Country Music Pathways: Your Passport the History of Country Music

Ken Burns tells the story of “Country Music” in his latest documentary on PBS, but nothing compares to standing in the places where that history was made. Use your passport to make your country music pilgrimage and earn exclusive discounts and souvenirs along the way.

We here at the George Jones Museum are honored to take a place among the stops on this passport tour throughout the state of Tennessee! Pick up your passport at the Tennessee Welcome Center or print a version for yourself through the official website HERE. You even earn an opportunity for souveniers along the way.

5 STAMPS – CUSTOM HATCH SHOW PRINT(Supply limited to 1,500)

15 STAMPS “KEN BURNS COUNTRY MUSIC:AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY” THE BOOK (Supply limited to 600. First 100 will be signed by Ken Burns)

22 STAMPS BRANDED TENNESSEE MUSIC PATHWAYS GUITAR (Supply limited to 150)

Here is the list of attractions:

1. Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville

2. Grand Ole Opry, Nashville

3. WSM Radio, Nashville

4. Johnny Cash Marker, Hendersonville

5. Hendersonville Memory Gardens, Hendersonville

6. Third Man Records, Nashville

7. Hatch Show Print, Nashville

8. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville

9. Historic RCA Studio B, Nashville

10. Music City Walk of Fame & Nashville Music Garden, Nashville

11. Johnny Cash Museum, Nashville

12. Patsy Cline Museum, Nashville

13. Broadway Historic District: Honky Tonk Highway, Nashville

14. Nudie’s Honky Tonk, Nashville

15. The George Jones Museum, Nashville

16. Ernest Tubb Record Shops, Nashville

17. Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Nashville

18. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville

19. Ryman Alley

20. The Bluebird Cafe

21.Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum

22. Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Chattanooga

23. Songbirds Guitar Museum, Chattanooga

24.Storytellers Museum & Hideaway Farm, Bon Aqua

25. Minnie Pearl Chicken Wire Statue, Centerville

26. Loretta Lynn’s Ranch – Event Venue, Campground, Tourist Destination, Hurricane Mills

27. WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville

28. East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville

29. Historic Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville

30. Patsy Cline Memorial, Knoxville

31. Dolly Parton Statue, Sevierville

32. Dollywood, Pigeon Forge

33. Ridgecrest Cemetery, Jackson

34. Southern Legends of Music at the Carnegie, Jackson

35. Carl Perkins Visitor Center, Tiptonville

36. Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol

37. Sun Studio, Memphis

38. Beale Street Historic District, Memphis

39. Elvis Presley’s Graceland, Memphis

40. Beale Street Brass Notes Walk of Fame, Memphis

So much history packed into one state!! For more information on each location and to get the low-down on getting a passport for yourself click HERE.

We don’t carry the passport here at the Jones – -so be sure to pick one up or print one out before you head over!

For more on the history of George Jones click HERE

For 20 Country Music Questions with Ken Burns click HERE

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