Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970 Online Exhibit

FAIN: ZPP-283756-22

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville, TN 37203-4206)
Brenda Colladay (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

Creation of an online exhibition focusing on Black musicians’ contributions to Nashville music from 1945 to 1970.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will create and launch an online version of its award-winning past exhibition Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970, a major exhibit focusing on the impact of black musician’s contributions to Nashville becoming known as “Music City.” Though largely obscured, Nashville’s vibrant, pioneering R&B activity in the decades following World War II played a significant role in building Nashville’s worldwide reputation as a major music and creative hub. This online exhibit will allow the museum to continue to sustain its mission and reach larger and more diverse audiences through the delivery of free, engaging digital content.