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Remembering ‘A-Team’ Guitarist And Music Row Pioneer Harold Bradley
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.
After Delays, Nashville Pursues Ideas To Preserve Music Row
Listen Rapid change along Nashville’s Music Row has raised concerns among preservationists and the music industry that gave the area its name. But after about three years of slow going, Metro’s city planners and a group of Row leaders are finally making progress on specific new rules and incentives. The intent is to guide development […]
After Developer Takes Over Edgehill Park, Neighbors Complain And Plans Change
Listen Edgehill residents are celebrating a small victory. After a private developer took over most of a neighborhood park in Music Row, they complained the move was a new level of intrusion. But now, plans have changed. It’s a happy ending for the Edgehill neighborhood that — without any notice — saw their little community park get […]
Nashville Reconsiders Its Offer Allowing Developer To Take Over Edgehill Park
Listen Nashville’s Parks Department is reconsidering its offer to let a private developer take over large portions of a neighborhood park near Music Row. The move comes after Edgehill residents pushed back against a California-based developer using the space as a staging area.
A Nashville Developer Takes Over A Rare Oasis Of Green Space, Setting Off A Battle Along Music Row
Listen A private developer has taken over large portions of a neighborhood park just off Music Row — to use as a staging area — and some neighbors are furious. They say no one told them that for at least the next year, most of Tony Rose Park would be the property of one of […]
Fight Over RCA Studio Boiled Down: The Preservationist Vs. The History Maker
The fate of RCA Studio A remains unclear. The developer who was said to have a $4.4 million contract on the property hasn’t stated his plans for the building, and the sale has not yet closed. But the battle lines on Music Row have been drawn.
Breaking Down The RCA Studio A Debate Between Ben Folds And Harold Bradley
What started as a rallying cry from musician Ben Folds to preserve RCA Studio A has now essentially morphed into a landlord-tenant dispute.
Why Didn’t Ben Folds Just Buy RCA Studio A?
Tim Reynolds, the Brentwood buyer, says it “is, and always was” his aim to preserve Studio A, suggesting that Folds’ ostensible victory didn’t really change the buyer’s plans.
Commerce Secretary: Music Industry Sets Nashville Apart
The newly confirmed head of the U.S. Commerce Department says the music industry is what makes Nashville stand out. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is touring the country and made a stop in Nashville Wednesday.
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