Nashville, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Nicknames=== Nashville is a colorful, well-known city in several different arenas. As such, it has earned various sobriquets, including: * '''Music City, U.S.A.''': [[WSM (AM)|WSM-AM]] announcer David Cobb first used this name during a 1950 broadcast and it stuck. It is now the official nickname used by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Nashville is the home of the [[Grand Ole Opry]], the Country Music Hall of Fame, and many major [[record label]]s.<ref name="bmimusiccity">{{cite web |url=http://bmi.com/library/brochures/historybook/musiccity.asp |title=Music City, U.S.A. |work=BMI.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707123558/http://www.bmi.com/library/brochures/historybook/musiccity.asp |archive-date=July 7, 2001}}</ref> This name also dates back to 1873, where after receiving and hearing a performance by the [[Fisk Jubilee Singers]], [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom is reported as saying that "These young people must surely come from a musical city."<ref name="fisk2-1">{{cite journal |url=http://www.fisk.edu/pdfs/fiskmag/Fisk_Mag_March_07.pdf |title=Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate 135 Year Tradition with "Walk of Fame" Honors |journal=Fisk |date=March 2007 |volume=2 |issue=1 |page=14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710015859/http://www.fisk.edu/pdfs/fiskmag/Fisk_Mag_March_07.pdf |archive-date=July 10, 2007}}</ref> *'''Smashville''': This moniker is most closely associated with the [[Nashville Predators]] hockey team. According to Yahoo News, the name was conjured by local fan Frank Glinski, "Glinski actually came up with the term "Smashville" during a conversation with the Predators' then-vice president of marketing, who like Glinski had a child playing youth hockey locally." [https://www.yahoo.com/news/smashville-born-died-lived-nashville-203644940.html] A "Smashville" sign is located outside the home of the Predators, [[Bridgestone Arena]]. *'''[[Athens]] of the South''': Home to 24 post-secondary educational institutions, Nashville has long been compared to Athens, the ancient city of learning and site of [[Plato]]'s Academy. Since 1897, a full-scale [[Parthenon (Nashville)|replica of the Athenian Parthenon]] has stood in Nashville, and many examples of classical and neoclassical architecture can be found in the city.<ref name="Kreyling1996" /> The term was popularized by [[Philip Lindsley]] (1786β1855), President of the [[University of Nashville]], though it is unclear whether he was the first person to use the phrase. * '''The Protestant [[Vatican City|Vatican]]'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Insiders' Guide to Nashville |publisher=Globe Pequot |location=Guilford, Connecticut |first1=Cindy Stooksbury |last1=Guier |first2=Jackie Sheckler |last2=Finch |year=2007 |edition=6th |pages=13, 35, 396 |isbn=978-0-7627-4186-1}}</ref> or '''The [[Bible Belt#Buckle|Buckle]] of the [[Bible Belt]]''':<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/us/following-its-country-music-nashville-may-loosen-up-on-marijuana.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 19, 2016 |title=Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana |last=Fausset |first=Richard}}</ref> Nashville has over 700 churches,<ref name="nashcity1">{{cite web |url=http://nashcity.com/religious-institutions/christian-churches/index.shtml |title=Nashville Area Churches |work=NashCity.com |access-date=April 30, 2008}}</ref> several seminaries, a number of Christian music companies, and is the headquarters for the publishing arms of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] ([[LifeWay Christian Resources]]), the [[United Methodist Church]] ([[United Methodist Publishing House]]) and the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention]] (Sunday School Publishing Board). It is also the seat of the National Baptist Convention, the [[National Association of Free Will Baptists]], the [[Gideons International]], the [[Gospel Music Association]], and [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]], the world's largest producer of Bibles.<ref name="road&travel">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadandtravel.com/travel%20directory/Tennessee/nashvillestory.htm |title=Nashville: Sophisticated Southern City with a Country Edge |work=RoadandTravel.com |first=Rachel L |last=Miller |date=April 14, 2008 |access-date=April 30, 2008 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517015813/http://www.roadandtravel.com/travel%20directory/Tennessee/nashvillestory.htm }}</ref> * '''Cashville''': Nashville native [[Young Buck]] released a successful rap album called ''[[Straight Outta Cashville]]'' that has popularized the nickname among a new generation.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/cashville-underground/Content?oid=1192246 |title=Cashville Underground |journal=Nashville Scene |first=Jack |last=Silverman |volume=24 |issue=34 |date=September 22, 2005 |access-date=December 16, 2010 |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925014842/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/cashville-underground/Content?oid=1192246 }}</ref> * '''[[Little Kurdistan]]''': Nashville has the United States' largest population of [[History of the Kurds in Nashville, Tennessee|Kurdish people]], estimated to be around 11,000.<ref name="kurdish1"/><ref name="kurdish3">{{cite news |title=Iraqis to cast votes in Nashville |work=The Tennessean and Chicago Tribune |first1=Ian |last1=Demsky |first2=Oscar |last2=Avila |date=December 30, 2004}}</ref> * '''Nash Vegas''' or '''Nashvegas'''<ref name="nashvegas1">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/06/travel/true-grits-in-nashville.html?pagewanted=3 |title=True Grits in Nashville |first=Eric |last=Asimov |work=The New York Times |date=July 6, 1997 |access-date=January 22, 2010}}</ref> Nashville has additionally earned the moniker "The Hot Chicken Capital",<ref name="pinpulpit20130703">{{cite web |url=http://pinstripepulpit.com/chicken-that-lights-you-up-boltons-spicy-chicken-fish-of-nashville/ |title=Chicken That Lights You Up: Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish of Nashville |work=Pinstripe Pulpit |first=Alan |last=Cornett |date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112002851/http://pinstripepulpit.com/chicken-that-lights-you-up-boltons-spicy-chicken-fish-of-nashville/ |archive-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> becoming known for the local specialty cuisine [[hot chicken]].<ref name="yahoo20130327">{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/burning-desire--hot-chicken-takes-over-nashville-151831274.html |title=Burning desire: Hot chicken takes over Nashville |work=Yahoo News |first=Chris |last=Talbott |date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="abcnews20111103">{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=14875350&sid=80&p=10 |title=Scorching Hot Fried Chicken in Nashville |work=ABC News |first=Larry |last=Olmsted |date=November 3, 2011 |access-date=November 12, 2013}}</ref> The Music City Hot Chicken Festival is hosted annually in Nashville and several restaurants make this spicy version of southern fried chicken.<ref name="Music City Hot Chicken Festival">{{cite web |url=http://mchcf.blogspot.com/ |title=Music City Hot Chicken Festival |access-date=November 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032406/http://mchcf.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> Due to a short-lived smokeless gunpowder plant in 1918, Nashville also had the nickname "Powder City of the World."<ref name="The Powder City of the World">{{cite web |url=https://library.nashville.org/blog/2017/12/powder-city-world |title=The Powder City of the World |access-date=January 8, 2024 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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