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.
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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.
- 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.