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Music Review: 'Night Train to Nashville' from Various Artists

Rock Historian Ed Ward on the history of African-American musicians in Nashville. He plays music from Night Train to Nashville a double CD put out by the Country Music Hall of Fame (in conjunction with a Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Show).

Copyright 2004 Fresh Air

Ed Ward is the rock-and-roll historian on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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