Smyrna, Tennessee

Everything Smyrna is known for

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Music in Smyrna

Songs About Smyrna

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Artists From Smyrna

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Smyrna

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Smyrna.

Highway I 40 20 songs Interstate 65 23 songs Cumberland River 16 songs

Musical Heritage

Ryman Auditorium — Mother Church of Country RoadyGoat

1892

The Ryman Auditorium, a Gothic Revival brick hall in downtown Nashville (116 Rep. John Lewis Way North, formerly 5th Avenue North), opened in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle. Riverboat captain Tom Ryman bankrolled it after a religious conversion at a tent revival, intending a space for preaching; it was renamed for him after his death. Its church-pew seating and famous acoustics earned it the nickname 'the Mother Church of Country Music.' The Grand Ole Opry broadcast from this stage from 1943 to 1974 before moving to its purpose-built house; the Ryman fell quiet, was nearly demolished, then restored and reopened in 1994. It's a National Historic Landmark and hosts live shows year-round, the Opry returning each winter.

19.3 mi away

History of Smyrna

Murfreesboro, TN RoadyGoat

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a place where Southern charm meets a forward-thinking spirit, has nurtured its share of notable figures. While the city hums with the energy of healthcare, education, and manufacturing today, its history runs deep, influencing those who’ve called it home.

11.5 mi away

Old Hickory's Cussing Parrot Crashed His Funeral RoadyGoat

1845

Andrew Jackson died at the Hermitage, his home outside Nashville, Tennessee, on June eighth, eighteen forty-five. Two days later, on June tenth, his funeral was held at the house, with mourners crowded onto the porch and out across the lawn. And by the most famous account of that day, the solemn service was nearly stolen by a parrot. Jackson had bought a grey parrot named Poll for his wife Rachel back in eighteen twenty-seven, paying twenty-five dollars for it. After Rachel died, the old president doted on the bird for the rest of his life, and somewhere along the way Poll had picked up language that did not belong at a funeral. As the crowd gathered, the parrot got worked up and let loose what one witness called perfect gusts of cuss words, swearing so loud and so long that the bird had to be carried out of the house. The tale comes from William Norment, who was a teenager at the funeral and did not set it down on paper until he was in his nineties, so historians treat it as a beloved but unverified legend. True or not, it is a fitting send-off for the most pugnacious president the country ever had.

17.4 mi away

The Daily Wire Headquarters RoadyGoat

The corporate headquarters of The Daily Wire sits in Nashville's Twelve South neighborhood, at eighteen thirty-one Twelfth Avenue South. The Daily Wire is an American media company founded in twenty fifteen by political commentator Ben Shapiro and filmmaker Jeremy Boreing. It's a conservative news and opinion outlet that publishes articles, produces a lineup of podcasts and talk shows, and in recent years has expanded into films, documentaries, and a subscription streaming service. The company originally operated out of the Los Angeles area and relocated to Nashville in twenty twenty, part of a broader wave of media and entertainment companies moving to Tennessee.

18.5 mi away

Stones River National Battlefield

1862

Fought December 31, 1862, through January 2, 1863, the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War and a critical Union victory in Middle Tennessee.

8.3 mi away

Grand Ole Opry House

1925

The longest-running radio broadcast in American history, airing continuously since 1925, now based at the Opry House in the Opryland complex.

18.7 mi away

Ryman Auditorium

1892

Built in 1892 as a tabernacle for revival meetings, the Ryman served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and is considered the mother church of country music.

19.2 mi away

The Hermitage - Andrew Jackson Home

1804

The plantation home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, who lived here from 1804 until his death in 1845.

17.4 mi away

Lower Broadway Honky-Tonk Row

1940

The strip of honky-tonk bars on Lower Broadway in Nashville, anchored by Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and Robert's Western World, has been the heart of live country music since the 1940s.

19.1 mi away

Things to Do in Smyrna

historical 18.8 mi away
Grand Ole Opry

Country music's most famous stage since 1925. Every legend has played here.
food 18.9 mi away
Prince's Hot Chicken

The original Nashville hot chicken since 1945. The recipe was revenge. Now it's a religion.
historical 19.2 mi away
Ryman Auditorium

The Mother Church of Country Music. Original home of the Grand Ole Opry.
food 19.7 mi away
Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Nashville's modern hot chicken sensation. The line wraps the block. 'Shut the Cluck Up' level will rearrange your afternoon.
food 24.0 mi away
Loveless Cafe

Nashville's legendary biscuits since 1951. The neon motel sign is an Instagram icon.
historical 18.9 mi away
Hatch Show Print

One of America's oldest letterpress shops still printing concert posters by hand since 1879.
historical 19.2 mi away
Willie Nelson Museum

Willie's braids his guitar Trigger memorabilia and more in Nashville.

Everything Near Smyrna

61 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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