10 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Recorded In Nashville
Music City, USA
In the last decade, Nashville, Tennessee has become interchangeable with Music history. Nashville loves music and music sure loves Nashville. Walk down the streets of Broadway and you will hear a symphony of live music playing from every corner. In fact, Nashville has more than 180 live music venues throughout the city. #JoeTip : Venues that play music four or more nights a week will have a guitar pick-shaped “Live Music Venue” sign.
Take any tour of the city, and you will learn about the vibrant music history that has shaped Nashville into what the world knows as the Country Music Capital of the World, or what we like to call her, Music City USA.
Nashville actually received the nickname of “Music City” in 1950 when WSM radio announcer David Cobb referred to Nashville as Music City in Red Foley’s NBC radio broadcast. He said it live on air and it just sort of – stuck!
As Nashville Experience Tours, Joe Nashville, likes to say “There is always a Nashville connection”. This is especially true with music. From present artists to its historical contribution to the country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, and rock and roll scenes – Nashville stands as an epicenter of the music industry.
But the proof is in the pudding! Here are 10 songs you didn’t know were recorded In Nashville.
In the Studio
“Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley – 1956. In fact, Elvis recorded more than 250 of his songs at RCA’s Studio B on Music Row. See more history on this below.
2. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee – 1958. The additional significance to this song is that Nashville was founded on Christmas Day 1779 on the banks of the Cumberland River.
3. “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison – 1964. Roy Orbison wrote the iconic hit “Pretty Woman” from atop his Eighth Avenue and Wedgewood apartment after he looked out his window and saw a pretty woman walking by. Now that’s some inspiration.
4. “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” by Joan Baez – 1971.
5. “Jolene” and “I will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton – 1972. We’re including these two in one as Dolly has dubbed this day as an especially “good writing day” in Nashville, TN. #Icon
6. “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas – 1978
7. “Save the Best for Last” by Vanessa Williams – 1992
8. “Timber” by Pitbull ft. Kesha – 2013
9. “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town – 2016
10. “Speechless” by Dan + Shay – 2018
Nashville Backstage
We find this super interesting. Elvis Presley recorded more than 250 of his songs at RCA’s Studio B on Music Row. The red and green lights found in the studio today are remnants from one of Elvis’ Christmas albums. Unable to get into the holiday spirit while recording in July, he was having trouble finishing the album. The crew solved the problem by installing holiday-colored lights, putting up an artificial Christmas tree in the corner, and cranking the air conditioner up as high as it would go to create a festive atmosphere
The same goes for politics, architecture, civil rights as it does music – there is always a Nashville connection! Learn about this and more on one of our Nashville walking tours or van tours. We are so excited to share our wonderful city with you. Welcome to Nashville!
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