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COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO EXPLORE NASHVILLE'S PIONEERING AND INFLUENTIAL R&B HISTORY WITH EXHIBITION NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY RHYTHM & BLUES REVISITED

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the significance of Nashville's pioneering R&B scene and its important role in the city becoming a world-renowned music center with its latest exhibition. Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited is a 20th anniversary edition of the museum's award-winning original exhibit, which was featured in its galleries March 2004 through December 2005. The exhibit will include many of the same items and themes, as well as recently discovered artifacts and photographs. The exhibit, which is included with museum admission, opens Friday, April 26, and runs through September 2025. 

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  • Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited explores Nashville's R&B activity in the decades following World War II, spanning 1945-1970.
  • During this time, R&B reigned alongside country music in the city's clubs and studios, on radio and on nationally syndicated television.
  • In support of the exhibit, the museum is publishing a companion book, "Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited."
  • Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited will also be supported by additional public programs during the exhibit's run, presented in collaboration with other nonprofit partners.

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM® LAUNCHES NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE ONLINE EXHIBIT, HIGHLIGHTING NASHVILLE'S PIONEERING AND INFLUENTIAL R&B HISTORY

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has unveiled its newest online exhibition, Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, which is available to access for free on the museum's website. The multimedia exhibit explores the significant story of Nashville's vibrant and pioneering R&B scene and its important role in helping the city to become a world-renowned music center.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has unveiled its newest online exhibition, Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970 , which is available to access for free on the museum's website.
  • Night Train to Nashville explores Nashville's R&B activity in the decades following World War II.
  • During this time, R&B reigned alongside country music in the city's clubs and studios, on radio and on nationally syndicated television.
  • "The Night Train to Nashville story provides important context about how R&B played a vital role in Nashville becoming 'Music City,'" said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.