New National Museum of African American Music Seeks Broader Audience
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AUTO RACING ROGERS COLUMN Coming in fast A bill for every from the east non-existent fear Some of Knoxville’s top Th e new political playbook: businessmen have key roles in Sow overblown fear, off er Music City Grand Prix. legislative solution. P16 P3 April 9-15, 2021 Vol. 47 | Issue 15 NASHVILLE EDITION www.TNLedger.com The power of information. LedgerDAVIDSON • WILLIAMSON • RUTHERFORD • CHEATHAM WILSON SUMNER• ROBERTSON • MAURY • DICKSON • MONTGOMERY FORMERLY WESTVIEW SINCE 1978 Photo by Michelle Morrow |The Ledger Charting a crossover hit New National Museum of African American Music Story by Joe Morris seeks broader audience – including country fans begins on page 2 ern Express, Inc, REALTY CHECK Hampshire Insurance Company, Western Express, Inc, Def Atty(s): John W Barringer, 08/30/2010, 10C3341 October 8 - 14, 2010 Patricia McClarren vs Star Insurance Company, Westwood Church Of Christ, Law & GovernmentPltf(s): James T Collins, Def(s): Star Insurance Company, Westwood Church Of Christ, Def Habitat is where PublicAtty(s): David John Deming, 08/30/2010, 10C3343 Pltf(s): James A Richard Dicaire vs Cbs Personnel Holdings Inc, Cbs Personnel Services LLC, Kilgore Group Inc Collectively Staffmark, Staffmark Investment LLC, Records Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Cbs Personnel Holdings Inc, Cbs Personnel their heart is 08/26/2010, 10C3303 Services LLC, Kilgore Group Inc Collectively Staffmark, Staffmark James T Collins vs Rogers Group Inc, Investment LLC, Def Atty(s): Stephen B Morton, 08/26/2010, Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Rogers Group Inc, Def Atty(s): Heather E Hardt, 08/26/2010,inside 10C3308 & online James A Wells vs Jenco Construction Inc, Paul Cook and Mike Wells, Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): JencoTNLedger.com Construction Inc,Pltf(s): Def Atty(s): Judy R Lawson, Jennifer S White, 08/25/2010, 10C3282 Jessica Grimwood vs Intrepid USA Healthcare Services, McKee of Adex RealtyPltf(s): JessicaCheck Grimwood, ....................................... Pltf Atty(s): n/a, Def(s): Intrepid USA 3 CommunityHealthcare Services, Calendar Def Atty(s): Clifford .......................... Wilson, 08/27/2010, 4 Homesellers have taken Judy R Lawson vs Nursing & Oneida, NewsmakersPltf Atty(s): David ....................................... Harold Dunaway, Def(s): Nursing & Oneida, Def 6 Public Records ............................. 8-15 their giving to new level. Jordan Sanders vs Dillons Welding Inc and Employers, P3 Public NoticesPltf(s): Jordan Sanders,and Pltf Atty(s): Donald D Zuccarello, Def(s): Foreclosures ............................... 22-33 Marketplace .......................................35 Page 2 www.TNLedger.com APRIL 9-15, 2021 Photos by Michelle Morrow |The Ledger Visitors start their experience by sitting in a theater to watch a short film that introduces them to the culture of African American music. Museum shifts focus to marketing eff orts Campaign seeks to draw fans of other genres, areas of American history By Joe Morris Whenever proponents of the proposed National Museum of African American Music would hit a snag, they could take solace by looking south from their hoped- thank you for home at Fifth Avenue and Broadway. Th ere they’d see the rippling contours of the Music City Center, another ambitious eff ort that took more than two music city decades to move from concept to reality. And then they’d go back to the business of fundraising, working with developers for keeping the and other partners, working with the artifact collection and building local and national awareness on their march toward a museum. music alive Th eir eff orts paid off in a $60 million attraction that opened earlier this year, and even with a pandemic’s guardrails Instruments brought from Africa played a key around safety precautions, is pulling role in the development of African American in visitors at a brisk clip and garnering and other music genres, including country. We play for you. glowing praise in national media. Th e museum aims to write a new Th e 56,000-square-foot facility has lofty chapter in Music City’s story, provide a goals, aiming to capture as much of the diff erent voice. Black American musical experience as it can under one roof. Th at’s centuries of Silver lining time and talent, not to mention multiple In retrospect, the long road to opening genres and subgenres, more than 50 of day may have been a blessing in that it which are on interactive display across gave museum staff and supporters plenty a 190-seat theater, research library, of time to fan out and begin raising the interactive exhibits and several period- facility’s profi le. Th at footwork has paid NashvilleSymphony.org themed permanent galleries containing off in a strong start despite a challenging thousands of artifacts. NMAAM >> PAGE 17 APRIL 9-15, 2021 www.TNLedger.com Page 3 Effort inspires others to chip in Meanwhile, people die Cook, McKee ramp up Legislative plan: commitment to Habitat Stoke fear, offer Paul Cook entered the real estate business bill to soothe fear in 1972 and quickly established himself If people could fi ght COVID-19 as a man with a keen with a gun, Tennessee legislators intellect and the would be health care champions. RICHARD COURTNEY eye of a visionary As it happens, though, the best REALTY entrepreneur. Over weapons against COVID are masks, CHECK time, his reputation as physical distancing and vaccines – a builder was as sound JOE ROGERS none of which most legislators are as the foundations of keen on promoting. Ledger MY TAKE his homes. Instead, they’re keen on blocking Six years later, Mike McKee earned them. his real estate license and joined Paul in The power of Confronted by a disease that has killed hundreds of the business. As the team, they become a information. thousands of people across the country, they conclude dominant force in new construction and that the gravest threat to Tennesseans is ... government. real estate in general through their fi rm, Published weekly by Westview Newspaper, LLC Toward that end they introduced various measures Adex Homesellers. to prohibit or limit the government’s ability to require Th roughout the past 25 years, Cook Photograph provided 222 Second Ave. N. Suite 101 masks or vaccinations, to restrict the number of people and McKee have been generous with their Paul Cook, left, and Mike McKee of Adex Nashville, TN 37201 (615) 254-5522 gathering in churches or homes, or to curtail business contributions to Habitat for Humanity Homesellers have donated $63,000 to build a FAX: (615) 254-5525 operations or travel. through the Greater Nashville Realtors, Habitat house, spurring others to join in. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m You get the picture. where they were recognized as the largest million as new construction. Last week, Some of those measures have already withered. Others donors for that organization for many President & Chairman the house sold for $1.35 million. Peter Schutt should. But it’s instructive to follow the reasoning years. Several years ago, McKee was Th e house has four bedrooms, four full Publisher & CEO behind them, to the extent that “reasoning” applies. awarded the Realtor of the Year award by bathrooms and a powder room – or half Eric Barnes Senate Bill 187, for example. Its stated purpose is to the association for his philanthropic work Associate Publisher bathroom – as the case may be. Most & Executive Editor prevent state or local authorities from forcing anyone during his tenure there. likely the term “powder room” will soon Lyle Graves to get a COVID vaccine, a prospect that no one has [email protected] Last year, when the dust settled on go the way of the bedroom formerly suggested. fundraising, the names Cook and McKee Planning Editor known as the master. Cindy Smith But its sponsor, Sen. Janice Bowling of Tullahoma, were nowhere to be found, perplexing Listed by the master of the Vanderbilt [email protected] made it clear in committee the other day that she had the Habitat for Humanity Committee Contributors hardwoods, Jay Lowenthal, the property Chip Cirillo more on her mind than shots. Across the country, she chairs. Th at consternation was soon laid sold in 60 days while competing with all Sheila Burke said, “constitutions have been shredded, businesses to rest when Habitat for Humanity joined Kathy Carlson of the new construction in the Green Hills Hollie Deese forcibly shut down, churches forcefully shut down, McKee and Cook for a mind-blowing area. Even with the nail guns blazing in Tim Ghianni schools closed, people told to cower in fear in their announcement. Joe Morris close proximity, the home brought a nifty Rhiannon Potkey homes.” Th e duo had donated $63,000 to $290 per square foot. Tom Wood Her bill, she said, was designed to “assuage the fear in Habitat for Humanity Nashville to build In his glory days at Vanderbilt, Offi ce Manager many Tennessee people,” fear that she then proceeded to their own Habitat House. One aspect Donna Gosnell Lowenthal probably could have hit a Art Director stoke with what I’ll charitably call misinformation. of the Habitat program that appealed game-winning shot to match the one Jalen Mike Hopey Among her assertions, she claimed that though the to McKee was that it is not a giveaway [email protected] Suggs of Gonzaga sank to beat UCLA Graphic Designer Spanish fl u in 1912 (it was 1918-1920) killed “500 program inasmuch as the buyers – and Saturday. It was not his fault that his team Leigh Melton Singleton million people worldwide” (a fi gure she infl ated by a they are buyers – must complete a lacked the record and talent to make it factor of 10), “We never shut down one school or church fi nancial planning course, invest some of to the Final Four.