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  2. The most popular story of how Music City earned its nickname involves the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Queen Victoria. Fisk University opened in 1866 as the first liberal arts college in the U.S. to welcome people of any race.

  3. Feb 19, 2019 · Nashville is known as the capital of country music but the Music City nickname originated with a group of gospel singers performing for Queen Victoria.

  4. Jan 30, 2017 · In 1925, Nashville radio station WSM-AM, along with its broadcast, The Grand Ole Opry, was formed, and rumor has it that Cobb referred to Nashville as “Music City” during a 1950 broadcast. Today, the Opry is America’s longest-running radio show.

  5. Music City, U.S.A.: WSM-AM announcer David Cobb first used this name during a 1950 broadcast and it stuck. It is now the official nickname used by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

  6. Jul 6, 2022 · Learn about the city's musical roots and how it became the center of the country music industry. From the Grand Ole Opry to the honky-tonks on Broadway, we'll take you on a journey through the history of Nashville's music scene.

  7. In 1925, the establishment of radio station WSM and its launch of the broadcast that would be called the Grand Ole Opry further secured Nashville’s reputation as a musical center and sparked its durable nickname of Music City.

  8. Aug 22, 2002 · Why is Nashville called Music City? WSM-AM announcer David Cobb christened NashvilleMusic City U.S.A.” on the air in 1950. The moniker eventually became Nashville’s de facto trade name,...

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