We begin with a visit to nashvilles Ryman Auditorium as author david ewing talks about how the venue became a place for political rallies, civil rights events and home to Country Musics grand ole opry. Today were at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. It definitely tells the history of both things it is famous for. It was built by a river boat captain who was famously converted under a tent in downtown nashville in may of 1865. After his conversion, he believed that traveling ministers should have a permanent home inside that was large enough to take the large crowds of the traveling ministers who came to town. So captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium and it opened at first in 1892 as a tabernacle. So thats the church part of the history. The music part of the history, the Country Music part, deals with the grand ole opry which came here in 1943 after being in many different homes in nashville, and stayed here until 1974 when the new opry house was built.
We begin with a visit to nashvilles Ryman Auditorium as author dale ewing how the venue became a place for political rally, civil rights events and Country Musics grand ole opry. Today were at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. The nickname of the Ryman Auditorium is the Mother Church of Country Music which definitely tells the history of both things that it is famous for. It was built by a riverboat captain who was famously converted under a tent in downtown nashville in may of 1865. And after his conversion he believed that traveling ministers should have a permanent home inside that was large enough to take the large crowds of the traveling ministers who go to town. So captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium and it opened at first in 1892 as a tabernacle. So thats the church part of the history. And the Country Music part deals with the grand ole opry which came in 1943 any came here until 1974 when the new opry house was built, but during the run of th
Test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 the hutchinsons connect their background in music that was developed through the baptist church. They had they come from a family that was very active in the Baptist Community in New Hampshire and it taught them how to sing and how to read music. Music is a little bit problematic in rural new england at the time, right. Its dangerous. People who are musicians are seen as immoral perhaps in some way. The Church Provides a moral space for people to be able to sing because theyre singing the word of god and the hutchinson family as a whole is active in the Musical Community in New Hampshire through the baptist church. One of their brothers is the choir director of the church and provides Music Lessons for the community. The hutchinsons try to run with that in lynn and get this idea maybe we could become a performing troupe. In 1841, they decide to try their luck as three brothers and they tour new england and upstate new york and
Retitle meant program. Sunday at three, thoughts on islamic extremism. Sunday morning at 10 00 eastern we commemorate the 50th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnsons signing of the 1955 voting act. It includes conversations between johnson and his aides dr. Martin luther king jr. , and strategies on how to enforce the law. Also this weekend, tonight at 7 10, university of california berkeley professor brian go lay looks at the production of arms. Get a complete collection at cspan. Org. All weekend, the history American History tv celebrates the city of augusta, georgia. The home is the home of george walton, one of the youngest signers of the declaration of independence. Cspan passat cspans staff visited many places. Learn more about augustine on cspan tv. I feel good i knew that i would, now i feel good i knew that i would now so good so good i got you we are in the Augustine Museum of history in augusta ga. We call this exhibit james brown , the godfather of soul. It gives a diffe
A new documentary produced by Mick Jagger and two of Brown’s sons show new sides of the late funk innovator, whose immense estate has been under dispute for 15 years. “For a time, I didn’t like my father,” shares his daughter