Museum highlights Tennessee African American musicians

Bristol, VA — Black History Month won’t go unnoticed at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol.

A special exhibit now open is called 'I Have A Voice: Tennessee’s African American Musical Heritage'.

It shows that the Volunteer State has been the birthplace of some of the most influential music in the world.

If you go, you can learn about and hear the voices of performers from the Beale Street Blues Clubs in Memphis and the R&B scene, to Nashville’s Jefferson Street and Knoxville’s Gem Theatre.

"Artists from Tennessee from Beale Street, to Bristol and the 27 Sessions and all over the state have influenced music and the soundtrack of our lives for generations," says Charlene Baker of the museum.

On Thursday. Feb. 21, Tennessee State Museum curator Rob Dehart will stop by the museum to highlight some of the artifacts related to new exhibit.

The event is free but reservations are recommended. To sign up, click here.