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Nashville isn't just country... - jazzboCR - 16-02-2015
...It has a rich R & B/soul music history also. From the '40's-'til urban renewal * in the '70's, Nashville produced R & B as good as any anywhere. These 2 2-CD sets should drive the point home:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-to-nashville-music-city-rhythm-blues-1945-1970-mw0000326820 and http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-to-nashville-vol-2-mw0000394392
a near-hour program showcasing Nashville's best soul/R & B talent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-XepQFtOQg
* That old saying is true--"Urban renewal means Negro removal." That's just what happened to Nashville's Black community.