NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) β With development squeezing Nashville’s famous Music Row, some in the music industry say time is running out to preserve the district’s character and the studios where the Music City’s iconic sounds were born.
Just southeast of downtown, Music Row has long been home to an eclectic mix of recording studios, record label buildings, publishing houses and music industry office space. If country music had an epicenter, this is a neighborhood where it might be found. But recent demolitions to make room for new development have struck a nerve in the city’s musical community.
At least two studios have been torn down in the last year, and the district is shrinking.
A coalition of hundreds of music executives, songwriters, musicians and fans has formed to address the issue.
