Jefferson Street Sound

Nashville


Musicians like Muddy Waters, Etta James and Jimi Hendrix all played in clubs on Jefferson St, the heart of the city's Black community during segregation. This 'mini museum' – a labor of love run by Nashville native Lorenzo Washington – tells the story of that music scene in two memorabilia-packed rooms.


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