Before you sink into your couch with your bowl of popcorn (because what other snack is more appropriate for an awards show about movies?) for the show, here are two Middle Tennessee connections to the 96th Academy Awards.
Middle Tennessee connections to the 96th Academy Awards yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Christine Ohlman takes us through the roster of The Queens of Soul: Aretha Franklin / Irma Thomas / Etta James / Dionne Warwick / Tina Turner / Dusty Springfield / Mavis Staples / Ann Peebles