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Permalink Reply by Will James on May 4, 2010 at 9:45am

On benefit events and venues from the Tennessean:

http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/05/03/flood-benefit-and-mus...

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 4, 2010 at 9:49am

Grand Ole Opry changes venues but goes on despite flood damage: http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/05/04/grand-ole-opry-goes-o...

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 4, 2010 at 9:57am

Flood relief efforts from The 9513: http://www.the9513.com/nashville-flood-relief-efforts/

Permalink Reply by Donna Beasley on May 4, 2010 at 2:43pm

A lot of people are anxious to hear about some of these warehouses that store instruments. There have been reports of several feet of water that MILLIONS of dollars worth of instruments and gear are sitting in. We're talking everyday nuts and bolts road gear artists need in order to tour thereby employing many, many people in this town. As well as rare, vintage, highly collectible instruments. Just waiting for flood waters to recede so people can go in and survey the damage...see what's left...plug it in...see if it works.

Stories of rare guitars/mandolins/B3 organs under water, grand pianos ruined at the Schermerhorn, the Opry stage under several feet of water...God, please keep the Cumberland out of the Ryman.

And, yes, I am shocked at the devastation of historic proportions on my local news versus the shameful lack of national coverage. Thank you for helping get the word out. I'm over here in East Nashville where a lot of indie-type artists and musicians live and most of us were pretty fortunate over here. Please continue with the thoughts and prayers for those who weren't.

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 4, 2010 at 8:16pm

Thanks Donna. I held my 2nd annual Gram National concert at The 5 Spot and am familiar with East Nashville. I saw the pictures from the air today on The Tennessean. Hard to believe. After recovering from the tornado, and now this. East Nashville will survive, but I agree the national news needs to occasionally drop the self-serving "sweeps" (it's May) stories and do a bit more old school hard news. Can anyone else add to Donna's good questions re: the valuable instruments. My understanding is the Ryman is good and they're ironically moving the Opry back from Opryland as it's under water. Again, please check your local news sources, links here, for more.

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 5, 2010 at 12:46pm

Best link to coverage of the flood, which is not confined to Nashville; places such as historic Franklin and Sumner are also devastated. Obama has declared a four-country region a disaster area.

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 5, 2010 at 1:03pm

From The Tennessean's Peter Cooper (one of the best music writers in Nashville): For Musical Nashville, Flood Loses Still Untold

Permalink Reply by Kyla Fairchild on May 5, 2010 at 1:18pm

Thanks for posting all these great links Will. My local news in Seattle has hardly covered the devastation of the flood and it wasn't until I dug in myself after seeing Face Book posts and Tweets about how bad it was that I realized how widespread the damage is and how serious this is.

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 5, 2010 at 1:50pm

I suddenly felt like I was back at Channel 2 here, a big story breaks... and I suddenly realized I just began an ND Group on Nashville! The Tennessean (owned by Gannett as was my previous employer here) has done a great job, hence most of my links to them. It's like I'm back at Gannett; a sister station has a big story, we plugged into them!

Permalink Reply by Saving Country Music on May 5, 2010 at 1:26pm

I thought this guy said it best:

http://www.section303.com/we-are-nashville-4366

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 5, 2010 at 2:04pm

Good piece. Yes, as far as news coverage, it reminded me of the day I held my first Gram National at the Nashville Palace (which must be under water completely, I pray for my friends there)... it was the first day of the great gas panic of '08 and everyone was in a gas line or at home. But on the national news, nothing, until a few days later when it struck Atlanta and that's all you heard. Nashville had no recording business at all when Atlanta was king; Nashville is strong and quiet and abides, it will survive. Although this really is devastating...

Permalink Reply by Will James on May 5, 2010 at 3:20pm

From the Tennessean, a flood in 1975 at the new Opryland Park.

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