Question

Outline the evolution of the country music business from the early radio recordings and race records to the development of a multibillion-dollar music industry in Nashville.

Answer 1

Nashville has shown a very early inclination towards music which even dates back to early 19^th Century. After the civil war, Fisk Jubilee singers shot to the fame who performed in the respect to Queen Victoria. In 1892, a dedicated auditorium named as The Ryman Auditorium was made to perform such activities. Series of Operas and Music show were staged in this auditorium and its was also a pebbling stone to start the musical carnival in the form of radio. In 1925, Nashville formed its own radio station with national recognition. This was the time when radio and race recordings and its broadcasting to general public started becoming a reality and it was the only source of entertainment for general public. Radio also became a source of spreading any government information or local news to the general public.

Post 1950, technology got further up gradation and with the advent of gramophones, TV sets and other musical instruments and applications it attracted the fancy of millions and created a sense of deep inclination among general public for different kind of music like Jazz, Opera, classical and many more.

In Nashville, It also took a shape of multimillion industry where multiple were employed for various roles and in today’s date with the advent of latest technology like Dolby digitals and demand for Hollywood music worldwide, this place hold its imminence and stature at top level.