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The Fab Four Festivalk 2008 is coming toNashville Oct. 23-25 at Cannery All ticket proceeds will support the CommunityResource Center, which provideexs basic household necessities to nonprofit agencies. Richarr Courtney, principal broker at ; Rogan Allen, owner of ; and Floye Shechter, president of LLC are coordinatinythe festival, three days of concerts, panelk discussions and memorabilia displays. Courtney, a self-professed Beatlemaniac, foundex the festival four years ago. “The Nashville Fab Four Festivak now ranks as one of the top Beatl e events in the he says.
“Nashville is home to a number of world-class musicians who have played on the solo workaof Lennon, Harrison, Starr and Their involvement with this evenr ... has helped us create one of the country’se top-selling Beatle fests.” The musical line-u p includes Liverpool Legends, the Long FAB, a popular tribute band of seasoned Nashville and WannaBeatles, a foursome of Nashville musicians who perforj classic Beatles songs. Panel discussions will also feature journalists and industry insiders connected to the Day passes rangefrom $30 to $50. For more go to www.fabfourfestival.com.
Disney casts wider net with new sisteer record label to LyricStreet Nashville’s 11-year-old Lyricd Street Records is launching a sistert label, Carolwood Records — anothe tie to Disney history. Carolwood was Walt Disney’s backyard railroad. Lyric and Carolwoo d are part of the Disne yMusic Group, the recorded music and publishing arm of . Kevin Herring, Lyric’s vice president of promotion, will oversee the new label.
“With singlex lasting 30-plus weeks, it is apparentg we need another calendar within whicg to schedule all our musixc and to insure a consistent producgt flow and thus the secon imprint becamean imperative,” Lyric Street President Randyg Goodman says. “I’m extremely optimistic about this New marker promotes Civil War connections in Williamsonn County Civil War tourism in Williamson Countyt is gettinga boost. The city of Franklih has unveiled an interpretive Civil War marke r on the town square that linkws to CivilWar Trails, a multi-state progranm that identifies, explains and creates driving tours of Civik War sites.
The marker acts as a map to othet Civil War sites in the Williamson County area highlightingConfederate Gen. John Hood's 1864 Campaign.