Pictured (L-R): Marsha Blackburn, Nancy Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard, Tracy Lawrence, John Rich, Moe Bandy, Bill Cody, Karl Dean.
BOBBY KARL WORKS THE ROOM
Chapter 486
Run, do not walk, to the new George Jones Museum.
At its gala grand opening party on Thursday (April 23), this place instantly vaulted into the top ranks of Nashville attractions. The space is awesome, the displays are imaginative, the souvenirs are dandy, the building is sensational and the food is delish. The address is 128 2nd Ave. N. (the Old Graham Central Station club). Go there at once.
“It’s an honor to have you here,” said widow Nancy Jones. “George always had quite a few friends,” she added, referring to the tremendous turnout. “I can’t even explain how happy I am. I wish he was here to see it. I love each and every one of you.”
Helen Scroggins, 93, is now the last living of the eight Jones siblings. “He was my world for a long time,” she said of her Hall of Famer brother. By the way, Helen’s husband was the one who left the keys in the infamous riding lawnmower.
“You can’t keep a good woman down, can you?” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn of the indomitable Nancy. “She was determined [to create the museum], and she absolutely pulled it off. Girlfriend, congratulations!”
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey grew up as an East Tennessee farmboy who loved the legendary George Jones. “I’ve gotten to do a lot of pretty cool stuff in my life,” he said. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart, Nancy, this is the greatest of them all. What an honor it is to open this museum tonight.
“The Best Voice in Music – not just country music – is George Jones. Thank you for allowing George to live on. That’s what’s happening here tonight.”
Mayor Karl Dean added, “This is a wonderful tribute to him. People come to Nashville because of the music. On behalf of the people of Nashville, thank you for your confidence in the city. Thank you for your investment in the city. Thank you for all that you have done.”
Pictured (L-R): Moe Bandy, U.S. Rep Marsha Blackburn, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Tennessee Lt. Gov Ron Ramsey, Nancy Jones, WSM-AM Host Bill Cody, Naomi Judd, John Rich.
The politicians weren’t the only celebs celebrating this terrific new attraction. Working the red carpet were Ricky Skaggs, Lee Greenwood, D. Vincent Williams, Moe Bandy, Tracy Lawrence, The Roys, Jeannie Seely, T. Graham Brown, T.G. Sheppard & Kelly Lang, Diane Sherrill, Con Hunley, Kayla Adams, John Berry, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Yates, Jan Howard, Dustin Miller of the new act Double Barrel, Naomi Judd, Rex Allen Jr., Branch & Dean, John Rich, Buddy Jewell, Lisa Matassa, Cerrito and emcee Bill Cody.
You enter at street level through the gift shop. A lifesize statue of Jones greets you with a raised hand to one of Music City’s largest such emporiums. His flaming-red Possum pickup truck is just inside.
Pausing to admire the goods were Charlie Monk, Alan Messer, Martha Moore, Moore & Moore, Rob Beckham, Sheri Warnke, Rose Drake, Keith Bilbrey, Bob Paxman, Ron Cox and Chuck Dauphin.
Beyond the gift shop is a spacious bar and Possum Holler restaurant overlooking the Cumberland River. We sampled chicken salad and ham pimento cheese on toasts, shrimp cocktails, barbecue pork sliders, coleslaw, spicy fried chicken skewers, imaginatively cilantro-flavored beef tacos and mini ham sandwiches.
George Jones
On the second floor is the museum, itself. You enter through a vestibule with a tribute-video wall and a wall of album jackets. The first displays are about the star’s childhood in Beaumont, TX. An “influences” wall spotlights Roy Acuff, Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. In the display saluting his boyhood radio stations KRIC (Beaumont) and KTZJ (Jasper) are listening stations of his early hits.
The main stopping places are the large “decade” display cases. The one labeled “1950s” contains Starday Records items, Louisiana Hayride posters and the like. The “1960s” case houses guitars, boots, vintage photos and rhinestone Nudie suits including the ones decorated with “Window Up Above” and “White Lightning” appliques.
The “1970s” case includes Tammy Wynette artifacts and duet videos. The “1980s” case salutes Nancy with a “She Changed Everything” section. These cases also include costumes, award certificates, photos and other memorabilia as do the “1990s” and “2000s” display cases. In addition, the last named houses material relating to his 1999 car wreck, his 70th birthday bash and his 50th anniversary in show biz gala.
There’s more. A separate display honors “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” There is a “Sing Along with George” vocal booth (“High Tech Redneck” is the selection) and a colorful diorama of the Jones country music park.
And more. His easy chair. His NFL helmets and autographed footballs. His award statuettes. His white grand piano (with “He Stopped Loving Her Today” sheet music ready to play). Mama Clara’s mink stole and Bible. His private barbershop. The riding lawnmower. Holograms. Video screens. Listening stations. More than 1,000 artifacts.
A “Friends of George Jones” case contains artifacts from Tanya Tucker, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Alan Jackson. You can have your family photo taken on the giant rocking chair, opposite the George Foreman display with boxing gloves, a photo, a framed letter and a video screen showing “I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair.”
In the middle of the museum is a small stage, which featured bluegrass pickers. At the back of the museum is a small theater with leather-padded rocking chairs and costumes in cases. As you exit, there’s a star-studded giant photo of those who saluted him at the tribute TV special. Plus a guitar signed by all of them.
Oohing and ahhing were Michael Campbell, Mike Vaden, Mike Kraski, Sandy Knox, Katie Gillon, Tom Roland, Regina Stuve, new Country Music Hall of Fame publicist Edie Emery, Evelyn Shriver, Charles Bell, Jimmy Carter, Greg England, Susan Nadler and Buddy Cannon.
One special guest was screenwriter Alan Wenkus. He wrote the script for the upcoming rap movie about N.W.A. His newly finished script is for the No Show Jones bio film that backers are hoping to put into production in 2016.
Jaws dropped when we got to the third floor. This is a vast event space featuring a stage at one end (featuring a swing band), a long bar in the middle and a glass wall at the other end overlooking the Titans stadium, Shelby Street Bridge, Gholst Dance Ballet sculpture and Riverfront Park.
The grand finale was the fourth floor, a rooftop open-air bar also overlooking the sights mentioned above. Can you imagine viewing CMA Fest and/or the Fourth of July bash from there? I thought you could.
“I’m pleased with everything here,” said Nancy Jones. “I’m just thrilled.”
“George Jones didn’t live through country music; country music lived through George Jones,” said Naomi Judd. “Nobody will ever, ever fill his shoes.”
Library Of Congress Hosts CMA Songwriters Series
/by Troy_StephensonThe CMA Songwriters Series returned to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night (April 21). The sell-out crowd was treated to performances by Mo Pitney, Mac Davis, Pam Tillis and Bill Anderson. The performers gathered for a post-show reception with lawmakers and influencers including Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, both of Tennessee.
The CMA Songwriters Series has been presenting some of the best of country music’s songwriters since 2005.
Pictured (L-R): Bill Anderson, Mac Davis, U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Pam Tillis, and Mo Pitney
Pictured (L-R): Bill Anderson, Mac Davis, Pam Tillis, and Mo Pitney perform during the CMA Songwriters Series Tuesday night at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Photo: Lisa Nipp / CMA
Martina McBride To Headline Country Music Marathon Concert
/by Sarah SkatesMartina McBride will headline the post-race concert.
The 16th annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is tomorrow, Saturday, April 25, 2015. Martina McBride will headline the post-race concert at Bridgestone Arena tomorrow night.
Organizers are closely monitoring the weather forecast, which is calling for rain. As of 3 p.m. CDT, the race is scheduled to start as planned Saturday morning. There will be another update at 5 a.m. tomorrow. Details at RunRocknRoll.com/Nashville.
For the second year, the start line is amid Lower Broadway’s honkytonks, and runners will pass numerous landmarks including Music Row, Belmont University, Bicentennial Mall, the Schermerhorn Symphony, Music City Center and the Musica Roundabout before finishing outside of LP Field. Musicians perform all along the race route.
This is the fourth year that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the official benefiting charity partner of the St. Jude Country Music Marathon.
By The Numbers
$39.8 million—2014 total impact to Nashville’s economy
36,000— 2014 visitors to the city
30,000—participants expected in the full, half and 5K
4,000—participants in the kid’s race, known as KiDS ROCK Nashville
50—bands performing
28—entertainment stages
26.2—mile foot race and wheelchair race
26—countries represented in 2014
5—top countries represented, other than US: Canada, United Kingdom, Bermuda, Sweden, Brazil
Corey Smith Preps Keith Stegall-Produced Project
/by Sarah SkatesCorey Smith is prepping the upcoming release of his 10th album, with lead single “Feet Wet” impacting country radio May 11.
In the past, the Georgia native has produced his own albums, but he tapped hitmaker Keith Stegall (who has produced fellow Georgians Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson) to helm While The Gettin’ Is Good, which is set to drop June 23 on Rounder/Sugar Hill. It is his debut for the label.
Smith penned all 12 songs on the project, which was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, and Ronnie’s Place in Nashville. Among the musicians on the outing are Mike Hines, Kris Dale, Lee Davis, Antwane McMullin, Eric Darken, Dan Dugmore, John Willis, Stuart Duncan and Sam Levin.
Known for hard-touring, Smith’s concerts are frequent sell-outs, as documented in 2012’s Live in Chattanooga, showcasing audience sing-alongs “Twenty-One,” “If I Could Do It Again” and “I Love Everyone.”
Planning Commission Breaks Embargo, Approves Music Row Building
/by Jessica Nicholson1518 16th Ave. S., Nashville, TN
The Metro Planning Commission has made an exception to its embargo on developments in Nashville’s Music Row area, according to the Nashville Post. In February 2015, the Metro Council was advised to reject, or at least postpone until 2016, requests for rezoning, effectively halting further developments. Metro is working on a design plan for the Music Row area.
However, during last night’s planning meeting, local developers McClain Towery and Elliott Kyle earned the unanimous approval of the planning commission for a $2.5 million, 10,500-square-foot office building project on Music Row’s 16th Ave. S.
Towery purchased the .22 acre lot located at 1518 16th Ave. S. in 2012 for $315,000. The lot beside the former DreamWorks Records building is currently vacant, meaning that no building would need to be torn down in order for construction to begin.
“We’re very excited to have gotten unanimous approval,” said Kyle. “The commission recognized this was a special case, mainly because of the project’s scale, the fact we had MHC approval and that we’re developing a lot that has sat empty for 15 years. It’s a different request from some previous requests.
“The fact that it’s good urban infill resonated with the commission,” he added.
Bobby Karl Works The George Jones Museum Opening
/by Bobby KarlPictured (L-R): Marsha Blackburn, Nancy Jones, Lorrie Morgan, Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard, Tracy Lawrence, John Rich, Moe Bandy, Bill Cody, Karl Dean.
BOBBY KARL WORKS THE ROOM
Chapter 486
Run, do not walk, to the new George Jones Museum.
At its gala grand opening party on Thursday (April 23), this place instantly vaulted into the top ranks of Nashville attractions. The space is awesome, the displays are imaginative, the souvenirs are dandy, the building is sensational and the food is delish. The address is 128 2nd Ave. N. (the Old Graham Central Station club). Go there at once.
“It’s an honor to have you here,” said widow Nancy Jones. “George always had quite a few friends,” she added, referring to the tremendous turnout. “I can’t even explain how happy I am. I wish he was here to see it. I love each and every one of you.”
Helen Scroggins, 93, is now the last living of the eight Jones siblings. “He was my world for a long time,” she said of her Hall of Famer brother. By the way, Helen’s husband was the one who left the keys in the infamous riding lawnmower.
“You can’t keep a good woman down, can you?” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn of the indomitable Nancy. “She was determined [to create the museum], and she absolutely pulled it off. Girlfriend, congratulations!”
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey grew up as an East Tennessee farmboy who loved the legendary George Jones. “I’ve gotten to do a lot of pretty cool stuff in my life,” he said. “I mean this from the bottom of my heart, Nancy, this is the greatest of them all. What an honor it is to open this museum tonight.
“The Best Voice in Music – not just country music – is George Jones. Thank you for allowing George to live on. That’s what’s happening here tonight.”
Mayor Karl Dean added, “This is a wonderful tribute to him. People come to Nashville because of the music. On behalf of the people of Nashville, thank you for your confidence in the city. Thank you for your investment in the city. Thank you for all that you have done.”
Pictured (L-R): Moe Bandy, U.S. Rep Marsha Blackburn, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Tennessee Lt. Gov Ron Ramsey, Nancy Jones, WSM-AM Host Bill Cody, Naomi Judd, John Rich.
The politicians weren’t the only celebs celebrating this terrific new attraction. Working the red carpet were Ricky Skaggs, Lee Greenwood, D. Vincent Williams, Moe Bandy, Tracy Lawrence, The Roys, Jeannie Seely, T. Graham Brown, T.G. Sheppard & Kelly Lang, Diane Sherrill, Con Hunley, Kayla Adams, John Berry, Rhonda Vincent, Billy Yates, Jan Howard, Dustin Miller of the new act Double Barrel, Naomi Judd, Rex Allen Jr., Branch & Dean, John Rich, Buddy Jewell, Lisa Matassa, Cerrito and emcee Bill Cody.
You enter at street level through the gift shop. A lifesize statue of Jones greets you with a raised hand to one of Music City’s largest such emporiums. His flaming-red Possum pickup truck is just inside.
Pausing to admire the goods were Charlie Monk, Alan Messer, Martha Moore, Moore & Moore, Rob Beckham, Sheri Warnke, Rose Drake, Keith Bilbrey, Bob Paxman, Ron Cox and Chuck Dauphin.
Beyond the gift shop is a spacious bar and Possum Holler restaurant overlooking the Cumberland River. We sampled chicken salad and ham pimento cheese on toasts, shrimp cocktails, barbecue pork sliders, coleslaw, spicy fried chicken skewers, imaginatively cilantro-flavored beef tacos and mini ham sandwiches.
George Jones
On the second floor is the museum, itself. You enter through a vestibule with a tribute-video wall and a wall of album jackets. The first displays are about the star’s childhood in Beaumont, TX. An “influences” wall spotlights Roy Acuff, Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell. In the display saluting his boyhood radio stations KRIC (Beaumont) and KTZJ (Jasper) are listening stations of his early hits.
The main stopping places are the large “decade” display cases. The one labeled “1950s” contains Starday Records items, Louisiana Hayride posters and the like. The “1960s” case houses guitars, boots, vintage photos and rhinestone Nudie suits including the ones decorated with “Window Up Above” and “White Lightning” appliques.
The “1970s” case includes Tammy Wynette artifacts and duet videos. The “1980s” case salutes Nancy with a “She Changed Everything” section. These cases also include costumes, award certificates, photos and other memorabilia as do the “1990s” and “2000s” display cases. In addition, the last named houses material relating to his 1999 car wreck, his 70th birthday bash and his 50th anniversary in show biz gala.
There’s more. A separate display honors “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” There is a “Sing Along with George” vocal booth (“High Tech Redneck” is the selection) and a colorful diorama of the Jones country music park.
And more. His easy chair. His NFL helmets and autographed footballs. His award statuettes. His white grand piano (with “He Stopped Loving Her Today” sheet music ready to play). Mama Clara’s mink stole and Bible. His private barbershop. The riding lawnmower. Holograms. Video screens. Listening stations. More than 1,000 artifacts.
A “Friends of George Jones” case contains artifacts from Tanya Tucker, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Alan Jackson. You can have your family photo taken on the giant rocking chair, opposite the George Foreman display with boxing gloves, a photo, a framed letter and a video screen showing “I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair.”
In the middle of the museum is a small stage, which featured bluegrass pickers. At the back of the museum is a small theater with leather-padded rocking chairs and costumes in cases. As you exit, there’s a star-studded giant photo of those who saluted him at the tribute TV special. Plus a guitar signed by all of them.
Oohing and ahhing were Michael Campbell, Mike Vaden, Mike Kraski, Sandy Knox, Katie Gillon, Tom Roland, Regina Stuve, new Country Music Hall of Fame publicist Edie Emery, Evelyn Shriver, Charles Bell, Jimmy Carter, Greg England, Susan Nadler and Buddy Cannon.
One special guest was screenwriter Alan Wenkus. He wrote the script for the upcoming rap movie about N.W.A. His newly finished script is for the No Show Jones bio film that backers are hoping to put into production in 2016.
Jaws dropped when we got to the third floor. This is a vast event space featuring a stage at one end (featuring a swing band), a long bar in the middle and a glass wall at the other end overlooking the Titans stadium, Shelby Street Bridge, Gholst Dance Ballet sculpture and Riverfront Park.
The grand finale was the fourth floor, a rooftop open-air bar also overlooking the sights mentioned above. Can you imagine viewing CMA Fest and/or the Fourth of July bash from there? I thought you could.
“I’m pleased with everything here,” said Nancy Jones. “I’m just thrilled.”
“George Jones didn’t live through country music; country music lived through George Jones,” said Naomi Judd. “Nobody will ever, ever fill his shoes.”
CMA To Highlight International Music Three Days Before Festival
/by Eric T. ParkerThe open-to-the-public event will offer international food and beverage vendors with performances by country artists from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the U.K. (full list below). Previously known as the Global Artist Party after beginning in 2004, the concert has grown to a capacity crowd of fans and press from around the world.
“This event continues to grow in attendance and popularity with our fans,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “Each of the artists performing has already achieved a high degree of notoriety abroad and GlobaLive! provides these performers a platform to reach and cultivate domestic fans, as well as garnering attention from the music industry.”
“We are excited about this year’s lineup and the burgeoning popularity of country music overseas,” said Jeff Walker, CMA Board member and executive producer of CMA World GlobaLive! with associate producer Matt Watkins and music coordinator Mark Moffatt. “By presenting shows like GlobaLive!; participating in events like C2C in the U.K., Dublin, and Scandinavia; and our ongoing outreach to other international country music organizations, we are creating an environment to escalate the expansion of the country music brand around the world.”
CMA Fest will run from June 11-14.
Australia/New Zealand
Adam Eckersley Band – CRA Country Choice winner, selected by Australian radio professionals
Morgan Evans – 2014 CMA Global Artist Winner
Cam Luxton – New Zealand Horizon Award Winner
Mickey Pye – CMAA StarMaker Winner
Brazil
Indiana – Members Annah and Dino Scarpelli have been performing for more than 10 years on live, No. 1-rated TV show, Panico na Band
Canada
MacKenzie Porter – Juno nomination for Country Album in 2015
The Lovelocks – Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Winner
The Road Hammers – Multiple CCMA Award-winning group headling GlobaLive! for the first time
Netherlands
Stringcaster – Critically-acclaimed touring group on the European and Scandanavian circuit
U.K./Ireland
Pauper Kings – Toured with Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Reba, and Dwight Yoakam
The Shires – Featured in BBC Radio 2 documentary “Nashville U.K.”; signed to Decca Records
Ward Thomas – Featured in the Sunday Times Culture supplement, playlisted on BBC Radio 2, and performed on the 2015 C2C satellite stage
Industry Ink: Nashville’s 30 Under 30, BLA, Who Knew, Studio Gold
/by Jessica NicholsonIndustry Members Support Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Several industry members attended the recent Top 30 Under 30 event benefiting Cystic Fibrosis, which was held at Nashville’s Hutton Hotel. THiS Music’s Rusty Gaston served as the Bid for a Cure auctioneer, while Regions Bank’s Lisa Harless served as emcee.
The event raised a net amount of $135,000 ($150k gross), a nearly $35k increase over last year’s event.
Pictured (L-R): Rusty Gaston, Lisa Harless, and Brian Nock, Executive Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Buddy Lee Attractions Adds Two To Artist Roster
“These two guys are covered in raw talent; a live talent that audiences crave,” said Amy Aylward, who will act as their representing agent. “We have so much faith that these two will go far and we are honored to be a part of their team to help them get there.”
For more information, visit shawnlacy.com and davidadambyrnes.com.
Speakers Revealed For Next Who Knew Event
The next Who Knew event will be held May 13 at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley.
Speakers for the event include “Music Industry Blog” creator Mark Mulligan, NPR theme music composer BJ Leiderman, digital expert Kate O’Neil, digital music consultant/attorney Deborah Newman, Blueprint Group/Maverick head of Digital Strategy Bryan Calhoun, attorney Judy Tint, co-director of Artist Revenue Streams project Kristin Thomson, and Billy Block Foundation co-founder Jill Block.
Performers will include Arrested Development bassist Kamaal Malack with band Freedm Riders, as well as Alanna Royale.
Studio Gold Signs Brantley For Publishing/Artist Development Deal
Brentwood, Tenn.,-based publishing company and independent record label Studio Gold has signed Georgia recording artist/songwriter Scott Brantley to an exclusive publishing and artist development contract. Brantley was the state winner of the Texaco Country Showdown in 2012.
Scott Brantley (L) with Studio Gold’s Mike Mouret.
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/by Troy_StephensonClick here or above to access MusicRow‘s weekly CountryBreakout Report
‘Country: Portraits of an American Sound’ Makes World Premiere at NaFF
/by Eric T. ParkerPictured (L-R): Terri Clark, Holly Williams, director/producer Steven Kochones, and producer Joe Russo. Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Country music stars and Music Row notables joined an elite group of photographers last night (April 22) at the 2015 Nashville Film Festival for the world premiere of Country: Portraits of an American Sound at Nashville’s Regal Green Hills Theater.
Produced and directed by Steven Kochones for the Annenberg Space for Photography, the full-length documentary is an exploration of Country music through the lens of the photographers who have documented its rise to a national identity.
In attendance were country artists Terri Clark, Holly Williams, Dean Alexander and Danielle Peck, Manuel, Joe Russo (producer), Les Leverett (Grand Ole Opry’s official photographer for 30 years), David McClister (photographer and music video director), Raeanne Rubenstein (celebrity photographer), Bobby Braddock, Troy Tomlinson, Don Cusic (music historian and author), Bob Mitchell (Bakersfield music executive and historian), Shannon Perich (Curator in the Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History), Peter Cooper (The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), among others.
The pre-premiere reception attendees walked Nashville Film Festival’s red carpet before joining a packed theater for the 90-minute feature of never-before-seen photographs, footage and new interviews from artists including Clark, Williams, The Band Perry, Ronnie Milsap, and Charley Pride. Additional in-depth interviews include: Larry Gatlin, Marty Stuart, Brenda Lee, Lorrie Morgan, Connie Smith and Bill Anderson.
A post-Q&A was moderated by Cooper with panelists Kochones and photographers Henry Horenstein, McClister, Rubenstein, Michael Wilson, and Leverett.
A second screening will take place tonight (Thursday, April 23 at 5:00 p.m.).
Pictured (L-R): David Ross, Dale Dodson, Lauren Braddock, Bobby Braddock, and Troy Tomlinson. Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Pictured (L-R): Photographers Henry Horenstein, David McClister, Raeanne Rubenstein, Michael Wilson, and Les Leverett. Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Melissa Schleicher To Expand Parlour 3 Brand With Men’s Salon
/by Jessica NicholsonMelissa Schleicher
Make-up artist Melissa Schleicher, who has worked with artists including Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Rascal Flatts, and more, is set to expand her Parlour 3 brand with the opening of men’s upscale salon Barbour 3. The salon will open in June, and will be located at 7110 Town Center Way in Brentwood, Tenn. Barbour 3’s location will be next door to Trish Townsend’s newly opened men’s upscale clothing boutique, Townsend Style.
Barbour 3 joins Parlour 3, the women’s upscale salon Schleicher opened in 2011. Parlour 3 is located at 144 Franklin Road in Brentwood, Tenn.
“Since opening my salon nearly four years ago, I have listened to my male clients express a desire to have a place just for men,” shared Schleicher. “My hope is that Barbour 3 offers them their own private environment for men-only tailored styling needs, in addition to the services we will continue to offer them at Parlour 3.”