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Article: Nashville economy stays in tune: from Hank and Patsy to Garth and Reba, country music has been an important part of Nashville's economy. Though confronted with creative and economic challenges, the industry remains a key to the city's vitality.(Cover Story)
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- EconSouth
- Article date:
- June 22, 2004
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Night after night, A-list session players jam in Nashville's downtown honky tonks in exchange for tips, free drinks, and a long shot at country music stardom.
Throngs of revelers come from all over the world to enjoy some twang and spend some money in the city's Lower Broadway area. But this neon-lit nightlife is only a small segment of the area's deep-rooted and diversified music industry.
While music is one of Nashville's largest industries, it is generally considered the second or third most important in the area behind health care and perhaps book publishing. (Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. has its headquarters there and employs more than 8,000, and ...