That's what this New York Times story about Nashville (Tennessee) as "Nowville" (per GQ Magazine) asserts. Journalist Kim Severson suggests that country music has become a "national darling," and she does so amidst laudatory comments regarding Nashville's many amenities. Severson associates the phenomenon with the past few decades.
Certainly I am aware that country music is not treated with quite the obloquy it was--especially on the coasts--several decades ago, but a "national darling"? I'm not so sure.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know, Nashville has really been coming up in the world. First, Taylor Swift often claims she is from Nashville, even though she was born in Pennsylvania, a fact that angers many Penn natives. In addition, let's not forget this fall's hit show, "Nashville," a regular Thursday night event in our apartment!
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