NME Panel To Explore ‘Soul Ties: The Real Story of Memphis And Nashville Music’

Nashville Music Equality (NME) will host a virtual panel discussion entitled “Soul Ties: The Real Story of Memphis and Nashville Music” on Feb. 9.

Featured panelists for the discussion, which will be moderated by Jewly Hight and Gina Miller, will be Boo Mitchell, Lorenzo Washington, Dr. Charles Hughes, and Marcus Dowling.

The event will center around the history of how the sounds of two great musical cities, Memphis and Nashville, have collided over the years and will celebrate the great songs and artists that helped to link the two, known as the Bluff/Home of the Blues and Music City.

To register for the event, click here.

Nashville Music Equality was formed with the mission of creating an anti-racist environment in the Nashville music industry by providing conversation, education, mentorship, and resources for the music community.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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