NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Across Tennessee, some of the most important streets in Black music history are being remembered in two ways at the same time — through new revitalization projects and through museums working to preserve what development and urban renewal nearly erased.
From Beale Street in Memphis, to Jefferson Street in Nashville, to Vine Avenue in Knoxville, and the Big 9 in Chattanooga— each place tells a different story of culture, community and music.
Watch WSMV4’s special report on the preservation of Black music at the top of this story…