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James Little (b. 1952, Memphis, TN) holds a BFA from the Memphis Academy of Art and an MFA from Syracuse University. He is a 2009 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award for Painting. In addition to being featured prominently in the 2022 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, his work has been exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions around the world, including at MoMA P.S.1, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. In 2022, Little participated in a historic collaboration for Duke Ellington's conceptual Sacred Concerts series at the Lincoln Center, New York, with the New York Choral Society at the New School for Social Research and the Schomburg Center in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include: Petzel, New York (2024); Kavi Gupta, Chicago (2022); Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis (2022); Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood (2020); and June Kelly Gallery, New York (2018). His paintings are represented in the collections of numerous public and private collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; The Studio Museum, Harlem, New York; The Menil Collection, Houston; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis; Maatschappij Arti Et Amicitiae, Amsterdam; Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton; Tennessee State Museum, Nashville; and the Newark Museum, Newark. James Little Trophy Wives, 2024 Photo: Thomas Barratt Courtesy the artist and Petzel, New York James Little The Problem with Segregation, 2024 Photo: Thomas Barratt Courtesy the artist and Petzel, New York James Little Mahalia's Wings, 2024 Photo: Thomas Barratt Courtesy the artist and Petzel, New York

Historian Jeff Sellers, director of education at the Tennessee State Museum and the state capitol, has compiled images from archives and private collections to showcase the history of the Tennessee State Capitol. He also introduces us to the individuals who have breathed life into what has become known as the people's house. This episode is sponsored by Jerry Ward Autoplex.

Lain York is a native of Nashville whose work continues to reference images from our collective sense of history. York's work has been exhibited locally/nationally/internationally in contemporary galleries, public art programs, academic spaces, artist-run initiatives, and museums. In 2015 he had a solo exhibition, “Selections From the National Gallery”, at the Frist Museum of Art. His  can be found in the permanent collections of EMI Los Angeles, the Savannah College of Art, The Tennessee State Museum, the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, FirstBank Tennessee, and the Music City Center. His work has been published in New American Paintings, New York Arts Magazine, and Art Papers. Lain York is currently on the board of Fugitive Projects and is gallery director of Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville. He has served a preparator for the Arts In the Airport program, the Metropolitan Arts Commission, the Summer Lights Festival, The Greater Nashville Arts Foundation, and the untitled artist group. He currently coordinates exhibitions for artists with disabilities at the Kennedy Center on Vanderbilt Campus. www.lainyork.comhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0QS8J05mBtajx0z3ZHg0d2Host - Trey MitchellIG - treymitchellphotographyIG - feeding_the_senses_unsensoredFB - facebook.com/profile.php?id=100074368084848Sponsorship Information  -  ftsunashville@gmail.comTheme Song - The Wanshttps://www.thewansmusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/thewansmusic/https://www.instagram.com/thewans/?hl=en

Annabeth Hayes, curator of decorative arts takes us on a walking tour of the Tennessee State Museum.

Summary Leta McCollough Seletsky (Website; Twitter) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to share the story of her father, the famous “Kneeling Man” – The man knelt next to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at his assassination at the Lorraine Motel in 1968. Leta is a litigator turned essayist and memoirist.  *Nominate SpyCast for a People's Choice Podcast Award HERE!* What You'll Learn Intelligence The life and times of Marrell “Mac” McCollough  The CIA connection between father and daughter Black power and the counterintelligence program (or, COINTELPRO) The conspiracies surrounding Dr. King's assassination Reflections Coming to terms with the past … and present Small but important steps of progress And much, much more … *EXTENDED SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE* Resources  SURFACE SKIM *Headline Resource* The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Leta McCollough Seletsky (Counterpoint, 2023)  *SpyCasts* The Counterintelligence Chief with Alan Kohler (2023)  The Third Option – US Covert Action with Loch Johnson, Part 1 (2022)  The Third Option – US Covert Action with Loch Johnson, Part 2 (2022)  The Birth of American Propaganda with John Hamilton (2021)  Juneteenth Special: African-American Spies (2021)  *Beginner Resources* “I Am A Man” Dr. King and The Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, M. Gailani, Tennessee State Museum (2020) [Short brief]  Martin Luther King Jr., The Nobel Prize (n.d.) [Biography]  COINTELPRO: United States Government Program, N. Frederique, Encyclopaedia Britannica (n.d.) [Short article]  *EXTENDED SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE* DEEPER DIVE Books The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr., P. E. Joseph (Basic Books, 2021) An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee, A. Goudsouzian, C. W. McKinney, et al. (The University Press of Kentucky, 2018)  The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., J. Sokol (Basic Books, 2018)  The COINTELPRO Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States, W. Churchill & J. V. Wall (South End Press, 2001)  Primary Sources  The King v. Jowers Trial Findings, U.S. Department of Justice (1999)  Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, United States Senate (1976)  Report from Vietnam, Walter Cronkite (1968)  “I've Been to the Mountaintop” Speech, Martin Luther King Jr., AFSCME (1968)  "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" Speech, Martin Luther King Jr., American Rhetoric (1967)  COINTELPRO Records Collection, FBI Records: The Vault (n.d)

Join Nashville Ballet's Community Engagement Manager Briona Richardson and Artistic Director Paul Vasterling as they sit down with Jeff Sellers, Director of Education at the Tennessee State Museum and Past President of the Nashville City Cemetery Association. 

Join the Cumberland River Compact as we hear from Dr. Learotha Williams from Tennessee State University about the story of Hill's Island. Learn more about Hill's Island: https://cumberlandrivercompact.org/explore/hills-island/ Hill's Island–a space originally occupied by Native Americans—bears the name of one of the most revered slave traders in the antebellum South. Although largely inaccessible to the general public, is an area of the city that has an odd and mildly frenzied history. It became home to an enslaved African whose appearance frightened one of Nashville's founding families and also served as a Lazaretto or quarantine station for enslaved Blacks who had recently arrived in Middle Tennessee. As an antebellum historical site, it sits in the Cumberland as a monument to Nashville's first “Big Business.” A century later it would become a recreational space for the city's well-to-do population, leased out as a space that could host summer camps, and under the auspices of the Seven Day Adventist Church, its history would be closely associated with education and religion in the Athens of the South. This period in its history marks Nashville's transition into a major Southern city. Today Hill's island sits in the Cumberland as one of the few pristine, undeveloped sites in the city. There is still much to learn about its antebellum past and the lives of Native Americans and enslaved Blacks who lived there, its role as a recreational space, and its overall role in the history of the Music City. As we consider its history in the 21st century Nashville, we grapple with how to reanimate and share these histories with new audiences. This project is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional Acknowledgments: Jasmine Spears of Tennessee State University, Tennessee State Museum staff of Jeff Sellers and Miranda Fraley, Aaron Deter-Wolf of the Tennessee Division of Archaeology, Steve Haruch and Andrea Tudhope of WPLN, and Andrew Ostrowski of Pontoon Saloon (who helps bring us out the island!) Previous episode about Hill's Island: https://cumberlandrivercompact.org/2021/06/16/tenngreen-land-conservancy-gifts-hills-island-to-cumberland-river-compact/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecompact/message

  This week I'm talking with Pam Lewis of PLA Media in Nashville. PLA is a Public Relations company that gets their clients in front of audiences and consumers through public appearances on tv and in print.  Pam has an amazing history of being one of the people who launched MTV in the early 80s and also helped launch the careers of Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood. We are discussing the abilities you need to have to work for a PR firm as well as what it takes to start your own PR company.  Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com.  In this episode we discuss: *A publicist (Public Relations) is the glue that holds it all together. *Helping launch MTV. *A publicist's job is to listen to the artist, hear your dreams and take them to the next level and make you a household name. *Publicists do press releases, promote concerts, booking events, finding endorsements, etc. *Publicists have to go through more levels of bureaucracy with major label artists. *Helping launch Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's careers. *Starting an independent PR company called PLA Media.
*A good publicist helps connect the dots. *Looking for unique opportunities for clients, not the obvious ones. *Be Tenacious. *First thing to ask a publication is if they're on deadline. If they are don't bother them. *Find common ground with whoever is on the phone with you. *Our job is to create a buzz. *Rates to hire PLA Media start at $2000-2500 a month and go up from there. *It's best to do at least 3 months with PR to do as much as possible. *What it takes to start your own PR company. *Can you provide a valuable service to clients? *You have to have boundaries. *Learn how to work a room. *Be a good listener. *Learn how to talk on the phone. *www.plamedia.com   BIO: Pamela Lewis, a native of upstate New York, is an entrepreneur, preservationist, philanthropist and author. A graduate of Wells College with a B.A. in Economics/Marketing and a minor in French and Communications. Lewis spent a year in Paris studying at COUP (Center of Overseas Undergraduate Program) affiliated with The Sorbonne University. In New York City, she did additional graduate course work at Fordham University, The New York School for Social Research, The Publicity Club of New York and Scarritt Bennett. Lewis is also a graduate of University of Tennessee's Institute of Public Service Local Government Leadership Program (third level), of the Belmont University College of Business Administration's Scarlett Leadership Institute Mini Executive MBA program, of Leadership Music, of the Citizen's Police Academy and of the Leadership Middle Tennessee 2020 program. From 1980 to 1984, Lewis was part of the original publicity/marketing team of WASEC (Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment Company), a joint venture of Warner Communications and American Express, that launched MTV to the world. She also worked with MTV's sister cable channels Nickelodeon, The Movie Channel, and the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E). Lewis was relocated to Nashville from New York City to accept the position of National Media Director at RCA Records helping to shape the careers of top country stars such as Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, The Judds, and Alabama. In 1985, Lewis opened her own PR firm, Pam Lewis and Associates (which later became PLA Media). In 1987, she formed award-winning Doyle/Lewis Management with partner Bob Doyle. The first client Lewis agreed to represent was an unknown Oklahoma crooner named Garth Brooks, who she worked with until 1994. Lewis also managed Trisha Yearwood‘s early career, landing her a record deal at MCA Records. Under Lewis' guidance, Yearwood released her debut self-titled album in 1991, becoming the first female country musician to sell one million records off her first single “She's In Love With The Boy.” The album went on to be certified double platinum, and Yearwood went on to win the Academy of Country Music award for Top Female Vocalist later that year. The two enjoyed a successful partnership which broke new ground in music winning all of the following: Performance Magazine's “Country Music Managers of the Year” two consecutive years '92 and '93, Pollstar Award “Personal Manager of the Year '92, Country Music Association's “Artist Manager of the Year”, SRO Award '01 (The first female executive to win this award), Nashville Business Journal's 40 Under 40 listing in '95 & '96, Who's Who in Executives, International Society of Poets Distinguished Member, Franklin Police Department Order of Excellence '15 & Tennessee Association of Museums Award in recognition of superlative achievement for publications PR kit. Eventually, Doyle and Lewis parted ways, and Pam turned her focus solely to PLA Media. In 2003, Lewis made her first foray into the world of politics running for office of alderman-at-large in Franklin, Tennessee. She won a four-year term, and was the only female on the board for two years. She also served as Vice Mayor for one year, and was elected to the Franklin Planning Commission and Historic Zoning Commission. In 2016, she was voted as a one of the top Female Entrepreneur by Your Williamson Magazine, and was invited to be part of the 2017-2018 class of Leadership Franklin. Lewis has served on or chaired multiple committees, including: The Tennessee State Museum, Tennessee First Lady Andrea Conte's You Have The Power, BRIDGES Domestic Violence Center, Sister Cities of Franklin, Battlefield Commission, mayor-appointed Franklin Housing Commission, Nashville Historic Commission, Historic Cemetery Commission, ARC Board and the Tennessee Preservation Trust. Her other community outreach efforts include historic preservation and green space causes, women and children's advocacy, educational scholarships, fair housing and environmental and animal rights protection. Since its inception, the Pam Lewis Foundation has given away a million dollars to numerous charities. She has been recognized for her business success/entrepreneurship, community outreach and preservation efforts by the Metro Nashville Historic Commission, Franklin Tennessee Heritage Foundation, African American Heritage Foundation, Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee Preservation Trust. In 2017, she produced a documentary of African American remembrances and contributions and was honored to give the commencement address at her alma mater Wells College, Aurora, New York in May 2017. She is a 2020 graduate of Leadership Middle Tennessee.

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Tennessee State Museum expert on textiles and crafts shares insights about fascinating exhibits and the stories of the people who made history.

In addition to his work as director of education and community engagement at the new Tennessee State Museum, Jeff Sellers is one of a group of Tennesseans who have been searching for the grave of John Haywood. Although today Haywood has been forgotten by most, he has been called “the father of Tennessee history,” “a fascinating eccentric,” “an overlooked Tennessee historian” and “the author of the most important legal innovation in antebellum southern history.” Haywood, the namesake of Tennessee's Haywood County, authored three histories of the Old Southwest and authored four legal works, each of which served as a template for legal practice in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee. In 1820, he also played a central role in founding the first historical society in the Old Southwest, The Tennessee Antiquarian Society. In this episode, Jeff Sellers shares the fascinating story of the search for Haywood's grave. It is thought to be on a little-noticed site off Nolensville Road in Nashville, Tenn. If located, they plan to move the remains of Haywood and his wife to a more prominent final resting place in the City Cemetery in Nashville. You can download the legal petition to move the remains for more information about the efforts to locate Haywood here - https://bit.ly/3krMUuP.

From 1933 to 1942 thousands of men across Tennessee created some of our most treasured outdoor places like our Tennessee State Parks and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. These men were part of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal-era program to employ and train young men to complete projects in support of the environment and conservation. Across our state and country, the impact of this program can still be seen today. In this episode of River Talks, we talk with Matthew Gailani and Amanda McCrary Smith from the Tennessee State Museum. Matthew is a museum curator and Amanda is the curator of Textiles and Fashion. Together they share the history and impacts of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee and beyond. Finally, we will share how history may be repeating itself with the Civilian Climate Corps. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecompact/message

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation's overarching philanthropic strategy is around economic mobility for individuals and communities. We support local nonprofit organizations who are addressing basic needs, workforce development and overall community development. We have two signature philanthropic programs: Neighborhood Builders, a $200,000 grant awarded to an organization making great strides in economic mobility efforts, and Student Leaders, where local high school students are chosen through an application process to serve in an 8-week paid internship with Oasis Center and attend a leadership summit in Washington, DC.     Bank of America fosters a robust culture around employee volunteerism and employees getting involved in their communities through board service, financial education and pursuing their own personal passions. Employees are encouraged to take advantage of our volunteer grant program as well as our matching gift program which will match up to $5,000 per year per employee to eligible 501c3 organizations.   Our largest and longest sponsorship in the middle Tennessee community is our nearly 30 years as presenting sponsor of the Iroquois Steeplechase which benefits the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt with our sponsorship dollars going directly to the Children's Hospital.We also thrilled to announce our partnership with the Tennessee State Museum on their Women's Suffrage Exhibit, Ratified!, which will be on display through early 2021.Learn more:  www.bankofamerica.com

On this episode of Beyond The Limit, we sit down with Pam Lewis. In 1985, Pam opened her own PR firm, Pam Lewis and Associates (which later became PLA Media). In 1987, she formed award-winning Doyle/Lewis Management with partner Bob Doyle. The first client Lewis agreed to represent was an unknown Oklahoma crooner named Garth Brooks, who she worked with until 1994. Lewis also managed Trisha Yearwood‘s early career, landing her a record deal at MCA Records. She has been recognized for her business success/entrepreneurship, community outreach and preservation efforts by the Metro Nashville Historic Commission, Franklin Tennessee Heritage Foundation, African American Heritage Foundation, Tennessee State Museum and Tennessee Preservation Trust.Tyler’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twilliamsliveTyler’s Website: https://www.tylerwilliamslive.comPLA Media’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plamediaPLA Media Website: https://plamedia.com

Welcome to the first episode of the Miracle Ford Podcast of the new decade! For our first episode, we go straight to the ART of it. Host John Haggard talks to Bryan Deese, Gallatin-based muralist and street artist who has worked for various companies and events, both local and national. Together, they discuss the following topics: Where Bryan Grew UpHow Bryan Got Into Mural and Street ArtHis Transition From Graphic Design to Full Time Mural and Street ArtistBryan Deese’s Art HeroesExciting Projects He Has Done RecentlyCreative FreedomIs the Gallatin Local Government Supportive of His Works?Most Memorable Artwork He’s Done so FarUpcoming Art ProjectsDoes Bryan Accept Commission Projects?Bryan’s Interesting ObsessionHow to Contact Bryan Transcript John Haggard 0:02 Welcome to the Miracle Ford podcast where, throughout the month, you’ll be able to learn the best ways to purchase, lease, service, maintain, accessorize, and sell your vehicle for the highest resale value possible when you’re ready. We also discuss vehicle model details and the latest technology that makes driving a new vehicle really cool compared to just a few years ago. I’m your host, John Haggard, and you know, as always, you can find show notes and a transcript along with links to content that we talked about right here on our website miraclefordtn.com and also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts and on Spotify. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on any of those platforms, and share. Another cool thing that we get to do and that’s to interview community leaders and shakers in the Gallatin-Sumner County area, who are part of great projects. Got a lot of things that are going on and, on today’s podcast, we have the privilege of speaking with Bryan Deese, muralist and street artist. Bryan, welcome to the podcast! Bryan Deese 1:03 Hello! Thanks for having me. John Haggard 1:04 Glad to have you! Before we learn about what a muralist and street artist is and does, tell us a little about you. Are you from Gallatin? Bryan Deese 1:14 I’m from Nashville. I grew up in Nashville, kind of all over that area, and then have been up in Gallatin now for about 10 years. John Haggard 1:22 So from Nashville. Where did you go to school in high school here? Bryan Deese 1:27 Well, I went to two schools. I went to Franklin Road Academy in South Nashville, with my area. And then I graduated from Hillsboro High School in the Green Hills area of Nashville, John Haggard 1:39 The Burros, I think they call that, or something like that. Bryan Deese 1:41 Absolutely, full of pride. John Haggard 1:42 Yeah. Was that a good football team when you were there? Bryan Deese 1:48 Not great when I was there. They have gotten a lot better with the coach they have. Fitzgerald has had a lot of success and they won a state championship after I left. But the Gallatin handed it to them pretty well the last season. John Haggard 2:01 So a muralist and street artist, I guess maybe, before we really dive into that, how would you define that term? If somebody says, “Well, what is a muralist and a street artist?” Bryan Deese 2:13 Yeah, mural artist mural list is anyone who’s painting murals and that could include indoors or outdoors. Street art is more specifically refers to the outdoors and painting, you know, on the streets where people walking, driving can see the work. John Haggard 2:33 From Nashville, how did you wind up in Gallatin? Bryan Deese 2:37 Well, I was living in Madison in 2007. And the recession hit and Madison got really shady there. I kind of starting to have a family and looking for greener pastures and found them at little Northeastern Gallatin and moved out here and have loved it and really embrace this community and just enjoy a lot of things about it. And so that’s kind of what brought us out here. John Haggard 3:05 And when you moved to Gallatin, what was the very first thing you did in terms of employment? Bryan Deese 3:09 At that point, I went to school for graphic design. So I had worked professionally as a graphic designer for years out of college, and I went to the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville. John Haggard 3:24 Go, Orange! Bryan Deese 3:24 Yeah, definitely go Vols for life. Did the graphic design thing for a long time, always kept painting on the side. My kind of painting was graffiti. I came up kind of doing that for fun and adventure. And through that had just learned to paint big and self-taught and through friends picked up a lot of other mural techniques, and just kept painting and painting. And that’s what I was doing though, when I was first arriving in Gallatin. I was still doing graphic design full time and murals on the side. John Haggard 4:02 So how did you actually get into painting murals? Is it something when you were a little boy and you said, Wow, that’s a cool thing. Look at that over there. How did, you know, where did this the artistry, I guess, come out? Bryan Deese 4:15 Well, it was an evolution for sure. But one of the first things in art that really struck me was a mural and it was by a famous Nashville artist Red Grooms. So he’s a big-time pop artist, and this was the Tennessee State Museum was doing a retrospective, maybe its 30th or 40th anniversary of, you know, kind of his career launch. And I went there on a field trip and he created a whole environment that you entered in and I was just blown away. You went down some escalators and there were murals on the sidewalls and then sculpture that you walked into and entered and just took over the environment but in a fun, playful way. It wasn’t a way that would go over a kid’s head, even though if you look at his work, there’s nothing childish about it. It is professional and incredible through and through, every aspect. But it struck me – that stayed with me. And I followed other contemporaries of his, like Myles Maillie and Norris Hall. These are other Nashville painters that were a bit illustrative, worked big. I saw them doing murals around. They work very colorful, and with a black outline. And then, through skateboarding and music, at some point, in high school, I was introduced to graffiti art. Bryan Deese 5:41 And it kind of had all of those same things. It was big, colorful, illustrative, blackout lines, and it had some adventure mixed in. So, I was drawn to that right away. And it was also based on typography and that was the graphic design side of me. As a kid who, you know, designed my own baseball cards and designed my own sneakers. Yeah, so those worlds kind of combined with some fun and adventure. It’s what you’re looking for as a teenager. And I followed that route for a while, and there was never a thought that this is something you’d make money on. But I didn’t just quit. I just took it up a notch or two, and started doing portraits, started doing bigger, more objective things and less of the letter-based graffiti stuff. More what you would consider street art, and just elevating it a little bit as I went along. And eventually, at some point, I just decided this is what I’m going to do this is paying as much or more than the graphic design and I’m going to jump out there and actually call myself an artist. And… John Haggard 6:57 Wow! Yeah, because there’s that phrase that we all hear -starving artist. Great work but a starving artist. And that, you may have starved a little bit maybe but you know you didn’t have that job you said. So you were doing this on the side and then it like as you said you just finally the dollars were there. Bryan Deese 7:14 Yeah and I absolutely had that instilled in me from my parents, too. Maybe not so much my parents but just society as a whole is like it’s a very hard thing to earn a living at – and it is! And so, yeah, I’d always heard starving associated with the word artists. So I look to do something that would fulfill my creative chops but would pay the rent. And then on the side, like I said, I was always doing this stuff that I never thought there’d be an income that it was just fun. Like a lot of people they don’t get into bass fishing, because they think there’s a future in bass fishing, they just enjoy the hobby. So that’s kind of how I approached it, but at some point what I was doing caught on. And a lot of that’s probably based on social sharing online. But people were coming to me to “can you paint big?”. And so yeah, it was a slow transition from full-time graphic design to full-time mural artist with a lot of crossover years, where, you know, in between. John Haggard 8:18 You know, I heard this motivational speaker Tony Robbins, you’re familiar with him? He says, follow your passion, and the money will follow you. And it sounds like you had a lot of passion and you thought, Well, you know, I’m going to try to make this thing work. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. I’ve got a backup plan. But nonetheless, the passion really seemed to drive you would you say speaking of passion and inspiration, you mentioned Red Grooms? Would he be someone you would consider a major inspiration was to you that got you to the next level or who would you consider that to be? Bryan Deese 8:50 He was a big one because what I didn’t know when I was eight or nine years old on that field trip – well, I wasn’t even there. It was in high school who I figured out who I’d been looking at on that field trip. And it was kind of, “Oh, Red Grooms graduated from Hillsboro High School.” So then that all of a sudden kind of did click with me that you could do it. People from your high school walk in the same halls or you’re reading about them in art history books, you know, it’s not that far-fetched. So and then, as far as the street art stuff goes, there were some conversations I had and people that, artists that I really respected, who came along and did the same job that I had done two years previously. For example, Bonnaroo, I painted some fences at Bonnaroo. And two years later, one of my favorite artists, Steve Powers, he came and painted the fences at Bonnaroo. And so that made me think “Okay, you’re on the right trajectory.” At that point. I was still doing graphic design also. And when a door would open like Bonnaroo would call and say “We’ve got these miles of linear fence. Got any ideas on how to paint something cool?” I’d walk through those doors, I would execute and somewhere in the middle of it, I panic, you know? How am I gonna get this done? You know, I’ve bitten off more than I could chew, but you just stay the course and, and work hard and get through that door and shut it behind you. Hopefully, you know, it worked out well. Bonnaroo did. And then you hope the next door you’re ready for the next door in front of you. And you just keep going. And that’s what I’ve done. John Haggard 10:35 What are some of the more exciting projects that you’ve worked on recently? Bryan Deese 10:39 2019 I had some really cool projects. First and foremost, the NFL Draft came to Nashville. And the NFL Network contacted me to do some murals on the side of Tootsies, the famous Honky Tonk on Broadway and on the back of Honky Tonk Central. And then NFL films recorded it. And it was the very first thing they aired a little two-minute package, right as their draft coverage kicked off. John Haggard 11:11 Wow, that was you? Bryan Deese 11:13 Yeah, and then they shared it with their social. So that was a really cool one. Bonnaroo Music Festival. I painted their iconic fountain the past year. And so those were two really cool ones. I did two really great murals in Gallatin that I’m proud of. So, and some really good work for the Country Music Hall of Fame. They’re one of my steady clients that I do, you know, anywhere from eight to 10 murals a year for. John Haggard 11:44 So in Gallatin, where are those murals? Bryan Deese 11:47 Well, I’ve got three murals in Gallatin. One is in Thompson Park, which is right next to the skate park. And it is a mural of Ray Underhill Jr. and Ray was Tennessee’s first professional skateboarder, and he grew up in Hendersonville in Gallatin. When he packed his car up and drove out to California to chase the dream, he was living in Gallatin. And sadly, Ray passed away from cancer. And so that’s a memorial a thank you to Ray Underhill. And then on the side of Chubbs Sports Bar, and Old Soul Tattoo, I’ve got two murals, they actually face each other. One is a history of the trains and trolleys in Gallatin. And then the other is about the 1970 basketball game between the segregated high schools at the time, Gallatin High School and Union High School. And that’s an incredibly interesting story. q2A`There’s a book about it, maybe plans to do a movie. But those are the three murals that I’ve got in Gallatin right now, and hopefully, we’ll do some more soon. John Haggard 13:07 So Brian, where do you get your ideas on what to paint? Bryan Deese 13:11 Well, a lot of that comes down to how much creative control I’ve got on each project. Some of the projects that I do, I don’t have any creative control, or here’s an album cover, we want to paint it on this wall, and it’ll stay there for three months. And I execute those and I keep it going. When I’ve got complete creative control, and that’s when I’m the most excited on a project as any creative would be. And when I’ve got complete creative control, I like to paint about history that’s very specific to the location I’m painting at. So you know, Ray Underhill next to the skatepark in Gallatin, that makes sense because of the history of who Ray Underhill is to skateboarding in Gallatin. The trains and the trolleys, the location of that Old Soul Tattoo, the wall right next to the Palace Theater, the back entrance, it’s in between the railroad tracks and then where the trolley tracks were on just down the alley. So I like to paint about history because I’m a history buff. And so if you let me paint about anything, it’s going to be generally a giant portrait about history that’s very specific to the location I’m painting. Bryan Deese 13:14 How would you say the support has been in Gallatin for what you’re doing? Bryan Deese 14:35 It’s really been incredible, especially the mayor’s office. When I approached them initially about the Ray Underhill project and the train with the train and trolley mural, the codes would not allow for murals in Gallatin. So we started with the Ray Underhill project because it was actually in the parks. It’s a park property that lays a little bit outside of the jurisdiction of code so they didn’t need to change the codes to actually execute that one. So then we’re able to show some community support and how murals can impact a community positively. And then with that, they took that effort and energy and passed and changed the Gallatin City codes as far as murals go. So now, and then they applied for and got a grant for me to paint the train mural and the basketball mural. So, and then the public at large has been incredibly supportive. Anytime I was painting, I had great conversations with you know, citizens and passers-by and met a lot of great people. In all three of those cases, anytime I was painting, I met a lot of great people. I met Ray Underhill’s family, too. They still live Portland, his parents and brothers, and siblings, and that’s really the most impactful to me is the people I meet when I’m painting. John Haggard 16:11 Yeah. And you know, you mentioned, of course, Gallatin where you live now, Bonnaroo, Downtown Nashville. Do you travel the country or is your work primarily in this area? Bryan Deese 16:22 Well, I do travel. So I head to Florida and Atlanta. There were probably the spots I hit the most. When I was younger, I traveled a lot more. You know, I’ve been to Europe and all over the West Coast and the Northeast Chicago, you know, St. Louis, Kansas City, a lot of cities, painting, and that’s really when it was just a hobby. My professional work though, my home base is Nashville and that’s where the bulk of my work is for sure. John Haggard 16:52 If somebody said, “I want you to paint a portrait of me.” Do you do work for individuals or is it more like what we’ve been talking about? Bryan Deese 17:02 Well, I absolutely could be commissioned. Most of my work now is of a commercial nature. And I’m not exactly cheap, but I absolutely take commissions and I’m worth every penny. John Haggard 17:17 All right, well, there you go. There you go. Bryan, Deese, everybody, we’re talking to. Muralist and street artists. What would you say, Brian, is your favorite painting that you’ve ever done out of all of them? Bryan Deese 17:29 Well, one that was dear to me was a Johnny Cash mural that was in downtown Nashville, that my friends and I would actually paint the wall very first in May in 1998, with like a surrealist desert kind of scene. But then, when Johnny Cash passed away, immediately we painted a memorial mural for him. And that was in 2003. We redid the mural in 2012 whether it just has taken its toll. A lot of people so new to the area, they don’t realize that the area of downtown Nashville flooded in 2010. And that really took a right toll on that mural. Um, yeah. So we redid that and in 2012 and it was perfectly located downtown. It was a joke. It was the last of a little one-story block buildings in you know, south of Broadway. And it was on American Idol and National Geographic Channel and Macy’s campaign, it just got a lot of traction. It was on all the Titans home games when it was a local CBS broadcast it was kind of just became part of their Stock B roll footage. So, unfortunately, like I said it was the last of but it’s unfortunately got knocked down last year. And some of my friends from the Country Music Hall of Fame, pulled aside some of the, the blocks of some of it, and I’ve saved them. But it was only a matter of time that property was worth too much to just be a block little block building. So now it’s like a two or three-story bar. John Haggard 19:17 So for 2020 as we enter the New Year, what big plans do you have? What’s going on anything local, more regional work. What’s happening? Bryan Deese 19:25 Well, one thing I’m really excited, I’m almost hesitant to talk much about it because I’m very much in the initial phases and it’s year one, but I’m going to do a little mural festival in Gallatin at the end of May. And what a mural festival is, is pretty simple. It’ll be anywhere from three to six, this year I’m just kind of starting small to get going on, but three to six murals being worked on by different artists at the same time over the course of a weekend. So you can come in, it’ll be roughly in the same location, so you could come and park your car and walk around and watch these different artists execute the murals. And, so the mayor’s office again, they’re being extremely supportive. And that’s something I’m planning. And then I’m filling up my calendar for 2020 and got some really great jobs and really excited to keep working with the Country Music Hall of Fame. They allow me to paint the icons of Nashville, and that excites me for sure. And hopefully, some other great ones. Some of them, they’re not exactly under contract yet, so I don’t want to jinx them by talking about them. But I’ve got a lot of really great projects coming for 2020. But the most – the thing I’m the most excited about is the mural festival. I’m going to start in Gallatin. John Haggard 20:51 And that’s in May, you said? Bryan Deese 20:52 End of May. So and I’m still on the date. I’m still waiting to hear back from the mayor that we’re not competing with any other long-standing Gallatin events that might conflict with it. But right now they said, it looks like the calendar is pretty open. So I think that’s going to be our date. John Haggard 21:13 So Brian, what would you say your favorite thing about living in Gallatin is? Bryan Deese 21:19 Oh man, there’s so many great things. I love where my kids go to school Sumner Academy. They really care about educating kids. And also just having socially the skills my kids are learning there are second to none. I love Gallatin Square. I like to go down to the square especially in the spring in the summer. When the flowers are the flower pots are out and you’ve got the splashes of pinks and purples violets around and I love to go to Jim Bose records on the square and pick out some old vinyl, maybe go to Phillies on the square and get a funnel Cake they’re delicious and play some games with the kids on my studio in Gallatin. It’s right by the bowling alley and bought my kids and bowling shoes and we go bowling a lot. That’s a lot of fun. And right there, too, I love Old Glory restaurant that’s kind of our greasy spoon diner and definitely love being a regular at all these spots around Gallatin. It’s pretty much everywhere I go now I’m a regular they don’t know what I do. They just know my face. John Haggard 22:28 What would you say of all the things that you have going on in 2020, If you can talk about it, is the most, I guess you would say, the most exciting thing that’s going to happen or that that you’re going to do or that really excites you the most for 2020? Bryan Deese 22:43 Well, I’m hoping to do the Bonnaroo fountain again, I’m trying to turn that into an annual contract. It used to be that they would hire an artist that would come in and they would design and paint the fountain and it would be totally separate from how the festival looks. Now they’re having the designer who designs the overall look for the festival that year as far as ticketing and marketing and all of that. They also design the fountain, but they don’t necessarily have the skills to execute the painting and Bonnaroo doesn’t even want them to have to worry about that. So I always call that my summer art camp anytime I go and spend a week out at Bonnaroo. I come back dark, suntanned, and about 10 pounds lighter. John Haggard 23:34 So let me ask you this one question. What would you say, Brian, the one thing that people don’t know about you, but they would be really surprised to find out about you. Bryan Deese 23:47 I’m big on the number two and things the power of two. So two times two is four times two is eight times two is 16 times two, 32. And doing all kinds of weird little number things in my head, that all break down to number in twos and the power of twos. So that’s some Rain Man autistic kind of side of me a little bit. But it fascinates me even myself is why do I need to stop the pump at 1616 or whatever I’m pumping, you know? So that’s something that is weird. And not a lot of people would know. John Haggard 24:31 If somebody wants to get in contact with you, Brian, what’s the best way to connect? Bryan Deese 24:37 My website is bryandeese.art. And it’s a really simple little site just with some images that slide through. And then there’s two buttons. One is a email that goes directly to my inbox, and the other takes you to my Instagram account which is more of a rolling portfolio of my work. So emailing me through my website is really the best way. bryandeese.art John Haggard 25:05 All right, and we know Bryan is, in your case B-R-Y-A-N. John Haggard 25:10 That’s right. John Haggard 25:11 Got it . Well, that’s Bryan Deese everybody, muralist and street artist on today’s Miracle Ford podcast. Remember, you can find show notes, just everything we talked about and a transcript along with links to content that we talked about right here on our website miraclefordtn.com and also on Apple podcast, Google Play podcast, and on Spotify. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review on any of those platforms and share. I’m your host John Haggard, and we will see you next time.

Liz Williams talks "Let's Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food” with the staff of the Tennessee State Museum.

Lee Curtis KNOWS Tennessee, and she wants you to as well. From the Colonial era to one freshman senator's important contribution to women's suffrage (thanks to a well-timed letter from his mother) , Tennessee has breathtaking stories, and a rich past. Lee has made it her mission to tell these stories to the masses, and can't wait for you to visit the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, TN. “You really need to have a full understanding of where you've been before you can move forward.” ...Lee Curtis, Director of Programing Development for the Tennessee State Museum. https://tnmuseum.org/ About the Tennessee State Museum: The mission of the Tennessee State Museum is to procure, preserve, exhibit, and interpret objects which relate to the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Tennessee and Tennesseans, and to provide exhibitions and programs for the educational and cultural enrichment of the citizens of the state. Best Behavior Creative Club I The Stories Behind Tennessee Tourism. A Designsensory (https://designsensory.com/) Original Production. This is a podcast for the people that make things, and make things happen. Our host and creative director, Chris McAdoo, takes you behind the scenes with experts in creativity, business, technology, and marketing. Together we'll uncover what it takes to drive engagement, grow a brand, pursue a passion, and nourish a creative life. This edition of the podcast was recorded live at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, where we spoke with over twenty industry leaders across the state of Tennessee Tourism. Best Behavior Creative Club is the first of many original productions for Designsensory, positioned to act as a catalyst for additional original podcasts, limited series, and various other forms of content. Designsensory (https://designsensory.com/)is a full-service research, branding, advertising and digital firm based in Knoxville, TN and known all over the world. Visit our site to learn more or drop us a line (https://bestbehavior.fireside.fm/contact).

What happens when you put a developer and an affordable housing activist in the room together? Odessa Kelly is the director of Napier Recreation Center and a leader in the movement for affordable housing and economic equity in Nashville. She interviews Ed Henley, a Nashville native who has worked with the city on large civic projects such as Music City Center and Tennessee State Museum. They find common ground in Unicorns. 

Getting to the truth is not an easy task, but luckily we have Leigh Hendry in the studio to help navigate this tricky conversion. Leigh recently retired as the Director of External Affairs at the Tennessee State Museum, where she worked for over 26 years, and now she acts as a curatorial consultant and arts writer.We learned on today’s episode that truth is different for everyone, as Leigh states, “there is no such thing as ‘collective truths’.” This means that even though you might attend the same event as someone, it does not mean that you share their experience or truth about it, but can someone’s truth be altered?Truth can change over time due to imperfect memories, history, and new discoveries. However, when does a person’s truth become a lie? Do you have to know the truth in order to tell a lie? Truth is knowledge. To live our lives in truth, let go forward and gather as much information as we can to make honest decisions each and every day. Please be sure to share your truths with us, we would love to hear it!SHOW LINKS:Visit Host Kristin Llamas at:Websites: www.kllamas.com | www.llamasart.comInstagram: @kllamasart @llamasartshowFacebook: @kllamasart @llamasartshowYouTube: KllamasFIND MY NEW BOOK ON BOOKSHELVES!: ¿Como te Llamas? Everyday Llamas You Might KnowFEATURED ARTISTS/INSTITUTION :Lyon, Francehttp://www.insideoutproject.netNashville, Tennesseehttps://www.akllamas.com/portfolio/nashville-paper-portrait-lanterns/Susan Stryk - ArtistMUSIC BY:Alfonso LlamasTell me... WHAT IS Truth? Share your thoughts with me on your favorite social channels or visit kllamas.com to email me your thoughts and recommend guests! Subscribe, review & share!

Today we're talking with Jeff Sellers, Director of Education at the TN State Museum. We'll learn about the museum's new state-of-the-art facility on the Bicentennial Mall in downtown Nashville and what it was like to "move houses" with 150,000 historical artifacts. Even if you've spent time in the former museum building, there is so much more to explore as artifacts that had never been on display are brought out of the shadows. Among the museum's collections are objects such as: a 550 year old slipper woven out of plant fiber, the beaver skin top hat that Andrew Jackson wore for his inauguration, and the original neon sign for Ernest Tubb's Record Shop. Entry to the museum is always free. For more information, visit www.tnmuseum.org.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, we take a look at artifacts and monuments of The Great War found throughout the city. Host Allen Forkum (editor of The Nashville Retrospect newspaper) interviews Dr. Lisa Budreau, senior curator of military history at the Tennessee State Museum, about relics and souvenirs collected from Tennessee soldiers after World War I, including a German cannon and Sergeant Alvin C. York’s war medals. Dan Pomeroy, senior curator and director of the state museum, relates the history of the Military Branch Museum, located in the War Memorial Building. And Allison Griffey of the Tennessee State Library and Archives discusses stories from the Gold Star Records, including soldier’s letters, as well as women factory workers, the influenza epidemic, and the Mexican village at the Old Hickory gun powder plant. (Segment begins at 03:22) Some of the uniforms featured in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition titled “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” (left to right): aviator Lieutenant Charles McGhee Tyson of Knoxville (the boots belonged to his father, General Lawrence Tyson), Rebekah Dodson Senter of the Army Nurse Corps, and Captain Albert Harris Jr. of Davidson County and part of the Vanderbilt Medical Unit in France. The German breastplate armor discussed by Dr. Budreau in the podcast can be seen in the upper left. Beside it is a gas mask case. At the bottom is a Colt-Vickers water-cooled .303 caliber British machine gun, which were used by many countries during WWI, including the U.S. 30th Division troops attached to the British army. This German field cannon can be seen in the new Tennessee State Museum temporary exhibition about WWI. The 7.7 cm, Model 1896 cannon by Krupp was likely captured by the U.S. 30th Division near the German Hindenburg line in 1918. It took over two and a half years to restore it to operational condition.  This Sergeant Alvin C. York collection is part of a permanent WWI display at the new Tennessee State Museum. York's Medal of Honor and Croix de Guerre with palm can be seen in the middle right of the picture. The gold star flag of Nashvillian Johnny Overton, held in the Gold Star Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives, features the popular WWI phrase “Over There.” Overton was killed on the battlefield in France on July 18, 1918, at the age of 24. You can read more about Johnny Overton in the November 2018 issue, in the article "A Nashville Soldier of the Great War Remembered," by John P. Williams. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) At left is Cecil Calvert Bain, whose items in the Gold Star Records include a letter home about influenza in his camp. Like many soldiers in World War I, he would ultimately die of the disease at age 27 in Camp Gordon. At right is Private Luther Gilbert, Company B, 804th Pioneer Infantry, United States Army. Pvt. Gilbert was a member of one of the 14 African-American Pioneer Infantry units in World War I. Men in these units were often given dangerous maintenance and engineering tasks on the front lines. He died of pneumonia at 22 years old in France and was most likely a victim of the Influenza Epidemic of 1918.(Images: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Sue Howell (Mrs. A.C. Adams) is pictured with her seven sons, all of whom were involved in World War I and survived. She displayed seven blue stars on her service flag. The photo appears in the book Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919, published in 1923, which you can read more about in the October 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect in the "Artifacts" column by Clinton J. Holloway. (Image: Clinton Holloway) The Old Hickory DuPont gun powder plant is shown circa 1918. (Image: Tennessee State Library and Archives) Also hear the song “Over There” from World War I and lines from patriotic songs written by two Nashville women for the war. (Segment begins at 54:40) The cover of the sheet music for “Over There” credits the Nora Bayes version of the song with introducing it to the country. A recording of Bayes singing the song can be heard at the end of the podcast. “Over there” became a common phrase during WWI, indicating where American troops were fighting. (Image: Library of Congress) The cover illustration for the sheet music of “Over the Top” dramatically captures the meaning of the title. Nashvillian Marian Phelps wrote the lyrics for the patriotic song. (Image: Washington University) And finally, Allen Forkum reviews some of the contents of the November 2018 issue, including such stories as: the toll of the 1918 influenza epidemic on Nashvillians; the city’s joyous reaction to news of the end of the Great War; and a Nashvillian’s letter from the front lines of the war. (Segment begins at 01:30)   SHOW NOTES A list of articles relating to this episode contained in back issues of The Nashville Retrospect (back issue can be ordered by clicking here): • “Tennessee’s Gold Star Soldiers of WWI,” by Allison Griffey, The Nashville Retrospect, June 2016 • “Artifacts: ‘Davidson County Women in the World War, 1917–1919’” by Clinton J. Holloway, The Nashville Retrospect, October 2018 • “Kidnap the Kaiser” by Tom Henderson III, The Nashville Retrospect, January 2013 • “Sword Unsheathed By Uncle Sam,” Nashville Banner, April 6, 1917 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2018) • “Old Hickory’s ‘Swinging Bridge’,” Nashville Banner, April 25, 1919 (The Nashville Retrospect, April 2010) • “1918 Flu Epidemic ‘Horrible’,” Nashville Banner, April 26, 1976 (The Nashville Retrospect, March 2018) • Also see the November 2018 issue of The Nashville Retrospect for articles about life in trenches of WWI, the flu epidemic in Nashville, and extensive coverage of Nashville’s reaction to the end of the Great War.   Other related articles: • “Tribute Paid To Vanderbilt Unit,” Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 3, 1917 • “Lack of Patriotic Spirit,” Nashville Tennessean, March 5, 1918 • “Mrs. Ashford Writes Patriotic Song” (“Old Glory”) Nashville Tennessean, June 17, 1917 • “Miss Phelps, Author of Patriotic Song” (Over the Top”), *Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917 • “Nashville Woman Writes Patriotic Song” (“Over the Top”), Nashville Tennessean, Nov. 14, 1917   Links relating to this episode: The Military Branch of the Tennessee State Museum Tennessee State Museum “Tennessee and the Great War: A Centennial Exhibition” at the State Museum Tennessee State Library and Archives Bodies of War: World War I and the Politics of Commemoration in America, 1919–1933 (2010) by Dr. Lisa M. Budreau "Tennesseans, and their families, made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I | Opinion" by Dr. Lisa Budreau in The Tennessean “Alvin C. York Collection” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Old Hickory DuPont Gunpowder Plant Photographs” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Over Here, Over There: Tennesseans in the First World War” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Record of Ex-Soldiers in World War I, Tennessee Counties, 1917–1919” at Tennessee Virtual Archives “Tennessee in World War I” at Tennessee Virtual Archives Tennessee Great War Commission American Gold Star Mothers Inc. “Over There” song info at Library of Congress “‘Over There’ At 100” by National Public Radio “Over the Top” sheet music at Washington University “Over the Top” sheet music at Library of Congress “Over the Top” song info at Wikipedia “Old Glory” sheet music at Library of Congress “World War I Sheet Music” at the Library of Congress “Music of Emma Louise Ashford” at Evensong Music Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation "The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918” by the National Archives   Audio excerpts from: “Over There” sung by Nora Bayes; “Over There” sung by Billy Murray; clip of “Sergeant York” (1941) by Warner Bros. Music: “Near You” by Francis Craig and His Orchestra (Bullet, 1947); “Quiet Outro” by ROZKOL (2018); “Covered Wagon” by Ted Weems and His Orchestra; and “The Buffalo Rag” by Vess L. Ossman

Stan Mabry is an art seller by day and jiu-jitsu fighter by night. After dealing privately in New York and a stint at Sotheby's, Stanford Mabry founded the Nashville, Tennessee gallery in 1987 and has since established Stanford Fine Art as the premier purveyor of historical, Impressionistic and regional art in the Southeast. Works formerly in the collection of Stanford Fine Art have been acquired by various art museums around the world from as far away as the Musee American in Giverny, France, to as close as our local Tennessee State Museum. Stan's clients know him as an art gallery owner. But what they don't know is that once the gallery closes for the day, he's something entirely different — seven-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Stan “The Man” Mabry. On any given night, Stan can be found at Brentwood Jiu-Jitsu, a small training facility. Though in his sixties, Stan shows no signs of slowing down now both in his business or his physical combat. Show Highlights: If it's truly important to you, you'll do the things it takes to get the job done. You'll find a way to do it. -Stan MabryTo excel at anything, you have to put the work in. -Stan MabryI write down my goals each night for the next day…It prepares your mind for it to become a reality. -Stan MabryYou can't be so locked in to a way that you aren't open to a new vision. -Stan MabryVictory is reserved for those willing to pay its price. -Sun TzuYour daily actions must match your goals. -Stan Mabry Stan's closing thoughts–You might be the one on the podium, but a team got you there. Seek out mentors and their wisdom. Zero in on your energy pie. The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Moore, President of Southwestern Advantage, the oldest direct-sales company in America, and Partner with Southwestern Consulting. With more than 45 years in sales leadership and marketing management, Dan has a wealth of knowledge to share on how to make better use of time to achieve life, sales, and other business goals. Each week, he interviews some of the nation's top thought leaders and experts, sharing meaningful tips and advice. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!

Tennessee State Museum- out from the basement and up to the mall

E22 Painter and musician human Rachel Kice is known for her wild and colorful pieces. Her work is collected all over the world and hangs in the Tennessee State Museum, Warner Brothers, The Country Music Hall of Fame (and my house). She has collaborated with brands and organizations including: Warner Brothers, Harley Davidson, Chevy, Tedx, […]

We kick off another "Inside Music Row" with the mention of Sara Evans.  Sara is back on the radio again with "Slow Me Down" - this is her first single from her forthcoming seventh studio album set for release early next year.  Garth Brooks is also in the news as he just isn't cut out for retirement...again.  He has now signed on for eight more performances at Wynn's Encore Theater in Las Vegas this month and next.  Jason Sturgeon is also mentioned as he has just released his latest album "Cornfields and Coal."  Jason's first single off that album is a remake of the Jeff Healey classic "Angel Eyes."  Steve Wariner is up next as his "Wariner's Watercolors' exhibit opened last week at the Tennessee State Museum, which feature 21 of his favorite paintings.  We also mention Lifetime's new series "Chasing Nashville."  The docu-series will follow several artists as they pursue recording contracts here in Nashville.  Finally, we go Inside The Song with Joe Diffie to hear about his very first number one hit "Home."

This week on Tuned In we talk about Civil Rights. The Tennessee State Museum has opened an exhibit entitled, We Shall Not Be Moved. The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins. I had the chance to speak with the curator of the exhibit, Graham Perry, and Dr. Allen Cason, who took part in the Sit-ins over 50 years ago!Here is a picture of us in the Lightning 100 studios:We recorded a 20 minute interview, which I edited, that will air this Sunday morning at 7am on Lightning 100. 100.1 FM in the Franklin / Nashville, TN area and online at http://Lightning100.comHere is a link to listen to our interview on demand:http://ftp.wrlt.com/production/tunedin/10/100214tnstatemuseum.mp3We also recorded an additional interview which I will post here soon. In part two, Dr. Cason shared his experiences in greater detail. Including some of the tough times he encountered after being sent to prison. Graham Perry also asked Dr. Cason many interesting and historical questions in the second part of our interview.Thanks to the Tennessee State Musuem and to Mary Skinner for helping set up this interview. The exhibit is on display until May 16th, 2010. In the museums changing galleries Located at Fifth and Deaderick Streets in downtown Nashville. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday admission is always free to the Tennessee State Museum.Please go see the exhibit, it is FREE!

President Obama's latest weekly radio address, a recap of the most super of bowls, the year of the underdog continues...from 2008, the Tea Party seen through rose-colored glasses, our interview with Graham Perry, curator of the We Shall Not Be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee's Civil Rights Sit-ins at the Tennessee State Museum, and the work continues for affordable health care for all.