The Closing of Douglas Corner Leaves a Hole in Nashvilleâs Soul Looking back on a listening room where it wasnât hard to feel like an insider Tweet Share
What I remember best about hanging out at Douglas Corner, the venerable Nashville listening room that closed in May after 33 years in business, isnât the many big-time stars who played there. Yes, the cozy space on Eighth Avenue South hosted performers like Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood and Guy Clark, but I have never felt comfortable at industry-sanctioned shows. I donât recall catching Garth at Douglas Corner. Certainly, seeing the future megastar at a tiny venue in the late â80s would have been something to remember.
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The devastating global impact of COVID-19 dominated both news and cultural headlines throughout 2020, but Nashville’s jazz, blues and roots music communities responded by displaying a resolute spirit of perseverance and adaptation. Artists continued making vibrant music, and doing whatever they could to help offset a pandemic that shuttered music venues and ground tours and live shows to almost a total halt.
Before that happened in March, Music City enjoyed a pair of super blues concerts with the return of Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and the legendary Taj Mahal to area locales. Likewise, bop veterans Bobby Watson and Curtis Lundy rocked Rudy’s Jazz Room with a superb series of weekend concerts. In a hopeful sign, Louisiana bluesman Tab Benoit launched his national tour from the Ryman Auditorium in November.
Bianca, Dan & Ben turn paper clip into $15k giveaway
The Gold Coast Hit90.9 Breakfast team,
Bianca, Dan & Ben, have completed a multi-step trade to turn a paper clip into something far more valuable for a listener.
The promotion was based on a story from Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who in 2006 undertook a series of online trades to upgrade a paper clip. After 14 trades, he ended up with a house.
In the case of the Gold Coast Breakfast show, they went from paper clip to novelty Christmas earrings. From there it was a banksia scent pod, second-hand bike with a lock, a boat licence course, black-heeled Ugg Boots, pest & termite inspection, signed 2020 Queensland Origin jersey, 2 x 12-month Gold EMF memberships, a five-day guided 4×4 adventure, 6kW solar system and installation by Apex Renewables, 2009 Volkswagen Caddy, $15,000 diamond ring by The Diamond Vault, and finally a zero-commission and marketing package wo