Kim Williams, who grew up in Rogersville, wrote songs for Garth Brooks, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire and others. Williams, who passed in 2016, was recently recognized by Tennessee Tourism and
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MTSU student Hannah Humphress, a Knoxville, Tenn., senior majoring in audio production, adjusts a connector for the custom LED video wall behind the stage of the university s new Chris Young Cafe in preparation for a special livestreamed grand opening on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Looking on are, at left, Frank Baird, assistant professor of audio production and the cafe s new director, and Jon White, a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Recording Industry s Master of Fine Arts in Recording Arts and Technologies Program. Chris Young, a former MTSU student turned multiplatinum country entertainer, donated $50,000 to help renovate the 1963-era cafeteria into a teaching and rehearsal space and performance venue for the College of Media and Entertainment. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)
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The very first song performed at the brand new Chris Young Cafe was Famous Friends, but the singer wasn t simply promoting his single. In many ways, Chris Young s latest release fits the moment, and the newly revealed space at Middle Tennessee State University.
A mural outside the Chris Young Cafe finds Young alongside 31 other friends who ve touched his life or made a mark at MTSU, Young s alma mater in Murfreesboro, Tenn. You ll find singer-songwriters Hardy and Mitchell Tenpenny on there. The university s president Sidney A. McPhee is next to Young. Those who know him will spot others close to him, like his mother.