Magazine Archives

 

September  2009-August 2010

 

September 2010-August 2011

On the Cover: REBA, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Amy Grant and Jason Aldean
Love Letters to Nashville.

  • Secrets of St. Cecilia's Sisters
    By Sherry Stinson
    The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia are an intricate and tightly woven thread in Nashville's storyline. Visiting this unique order during Jubilee year yielded an amazing discovery-a yet undiscovered link to the original seed of Nashville becoming Music City. The Sisters' secrets are revealed!
  • Music City: Retrospect
    How We Became the Country Music Capital

    By Larry Nager
    Nashville's preeminence in the country music world was anything but a foregone conclusion in the early years. There was plenty of competition from Cincinnati, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. In the end it all boiled down to what Nashville, the winning team, did right and what the losers did wrong. We detail the game makers and rule breakers, and oh what a story it is.
  • Music City: 2010 & Beyond
    By Sherry Stinson
    Mayor Karl Dean and veteran music maven Mary Ann McCready pick up the storyline from the making of a country music capital and lead the charge to protect Nashville's coveted crown. The brightest names in the business have been gathered into The Nashville Music Council and have come up with a plan to protect and grow Nashville's unique identity.
  • Most Interesting People, Places and Things
    By Phyllis Stark and Sherry Stinson
    So many interesting and unique entertainment choices abound in our great city, we expanded our most popular column to include not only people, but also places and things uniquely Nashville. From homemade toffee to harmonica playin' burger flippin' musicians, we have uncovered the most unique entertainment choices available anywhere.
  • Every Kind of Music but Country
    By Larry Nager
    Mainstream country may be what keeps the lights on, but there are plenty of other reasons why we are Music City. Period. Emmylou Harris says Nashville's musical cross-pollination is like a big wonderful soup that keeps getting richer. She's right. From rock to Americana and bluegrass, it's all here in a city that offers every musical advantage to all who call Nashville home.
  • Nashville Celebrates (Art)rageous Birthdays
    By Lori Ward
    Six local arts organizations are celebrating milestone birthdays this year. Vision, innovation and good old hard work tell the tale of what uber arts patron Martha Ingram calls the golden age. The original vision and visionaries who put it all into perspective and birthed a city of music, dance and visual art talk about the making of a sustainable vision.
  • Rattling Nashville's Funny Bones
    By Greg Rumberg
    Minnie Pearl set the stage for a unique connection of music and comedy. So much so, the biggest selling recorded comedians today are country. Greg Rumberg tracked down Henry Cho and Jeff Allen to talk about the good life with the two the top-notch comedians who call Nashville home.
  • Love Letters to Nashville
    By Phyllis Stark
    With additional reporting by Lucas Hendrickson
    Nashville's civic pride was challenged in May with the devastating floods that ruined homes, lives and businesses and caused more than $2 million in damage. The stories that emerged from the floodwaters were amazing tales of love, courage and unselfish sacrifice. The outpouring of love and dedication inspired us to ask some of your favorite stars and community leaders why they love Nashville. Their love letters are truly inspirational.
  • Barbara Orbison: Life Beyond Roy
    By Deborah Evans Price
    Barbara Orbison has dedicated her life to keeping the memories and music of her husband, the late Roy Orbison, alive. She talks candidly about how she met the legend, living in Nashville, and what she has been doing since his death in 1988.
  • Travel: Step Inside This House: Fontanel
    The former mansion of Barbara Mandrell

    By Deborah Evans Price
    Whether in Hollywood or Music City, it's no secret that tourists gravitate to tours of celebrity homes. Though most excursions just offer a curbside glance at the lifestyles of the rich and famous, Fontanel Mansion & Farm offers visitors an inside look at the former home of Country Music Hall of Famer Barbara Mandrell and much more.
  • Plus
    • The Duel of Enigmatic Charles Dickenson, By Pam King
    • Special Fan Section: photos, interviews and a hot calendar of great events
    • Vanderbilt's Great Performances 2010 season
    • Exclusive: Now Playing Nashville's Annual Calendar
    • Spirit of Music: Special Tribute with Martina McBride

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September 2009-August 2010

On the Cover: Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood
Reluctant King and Queen of Country Music

Don't polish any crowns, say reigning King and Queen of Country Music Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
The top acts talk candidly about their surprising similarities, careers, family and the one thing they do not have in common.

  • STARS & Their CHARITIES ...Why they give so much
    Rascal Flatts; Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
  • Special CMA Awards Show SectionCMA Awards Show Most Memorable Moments
    Covering 40 years of the CMA Awards Show (Includes Great Pictures)
  • Most Interesting People (Just to name a few in the section)
    Kings of Leon
    Dave Ramsey
    Mandisa
  • Hitmen Behind the Stars - Music Row Report
    Rogers, Huff and Chapman

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September 2008-August 2009

 

September 2007-August 2008

 

September 2008-August 2009:

On the Cover: Miley Cyrus/Billy Ray Cyrus

  • HANNAH MONTANA MOVIE MANIA
    Miley and her famous dad, Billy Ray, talk about coming back to her hometown of Tennessee to shoot Hannah Montana- The Movie, music and how good it felt to be home in Tennessee.
  • POWER COUPLES
    Tim & Faith
    Keith & Nicole
    Vince & Amy
    Alan & Denise
  • WHERE THE STARS HANG OUT IN NASHVILLE
    Stars spotted around town with pictures.
  • THE MAGNIFICENT 7 - Nashville's Most Interesting People
    Sierra Hull
    Trace Adkins
    Keith Bulluck
    Arthur Laffer
    Michael McDonald
    Bob Gaudio - THE JERSEY BOYS
    Marsha Blackburn
  • The Smartest People on Music Row - Talk about internet, digital music and the future
    Scott Borchetta
    Tim Dubois
    Tammy Genovese
    Ken Levitan
    Ricky Skaggs
  • Sightseeing in Music City- Motoring across our town yields hits and havens to savor
    Riverfront Park
    Tennessee Titans' LP Field
    Tootsies Orchid Lounge
    Robert's Western World
    Ryman Auditorium
    Frist Center for Visual Arts
    The Parthenon at Centennial Park
    Belle Meade Plantation
    Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
    Loveless Caf�
    Natchez Trace Parkway

Each magazine also contains an EXCLUSIVE ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR of events & fun entertainment in Nashville.

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September 2007-August 2008:

On the Cover: REBA
The breathtaking singer, songwriter, actress, clothing designer, businesswoman, mother and wife is celebrating 20  years as Music city's most prolific icon with a new CD Reba Duets.  She talks about the CD, Nashville, and the best advise she ever got.

  • NASHVILLE's Most Interesting People
    Taylor Swift
    Vince Young
    Gerry House
    John Seigenthaler, Sr.
    Martha Ingram
    Jeff Fisher
    Kenny Alpin
    Michael W. Smith
    Dolly Parton
  • EXCLUSIVE SONGWRITERS' PORTRAITS
    Chet Atkins
    Willie Nelson
    Guy Clark
  • MUSIC - Roll over Beethoven
    Make room for Nashville's amazing crop of composers
    Michael Omartian
    Painter
    Hart
    Wilkinson
    Hallgren
  • ANTIQUITIES - The hunt for buried treasure- Foraging Nashville Style
    Tennessee Antique Mall
    Downtown Antique Mall
    Dealer's Choice Antiques & Auctions
    Antique Corner Mall
    Goodlettsville Antique Mall
    Rare Bird Antique Mall
    Franklin Antique Mall
    Harpeth Antique Mall
  • Nashville's Mansions & Plantations
    No Tour of the City of Nashville would be complete without a visit to one or more of its impressive Plantation Mansions.  All are survivors, and at first glance they might all look more or less the same.  But each has a separate identity, and a unique story to tell.....
    Traveller's Rest
    The Hermitage
    Belmont Mansion
    Belle Meade Mansion
    Carnton Mansion
  • Events - Behind the scenes at the CMA's

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September 2006-August 2007

 

 

September 2006-August 2007:

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