The Music Row neighborhood is primarily known for being home to a concentration of the biggest music record labels and studios. Of course, most of them belong to the country industry – after all, this is Nashville. It is this location that has ensured the city’s status as one of the music capitals of the world. A walk along Music Row will be interesting not only for country music fans, because there is a special atmosphere here, very reminiscent of New Orleans. This impression is reinforced by the absence of high-rise buildings – only low-rise buildings, between which are installed a variety of sculptures on the theme of music. Music Row is also known for a large number of atmospheric and very cozy restaurants, bars and pubs.
History of Music Row
Developed in the 1950s, Music Row is considered to be the center of the city’s entertainment industry. The neighborhood was privatized by music industry firms after WSM announcer Devid Cobb called Nashville “Music City, USA” during a broadcast in 1950. When the nickname became a household name, the town was quickly transformed into one of the nation’s premier music recording and publishing centers. After signing a contract with Elvis Presley, RCA Victor notified them of the need for an affiliate in the eastern panhandle. They converted Nashville and built the historic RCA Studio B, which played an important role in the career of many legendary musicians. Owen Bradley, WSM’s in-house pianist, and RCA studio manager Chet Atkins were instrumental in the development of the “Nashville Sound”, a smooth and sophisticated crossover style of kantrí music on Music Row in the mid-1950s that evolved into a fusion of kantrí music and soft rock known as kantrí-pop.
Along with radio stations and music venues, the neighborhood is a place for recording studios, publishing houses, music licensing firms and other organizations, such as video production companies, that cater to the music industry. As a result, Music Row is synonymous with the cantra music industry in the same way that Madison Avenue is used to refer to the advertising industry and Hollywood refers to film and television. Many offices are located in beautiful old buildings from the 19th century and office buildings from the mid-20th century. This area used to be home to the Cantre Music Hall of Fame, as well as several other smaller museums dedicated to individual stars of the music genre. After the Hall of Fame moved to its current location in 2001, the museums were replaced by luxury stores, clubs and restaurants.
