I-40 across Tennessee, from Music Row to Beale Street. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The ChroniclerFocus: Music History342 km · about 191 min · 36 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Nashville, Tennessee
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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Nashville, Tennessee
The Grand Ole Opry Story Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Nashville, Tennessee
The Grand Ole Opry Story Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Nashville, Tennessee
The Grand Ole Opry Story Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The Roots of the Carters
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Fairview, Tennessee
The Ryman's Transformation
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Burns, Tennessee
Chet Atkins and the Nashville Sound
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Dickson, Tennessee
Francis Craig's Musical Breakthrough
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Dickson, Tennessee
Tennessee River Musical Migrations
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Only, Tennessee
The Life of Loretta Lynn Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
The Life of Loretta Lynn Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Waverly, Tennessee
The Life of Loretta Lynn Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Holladay, Tennessee
The Waverly Train Disaster
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Holladay, Tennessee
The Holladay Fiddlers' Jamboree
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Holladay, Tennessee
The Founding of Holladay
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Yuma, Tennessee
The Christian Chapel Homecoming
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Wildersville, Tennessee
The Parker's Crossroads Horse Show
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Lexington, Tennessee
The Polk Family Mill
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Jackson, Tennessee
Carl Perkins and the Rockabilly Sound Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Jackson, Tennessee
Carl Perkins and the Rockabilly Sound Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Jackson, Tennessee
Carl Perkins and the Rockabilly Sound Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Jackson, Tennessee
The West Tennessee Tent City
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Jackson, Tennessee
The Musical Roots of Brownsville
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Brownsville, Tennessee
The Blues of Sleepy John Estes
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Brownsville, Tennessee
The Blues of Son Bonds
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Stanton, Tennessee
The Delta Blues Migration
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Stanton, Tennessee
The Great River Road
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Stanton, Tennessee
The Mason Fall Jubilee
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Mason, Tennessee
The Career of John W. Boyd
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Mason, Tennessee
Geography of the Chickasaw Bluffs
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Arlington, Tennessee
The Arlington Railroad Depot
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Lakeland, Tennessee
The History of Davies Manor
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Memphis, Tennessee
The Birth of Sun Studio Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Memphis, Tennessee
The Birth of Sun Studio Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Memphis, Tennessee
The Birth of Sun Studio Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Memphis, Tennessee
The American Sound Studio Legacy
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.