Nashville, TN became a national center for music publishing in the 1800s and the Ryman Auditorium - the “Carnegie Hall of the South” - was built in 1892. The first musical act to embark on a world tour came from (and was supported by) Fisk University, putting Nashville on the map as a global music center. The radio station WSM and its launch of the broadcast later called the Grand Ole Opry was established in 1925. The 1930s saw Jefferson Street transform into a lively hub for music and entertainment.
When rock & roll began stealing the global spotlight in the 1950s, the city's music industry developed the Nashville Sound genre to revive country music sales, replacing the rough honky tonk music that dominated the scene with smooth strings and choruses, sophisticated background vocals, and smooth tempos associated with traditional pop. Throughout the decades since, Nashville's music scene has evolved, morphed, and spun off several subgenres and styles of country music. With roots so deep, however, there will always be a certain sound associated with Music City, and this pack captures it.