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.
You dont feel inadequate now because you are the second wealthiest man in the world . If there is one form of music america is famous for having invented, it is jazz. Invented in the early part of the 20th century in a new orleans, jazz has become synonymous with american music. Not just the u. S. , but around the world. America has produced incredible jazz legends, like duke ellington, count basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong. At the top of the chart is wynton marsalis, founder and director of jazz Lincoln Center. Hes a performer, educator, composer, and lives jazz 24 hours a day. Do you get tired of people calling you a jazz legend . Do you feel older when they say that to you . Wynton i like the word jazz, i dont like the legend. [laughter] david lets talk about your family for a moment. Sadly, your father passed away in april at the age of 85 because of covid. It must have been a very sad loss, because you were very close to him. Wynton for all of us, me, my brother, we loved
To focus on the 1920 s. , the roaring twentys we had already filmed, but then the pandemic started. So we are presenting the material we film to you now with a little leeway, even if we cannot travel at the moment and museums bars event, venues are all closed. This check in episode should make you want to do everything that will hopefully be possible again soon. So have fun with our little tour through the berlin of the twentys. And this time review, feodor was very much in fashion and feverish, still puts on world class shows. In the 1920, s. , berlin became the film city. We visit the go, chiquita much take at pop, some of plots and were also going on a trip to madeira. Our bureau whove been freitas, shows us the capital for berlin has chain again and again over the decades. But the 9020s are still visible in the urban landscape. Were about to find out more by going on an architectural tour. Hi im look as hi, im on a welcome to alexanderplatz. Thank you. I see that youve got the righ
Invented in the early part of the 20th century in a new orleans, jazz has become synonymous with american music. Not just the u. S. , but around the world. America has produced incredible jazz legends, like duke ellington, count basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong. At the top of the chart is wynton marsalis, founder and director of jazz Lincoln Center. Hes a performer, educator, composer, and lives jazz 24 hours a day. Do you get tired of people calling you a jazz legend . Do you feel older when they say that to you . Wynton i like the word jazz, i dont like the legend. [laughter] david lets talk about your family for a moment. Sadly, your father passed away in april at the age of 85 because of covid. It must have been a very sad loss, because you were very close to him. Wynton for all of us, me, my brother, we loved him so much. He was such an example for us. Such a kind man. A man with a large worldview and a large person. He didnt do small things. He was very philosophical. He w
Country musics grand old opery. Today we are at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown nashville, tennessee. The nickname of the Ryman Auditorium was the Mother Church of Country Music, which definitely tells the history of both things that 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, 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 came to town. Captain ryman built the Ryman Auditorium and it opened at first in 1892 as a tabernacle. That is 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. During the run of the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, some of the most famous people in all