Past Events

21 08, 2023

Session 11: From Dixie to Rocky Top: Music and Meaning in Southeastern Conference Football by Carrie Allen Tipton

2023-11-09T12:09:51-06:00

Tracing the story of Southeastern Conference (SEC) fight songs from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century, author Carrie Allen Tipton places this [...]

Session 11: From Dixie to Rocky Top: Music and Meaning in Southeastern Conference Football by Carrie Allen Tipton2023-11-09T12:09:51-06:00
21 08, 2023

Session 10: The Last Ride: Murder, Money, and the Sensational Trial that Captivated Nashville by Martha Smith Tate

2023-10-12T08:50:58-06:00

On May 24, 1968, prominent Chevrolet dealer and self-made millionaire W. Haynie Gourley was murdered. The exhaustive manhunt, police investigation, and trial mesmerized the [...]

Session 10: The Last Ride: Murder, Money, and the Sensational Trial that Captivated Nashville by Martha Smith Tate2023-10-12T08:50:58-06:00
1 08, 2023

Session 12: The Development of the Chitlin’ Circuit in Middle Tennessee and the Road to Popular Music (1860–1960)

2023-11-09T12:08:27-06:00

During the hundred years of racial segregation that followed the Civil War, African Americans built a strong network of entertainment spaces to support the [...]

Session 12: The Development of the Chitlin’ Circuit in Middle Tennessee and the Road to Popular Music (1860–1960)2023-11-09T12:08:27-06:00
1 08, 2023

Session 10: Music and the Politics of Treason and Disloyalty in the American Civil War

2023-09-21T11:59:02-06:00

What did it mean for Confederates to sing patriotic music during the American Civil War? This talk draws on evidence of sixty cases of [...]

Session 10: Music and the Politics of Treason and Disloyalty in the American Civil War2023-09-21T11:59:02-06:00
1 08, 2023

Session 9: Following the Drums: African American Fife and Drum Music in Tennessee

2023-08-17T09:59:30-06:00

From its roots in West Africa and early American militia drumming to its prominence in African American communities during the time of Reconstruction, fife [...]

Session 9: Following the Drums: African American Fife and Drum Music in Tennessee2023-08-17T09:59:30-06:00
12 12, 2022

Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig

2023-04-19T17:32:17-06:00

Nashville dance bandleader Francis Craig (1900–1966) cultivated a regional and national audience from the 1920s through the 1940s via broadcasts on WSM radio, a [...]

Southern But Not Country: The Interwar Career of Nashville Bandleader Francis Craig2023-04-19T17:32:17-06:00
12 12, 2022

Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in Tennessee

2023-02-16T13:33:12-06:00

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made indelible, but underappreciated, contributions to the Tennessee musical landscape for over one hundred years. In this [...]

Marching with Purpose: The Legacy of HBCU Music Programs in Tennessee2023-02-16T13:33:12-06:00
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