NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Legendary “tropical troubadour” Jimmy Buffett; iconic gospel quartet The Fairfield Four; visionary hospitality leader Colin Reed of Ryman Hospitality Properties; and beloved Grand Ole Opry announcer and WSM host Bill Cody will be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
Members of the public are invited to view the ceremony.
Reed and Cody are being honored in tribute to the Grand Old Opry celebrating its 100th anniversary next year. Jimmy Buffett passed away on September 1, 2023, and will be inducted posthumously.
The inductees will be honored with the 105th, 106th, 107th and 108th stars on the Music City Walk of Fame.
They are recognized for their significant work of preserving Nashville’s musical heritage and for contributing to the world through song.
This story by Aaron Cantrell reminds me of my first school in Dyersburg, TN. I was a student at Bruce School from Kindergarten to second grade until the school system was integrated. My parents graduated from this K-12 school in 1960 in one of the city's African American communities. After sitting empty for several years, part of the school was demolished while the rest was renovated and now serves as a community center for the Bruce community in Dyersburg. A local pastor is now trying to do something similar in the Cemetery community in Rutherford Co.
-Lelan Statom
