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The Closing of Douglas Corner Leaves a Hole in Nashville’s Soul
Looking back on a listening room where it wasn’t hard to feel like an insider
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What I remember best about hanging out at Douglas Corner, the venerable Nashville listening room that closed in May after 33 years in business, isn’t 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 don’t recall catching Garth at Douglas Corner. Certainly, seeing the future megastar at a tiny venue in the late ’80s would have been something to remember. ....

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