CITY

Official Website:
http://www.nashville.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.nashvillechamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitmusiccity.com/

Population:
569,891 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1779 (founded)

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Nashville Tennessean

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Tennessee State University	1912
Lipscomb University	1891
Belmont University	1890
Peabody College	1875
Vanderbilt University	1873
Montgomery Bell Academy	1867
Fisk University	1866

ZOO

Zoo	Founded
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	1996

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Nashville Symphony	1945

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Third Man Records	2001
Vanguard Health Systems	1997
Renal Care Group	1995
Corrections Corporation of America	1983
Gaylord Entertainment	1977
Louisiana-Pacific	1973
Caremark Rx	1969
HCA	1968
Shoney's	1947
Nashville Electric Service	1939
Firestone	1900

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Duane Allman	Guitarist	20-Nov-1946	29-Oct-1971	Guitarist, The Allman Brothers
Gregg Allman	Musician	8-Dec-1947		The Allman Brothers
James Bacchus	Politician	21-Jun-1949		Congressman from Florida, 1991-95
Edward Barnard	Astronomer	16-Dec-1857	16-Feb-1923	Self-taught scientist
Bill Belichick	Football	16-Apr-1952		Head Coach, New England Patriots
Luke Benward	Actor	12-May-1995		How to Eat Fried Worms
Mary Frances Berry	Government	17-Feb-1938		Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004
Julian Bond	Activist	14-Jan-1940	15-Aug-2015	NAACP Chairman, 1998-2010
William Hill Boner	Politician	14-Feb-1945		Congressman from Tennessee, 1979-87
Barbara L. Bowles	Business	c. 1946		The Kenwood Group
James R. Boyd	Business	c. 1947		VP of Ashland, 1986-2002
Young Buck	Rapper	15-Mar-1981		Straight Outta Cashville
Ed Buckham	Government	c. 1958		Alexander Strategy Group
Peter H. Burnett	Politician	15-Nov-1807	17-May-1895	Governor of California, 1849-51
Harry P. Cain	Politician	10-Jan-1906	3-Mar-1979	US Senator from Washington, 1946-53
Howard Caine	Actor	2-Jan-1928	28-Dec-1993	Maj. Hochstetter on Hogan's Heroes
Big Sid Catlett	Jazz Musician	10-Jan-1910	25-Mar-1951	Jazz/swing drummer
Bob Clement	Politician	23-Sep-1943		Congressman from Tennessee, 1987-2003
Rita Coolidge	Singer	1-May-1944		The Delta Lady
Alec C. Covington	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Nash Finch
James Craig	Actor	4-Feb-1912	28-Jun-1985	Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
James Denton	Actor	20-Jan-1963		Mike Delfino on Desperate Housewives
Jim Ellis	Computer Programmer	c. 1956	28-Jun-2001	Usenet co-creator
Thomas B. Evans, Jr.	Politician	5-Nov-1931		Congressman from Delaware, 1977-83
Colin Ford	Actor	12-Sep-1996		Joe McAlister on Under the Dome
Bill Frist	Politician	22-Feb-1952		US Senate Majority Leader, 2003-07
Thomas F. Frist III	Business	c. 1968		Frist Capital Partners
Lou Graham	Golf	7-Jan-1938		Winner, 1975 US Open
Bobby Hamilton	Auto Racing	29-May-1957	7-Jan-2007	NASCAR driver, 1988-2006
Bob Harper	TV Personality	1965		Trainer, The Biggest Loser
Charles O. Holliday, Jr.	Business	1948		CEO of DuPont, 1998-2008
Claude Jarman, Jr.	Actor	27-Sep-1934		The Yearling
Randall Jarrell	Poet	6-May-1914	14-Oct-1965	The Woman at the Washington Zoo
R. Milton Johnson	Business	15-Dec-1956		President and CFO of HCA
Joi	Singer	25-Jan-1972		Crunk/R&B vocalist
Clayton M. Jones	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Rockwell Collins
Mickey Kantor	Government	7-Aug-1939		US Secretary of Commerce, 1996-97
Beth Littleford	Comic	17-Jul-1968		Daily Show correspondent
Lee MacPhail	Baseball	25-Oct-1917	8-Nov-2012	President of the American League, 1974-83
R. Stevie Moore	Singer/Songwriter	18-Jan-1952		Prolific DIY pop musician
Lorrie Morgan	Country Musician	27-Jun-1959		What Part of No
James C. Napier	Government	9-Jun-1845	21-Apr-1940	Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank
Chord Overstreet	Actor	17-Feb-1989		Sam Evans on Glee
Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr.	Historian	13-Jun-1928	13-Jan-2013	The Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands
James B. Pearson	Politician	7-May-1920	13-Jan-2009	US Senator from Kansas, 1962-78
Sydney Penny	Actor	7-Aug-1971		All My Children
Michael Peterson	Author	23-Oct-1943		The Staircase
Landon Pigg	Singer/Songwriter	6-Aug-1983		The Boy Who Never
Joseph W. Prueher	Diplomat	25-Nov-1942		US Ambassador to China, 1999-2001
DJ Qualls	Actor	12-Jun-1978		Road Trip
Opie Read	Author	22-Dec-1852	2-Nov-1939	Jucklins
Cynthia Rhodes	Actor	21-Nov-1956		Flashdance
John Seigenthaler	Editor	27-Jul-1927	11-Jul-2014	Tennessean editor, RFK aide
Steve Southerland	Politician	10-Oct-1965		Congressman, Florida 2nd
Edwin Starr	Musician	21-Jan-1942	2-Apr-2003	War (What Is It Good For)
Samuel Cardinal Stritch	Religion	17-Aug-1887	27-May-1958	Archbishop of Chicago, 1939-58
Lark Voorhies	Actor	25-Mar-1974		Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell
William Walker	Military	8-May-1824	12-Sep-1860	American "filibuster"
Kitty Wells	Country Musician	30-Aug-1919	16-Jul-2012	First Queen of Country Music
James Westerfield	Actor	22-Mar-1913	20-Sep-1971	On the Waterfront
John D. Wiley	Educator	23-Mar-1942		Chancellor, UW-Madison
Hank Williams III	Musician	12-Dec-1972		Grandson of Hank Williams
Jack D. Woodard	Business	c. 1944		Southern Nuclear Operating Company

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roy Acuff	Country Musician	15-Sep-1903	23-Nov-1992	Country music pioneer
Arthur Alexander	Singer	10-May-1940	9-Jun-1993	Influential soul singer
Gene Allison	Singer	29-Apr-1934	28-Feb-2004	You Can Make It If You Try
Lynn Anderson	Singer	26-Sep-1947	30-Jul-2015	Rose Garden
Eddy Arnold	Country Musician	15-May-1918	8-May-2008	The Tennessee Plowboy
Chet Atkins	Guitarist	20-Jun-1924	30-Jun-2001	Prominent country picker
Oswald Avery	Biologist	21-Oct-1877	20-Feb-1955	Antibodies and DNA
Otis Blackwell	Songwriter	16-Feb-1932	6-May-2002	Prolific R&B songwriter
Arna Bontemps	Novelist	13-Oct-1902	4-Jun-1973	God Sends Sunday
Boudleaux Bryant	Songwriter	13-Feb-1920	25-Jun-1987	Wake Up, Little Susie
Archie Campbell	Actor	7-Nov-1914	29-Aug-1987	Hee Haw
George W. Campbell	Politician	9-Feb-1769	17-Feb-1848	Senator from Tennessee, Treasury Secretary
Johnny Cash	Country Musician	26-Feb-1932	12-Sep-2003	The Man in Black
June Carter Cash	Country Musician	23-Jun-1929	15-May-2003	Country singer, wife of Johnny Cash
John Catron	Judge	7-Jan-1786	30-May-1865	US Supreme Court Justice, 1837-65
Guy Clark	Country Musician	6-Nov-1941	17-May-2016	Old No. 1
Frank G. Clement	Politician	2-Jun-1920	4-Nov-1969	Twice Governor of Tennessee
Floyd Cramer	Country Musician	27-Oct-1933	31-Dec-1997	Country music pianist
Donald Davidson	Poet	8-Aug-1893	25-Apr-1968	Agrarian, Southern American poet
Ron Davies	Singer/Songwriter	15-Jan-1946	30-Oct-2003	Southern singer/songwriter
Skeeter Davis	Country Musician	30-Dec-1931	19-Sep-2004	Country vocalist at Grand Ole Opry
Little Jimmy Dickens	Country Musician	19-Dec-1920	2-Jan-2015	May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Minnesota Fats	Sports Figure	19-Jan-1913	15-Jan-1996	Billiards opponent of Willie Mosconi
Lester Flatt	Musician	19-Jun-1914	11-May-1979	Bluegrass pioneer, Flatt & Scruggs
Henry Stuart Foote	Politician	20-Sep-1804	20-May-1880	Governor of Mississippi 1852-54
Don Gibson	Country Musician	3-Apr-1928	17-Nov-2003	Heartbroken country crooner
Dobie Gray	Singer/Songwriter	26-Jul-1940	6-Dec-2011	Drift Away
Alexander Heard	Educator	14-Mar-1917	24-Jul-2009	Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, 1963-82
Nicky Hopkins	Pianist	24-Feb-1944	6-Sep-1994	Prominent session musician
Ferlin Husky	Singer	3-Dec-1925	17-Mar-2011	On the Wings of a Dove
Andrew Jackson	Head of State	15-Mar-1767	8-Jun-1845	7th US President, 1829-37
Sonny James	Country Music Singer	1-May-1929	22-Feb-2016	Young Love
George Jones	Country Musician	12-Sep-1931	26-Apr-2013	Country singer, White Lightning
Bill Justis	Musician	14-Oct-1927	15-Jul-1982	Raunchy
Meriwether Lewis	Explorer	18-Aug-1774	11-Oct-1809	Lewis and Clark expedition
George Lindsey	Actor	17-Dec-1928	6-May-2012	Goober
George MacIntyre	Football	30-Apr-1939	5-Jan-2016	Vanderbilt Head Coach, 1979-85
Harlan Mathews	Politician	17-Jan-1927	9-May-2014	US Senator from Tennessee, 1993-94
Jim Nance McCord	Politician	17-Mar-1879	2-Sep-1968	Governor of Tennessee, 1945-49
Tug McGraw	Baseball	30-Aug-1944	5-Jan-2004	Pitcher for Mets, Phillies
Steve McNair	Football	14-Feb-1973	4-Jul-2009	Baltimore Ravens QB
Ned McWherter	Politician	15-Oct-1930	4-Apr-2011	Governor of Tennessee, 1987-95
John Merritt	Football	26-Jan-1926	13-Dec-1983	Tennessee Football Coach, 1963-83
Eddie Miller	Country Musician	10-Dec-1919	11-Apr-1977	Release Me
Scotty Moore	Guitarist	27-Dec-1931	28-Jun-2016	Elvis Presley's first guitarist
James C. Napier	Government	9-Jun-1845	21-Apr-1940	Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank
Robert E. Park	Sociologist	14-Feb-1864	7-Feb-1944	Race and Culture
Johnny Paycheck	Country Musician	31-May-1938	18-Feb-2003	Take This Job and Shove It
Minnie Pearl	Singer	25-Oct-1912	4-Mar-1996	Her hat cost $1.98
James Knox Polk	Head of State	2-Nov-1795	15-Jun-1849	11th US President, 1845-49
Sarah Polk	First Lady	4-Sep-1803	14-Aug-1891	Wife of US President James K. Polk
Eddie Rabbitt	Country Musician	27-Nov-1941	7-May-1998	Drivin' My Life Away
Boots Randolph	Musician	3-Jun-1927	3-Jul-2007	Yakety Sax
James Earl Ray	Assassin	10-Mar-1928	23-Apr-1998	Pled guilty in Martin Luther King's assassination
Jerry Reed	Country Musician	20-Mar-1937	1-Sep-2008	When You're Hot, You're Hot
Tex Ritter	Country Musician	12-Jan-1905	2-Jan-1974	You Two-Timed Me Once Too Often
Marty Robbins	Country Musician	26-Sep-1925	8-Dec-1982	El Paso
Joe M. Rodgers	Business	12-Nov-1933	2-Feb-2009	US Ambassador to France, 1985-89
Marvin Runyon	Government	16-Sep-1924	3-May-2004	US Postmaster General, 1992-98
Leon Russell	Musician	2-Apr-1942	13-Nov-2016	Producer, session player, etc.
Earl Scruggs	Musician	6-Jan-1924	28-Mar-2012	Bluegrass banjo pioneer
Dan Seals	Country Musician	8-Feb-1948	25-Mar-2009	England Dan and John Ford Coley
John Seigenthaler	Editor	27-Jul-1927	11-Jul-2014	Tennessean editor, RFK aide
Jean Shepard	Country Musician	21-Nov-1933	25-Sep-2016	Beautiful Lies
Red Sovine	Country Musician	17-Jul-1918	4-Apr-1980	The Old Syrup Sopper
William Strickland	Architect	Nov-1788	6-Apr-1854	Greek and Gothic Revival architect
Allen Tate	Poet	19-Nov-1899	9-Feb-1979	Mr. Pope and Other Poems
Fred Thompson	Actor	19-Aug-1942	1-Nov-2015	Actor turned Senator from Tennessee
Ernest Tubb	Musician	9-Feb-1914	6-Sep-1984	The Texas Troubador
Porter Wagoner	Country Musician	12-Aug-1927	28-Oct-2007	The Thin Man from West Plains
Bob Welch	Guitarist	31-Aug-1945	7-Jun-2012	Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, 1971-74
Kitty Wells	Country Musician	30-Aug-1919	16-Jul-2012	First Queen of Country Music
Dottie West	Country Musician	11-Oct-1932	4-Sep-1991	Country Sunshine
Sheb Wooley	Actor	10-Apr-1921	17-Sep-2003	The Purple People Eater
Tammy Wynette	Country Musician	5-May-1942	6-Apr-1998	Stand By Your Man
Glenn Yarbrough	Singer	12-Jan-1930	11-Aug-2016	Lead singer, The Limeliters
Alvin York	Military	13-Dec-1887	2-Sep-1964	Highly decorated WWI veteran
Faron Young	Musician	25-Feb-1932	10-Dec-1996	The Hillbilly Heartthrob
Steve Young	Singer/Songwriter	12-Jul-1942	17-Mar-2016	Seven Bridges Road

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