1. Exile Christmas
Thursday, December 19. 8 p
Franklin Theatre, 419 Main Street, Franklin
Exile formed in 1963 looking to play small clubs in Richmond, KY but managed to top both the pop and country charts during their more than 50 year-long career. Their most successful hit, “Kiss You All Over” spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard’s pop chart in 1978. In the early 1980’s, they started to focus on country music. During their run on the country charts, Exile has successfully had ten No. 1 singles and many more top 20’s. The band released two new recording projects in 2018 featuring their latest music as well as greatest hits. The five original members of the band reformed in 2008 and continue to tour today.
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2. In the Round Chris Wallin and Friends
Friday, December 20, 9:30 p
Bluebird Cafe, 4104 Hillsboro Road, Nashville
Chris Wallin has established himself as one of Nashville’s most sought-after songwriters. For the past several years, Wallin has topped the charts with classics-in-the-making for the industry’s biggest stars: “Love Me If You Can” by Toby Keith, “Don’t Blink” by Kenny Chesney, “I’m Tryin’” for Trace Adkins, “Something To Be Proud Of” and “Speed” by Montgomery Gentry. Raised in a small town in East Tennessee, Wallin was influenced by the likes of Jim Croce, James Taylor, and Merle Haggard, as well as his own musical family – especially his mother, a singer herself. She recorded and performed in Nashville for a time, and the experience made an indelible impression on the seven-year-old Chris.
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3. Christmas Cabaret with Ginger Newman and Russell Davis
Saturday, December 21, 8 p
Belmont Mansion, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville
Belmont Mansion will host Ginger Newman and Russell Davis in the Grand Salon for a Christmas Cabaret. Tickets are $30 or $50 per couple by advance purchase only. Doors open at 7:30; performance at 8:00 pm.
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4. Horton’s Holiday Hayride with The Reverend Horton Heat
Wednesday, December 18, 8 p
Cannery Ballroom, 1 Cannery Row, Nashville
Horton’s Holiday Hayride starring Reverend Horton Heat with special guests Voodoo Glow Skulls, The 5678’s, and Dave Alvin. Reverend Horton Heat: The Reverend Horton Heat is the name of a Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly band. The group is led by James C. Heath, AKA Reverend Horton Heat (2). Heath is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighborhood. Its current members are Jim “Reverend Horton” Heath on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, Arjuna “RJ” Contreras on drums and Matt Jordan Scott on keyboard.
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5. Sarah Potenza at Hop Springs
Friday, December 19, 8 p
Hop Springs, 6790 John Bragg Highway, Murfreesboro
Sarah Potenza is a songwriter, businsesswoman, from Providence Rhode Island with roots in Nashville. Potenza just released “Road to Rome” in 2019 which is decribed as a battlecry from a soul singer and blues belter, shot through with pop melodies with rock & roll attitude.
Free Show for all ages.
