Events on the TN Music Highway This Weekend

The weather was great and so were the events along the Tennessee Music Highway this weekend. It was wonderful to visit the new Tina Turner Museum at the Flagg Grove School near Brownsville  in Haywood County for the grand opening on Friday!! The one-room schoolhouse had been moved from its' original location near Nutbush approximately three years ago to its present location at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, just off of Interstate 40 at Exit 56. Anna Mae Bullock (aka Tina Turner) attended the school while living in Haywood County as a youth. The Queen of Rock's memorabilia is on display, including costumes, platinum records and even an authentic chalkboard, desks and other furnishings preserved with the structure. The museum is well-planned, functional and very entertaining. It is well worth a stop over as you're heading along I-40 (aka the Tennessee Music Highway). It is on the adjoining site of the home of Sleepy John Estes. While you're in the area take a few minutes to drive to Nutbush (you may even want to sing a few notes  of Nutbush City Limits)!! 

If you missed this weekends festival in Haywood County, you can stop by seven days a week to view the museum and remember it is free admission. Also  performing at the festival was W.S. Holland (long-time drummer for Johnny Cash & Carl Perkins)! Go to www.WestTNHeritage.com or visit our website TnMusicHighway.com for more information.

A few miles southwest of the Tina Turner Heritage Days festival was the annual Chester County Bar-B-Q festival. Chester County is located along the Rockabilly Highway that runs off of I-40. It claims  home rights to Eddie Arnold and The Kings of Leon and delicious Bar-B-Q!! I have attended the festival for many years and it is always a favorite fall festival, complete with up-and-coming entertainers, great food and fun, sponsored by the Chester County Chamber of Commerce.

Some of the  other events included the John Denver Tribute at the Ned and Reverend Jesse and The Holy Smokes at the AMP  in downtown Jackson, this weekend!  

Don't forget to get your tickets for the the Wilson Phillips performance  for The Jackson Symphony's Annual Benefit Concert coming up on October 2nd  at The Carl Perkins Civic Center in downtown Jackson.

As always enjoy  the rest of your weekend, drive safely and enjoy the great music along the Tennessee Music Highway!