A pioneering guitarist who played on hundreds of hits and helped lay the foundation for Nashville’s music business has died. Harold Bradley passed away in his sleep Thursday morning in Nashville at the age of 93.
Reggie Young Leaves Behind A Giant Musical Legacy Split Between Two Cities: Nashville And Memphis
Listen Reggie Young, who died last week at 82, played on hundreds of hits including some late-career favorites by the most famous singer to ever come from Memphis: Elvis Presley.
Curious Nashville: Why Did O. Henry Choose The City For His Famous 1904 Short Story?
Listen There was a time when one of the most acclaimed authors in American literature set a story in Nashville. In the early 1900’s, O. Henry wrote “A Municipal Report,” a gritty mystery that plays out in a city grappling with its identity. A recent Curious Nashville listener asks if O. Henry had ever actually […]
The Year’s Most Memorable Podcast Episodes From Nashville Public Radio
Nashville Public Radio has produced so many compelling stories this year — stories with the power to inspire, elicit laughter,or even conjure sadness or anger, but that always offer a glimpse through someone else’s eyes.
After Three Decades, Nashville Shakespeare Festival Will Leave Centennial Park
Listen Nashville’s summer Shakespeare festival is moving after three decades in Centennial Park. The festival’s leaders said this week they’ll be taking next year’s performances to a private venue — the nearby OneCity development — after failing to find a way to fix up the facilities where it’s long been staged.
What Hanukkah Means To A Nashville Woman Who Survived The Holocaust
Listen During the eight-day-long holiday of Hanukkah this week, Jewish families in Nashville are retelling the story of the holiday: the Maccabees fighting against a ruler that was persecuting Judaism, an oil lamp that burned miraculously in the Temple for eight days. Ultimately, says Frances Cutler Hahn, it’s a story of religious freedom. And Hahn knows […]
Our Thanksgiving 2018 Playlist: Nashville Public Radio’s Favorite Podcasts Of The Year
If you’re anything like us, your Thanksgiving plans either entail a lot of traveling or a lot of cooking. Or both. Our favorite companion for these activities? Listening to a podcast.
Famed Muralist Blek Le Rat Brings His Art To Germantown
Listen Nashville has added another mural to its growing street art scene, after French graffiti artist Blek Le Rat visited the city last week and left his mark.
Movers & Thinkers #18: Inside The Mind Of A Cold Case Detective
How does a cold case homicide detective maintain faith in humanity? What makes him so sure that he’s going after the right bad guy? And how can a case with no known suspects be solved? For more than 25 years, retired police detective Pat Postiglione solved some of the most gruesome murder cases in Nashville. […]
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