| Entertainment in the 1970's |
| The Hee Haw Television Show taped more than 600 Episodes in Nashville. I had a chance to go on the Hee Haw set in the early 70's, at the (then WLAC-TV) Channel 5 Studio's in Nashville |
| Webb Pierce Guitar Shaped Swimming Pool at the home of the late country singer in the 1970's. |
| The Jim Reeves Museum in in the snow. The house was recently torn down. The house was one of the oldest houses in Nashville. Jim Reeves never lived in the house |
| The Grateful Dead with the late Jerry Garcia perform live under a canopy outside, in front of Neely Hall at Vanderbilt University in a free concert |
| Picture from the Nashville Newspaper |
| Picture from The Tennessean |
| FAN FAIR |
| 1973 |
| Bad Company in a Sold Out Concert with the Climax Blues Band at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville |
| Paul McCartney & Wings in Nashville record and rehearse for a Wings World Tour. They end up spending 6 weeks in middle Tennessee. They attend Fan Fair, Opryland, Printers Alley, the Grand Ole Opry, and drive-in movies around town. Shown (right) is former Beatles bass player Paul McCartney in Nashville |
| JIMMY BUFFETT |
| Rod Stewart and Faces with future Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood perform Live at the Municipal Auditorium (shown above) in Nashville on September 26, 1975 at 8:00pm. Ticket price $7.50 |
| See our: "The Beatles Tennessee Connections" Section |
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| Janis Joplin performs live in concert on December 16, 1970 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in Nashville TN with opening act Rotary Connection featuring the late Minnie Ripperton (Loving You) Hosted by WMAK's Scott Shannon "No one was at this show, it was a total flop" Poster & text thanks to: Tim Templeton |
| 1950's All Star Spectacular - A WENO Radio Production An Oldies Concert held in the early 1970's at the Fairgrounds Speedway featuring Rock & Roll Legends: Chuck Berry, Bill Haley & The Comets, The Coasters, Danny & The Juniors & Bo Diddley. Bill Haley was treated badly by the audience, after following Chuck Berry. The audience kept yelling for Chuck Berry to come back out, until an announcer came out and announced the Chuck Berry had a plane to catch, and had already left for the airport |
| Nashville's own, Barefoot Jerry |
| If There Were Only Time For Love |
| You Can't Get Off With Your Shoes On |
| Watchin' TV With The Radio On |
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| "And all the good people down in Tennessee, are digging Barefoot Jerry & The CDB" |
| 1971: The original Barefoot Jerry featuring Mac Gayden, Wayne Moss, John Harris & the late Kenny Buttrey (pictured above) Various Barefoot Jerry line up's included: Jim Calvard, Russ Hicks, Charlie McCoy , Buddy Skipper, Terry Dearmore, Bobby Thompson, Fred Newell, Dave Doran, Kenny Malone, Si Edwards, Barry Chance, Mike McBride, John Moss, Warren Hartman, Steve Davis & others. Nashville's Barefoot Jerry was made up of some of the best local Nashville session musicians around town |
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| Hospitality Song |
| Jim Reeves Museum |
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| Richard Nixon in Nashville |
| Richard Nixon plays piano and sings Happy Birthday to his wife Pat at the Grand Ole Opry at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville Tennessee |
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| The Johnny Cash Show taped in Nashville from 1969-1971. Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash during a TV taping in Nashville |
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| 1970's: Barefoot Jerry's Mac Gayden at the Exit In |