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Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol, TN

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Birthplace of Country Music Museum

A Bristol museum telling the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions, recordings that helped launch country music.

101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA 24201 · Bristol, TN

About Birthplace of Country Music Museum

This museum in historic downtown Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia line, focuses on the 1927 Bristol Sessions, the recordings that brought early country music to wider audiences. It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. A live radio station, WBCM-LP, broadcasts from inside the building, and the museum also runs Radio Bristol and the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival. Admission covers a full day of access to the exhibits.

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