events in Nashville on May 2, 1914, inspired a movement that changed Tennessee and America. On that day, 100 years ago, the women of Tennessee took to the streets and paraded for their right to vote. Almost 60 years before the brave,…

By Liz FieldsPBS16 December 2020 This month, America lost one of its great voices — one that broke barriers, record sales, and challenged genre standards, to forever alter the landscape of country music. Charley Pride was a man of many talents who started out in the world of baseball. But when his pitching arm eventually…

The Buck Reising Show104.5 The Zone25 August 2020 Time for our weekly walk down memory lane with Nashville Historian David Ewing, exploring the history of radio in Music City. Source: The Buck Reising Show Podcast