Inside Look | The Places that Originated the Country Sound
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Explore the origins of the Grand Ole Opry, the Nashville and Bakersfield Sound and more.
Hear Country Music’s featured artists and filmmakers dive deeper into the different sounds of country, from the sounds coming from Texas to Nashville and Bakersfield, California. Explore the unique insurance company origins and expansion of the Grand Ole Opry and more.
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Funding for Country Music was provided by Bank of America, the Annenberg Foundation, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Belmont University, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville...
Inside Look | The Places that Originated the Country Sound
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Hear Country Music’s featured artists and filmmakers dive deeper into the different sounds of country, from the sounds coming from Texas to Nashville and Bakersfield, California. Explore the unique insurance company origins and expansion of the Grand Ole Opry and more.
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