Nashville Music City Legends Tour: Grammy-Nominated Guide
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66 Ratings
Davidson County
Join Grammy-nominated music journalist Bill DeMain on the Nashville Music City Legends Tour and discover the inside story of how Nashville became the iconic Music City. Explore decades of musical history and hear fascinating anecdotes from interviews with legendary artists like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and David Bowie.
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • The Hermitage Hotel - Tennessee’s only 5-star hotel, built in 1910. Guests have included Charlie Chaplin, Enrico Caruso, JFK, Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton.
What's Included
  • All applicable fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This journey is designed for music aficionados seeking an insider’s perspective on the evolution of Nashville into the Music City.

Your hospitable advisor is Bill DeMain, a Grammy nominee and seasoned music journalist with over three decades of experience. He has made contributions to well-known publications like Rolling Stone and MOJO and serves as a Nashville correspondent for the BBC.

DeMain has engaged with a comprehensive list of pop and country music icons, including personalities like Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, David Bowie, and Stevie Nicks, to name a few.

Among his other accolades, DeMain is a respected songwriter whose compositions have been performed by artists such as Marshall Crenshaw, Kim Richey, and Curtis Stigers. He also comprises half of the popular pop duo, Swan Dive. His tracks have found their way into popular television series like Sons of Anarchy and Private Practice.

As a seasoned resident of Nashville, DeMain will guide you through a riveting chronicle of music spanning several decades, cover genres from country to rock ‘n’ roll and provide a tour experience that will be a significant highlight of your Nashville visit.

Location
Union Street & Anne Dallas Dudley Boulevard
At the entrance to Legislative Plaza. Look for the guide with the cowboy hat and microphone headset.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kvb812
Jun 25, 2024
Great Tour! - Bill's extensive industry background laid a foundation for a great tour. He is incredibly knowledgeable about Nashville's history, both political and musical, and intertwines his own personal anecdotes to make it a memorable experience. You can tell he is truly passionate about Nashville and music, and educating others about these topics is just the cherry on top for him. You will learn more about Nashville in this two hour walking tour than any hop on/hop off tour.
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Paulajean_h
Jun 23, 2024
Very Interesting!!! - Our guide was very knowledgeable and showed us some things we would never have found on our own. We went back to some of them later on our trip and they added so much more to our time in Nashville!
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Grahamt326
Jun 23, 2024
Fantastic - Bill very knowledgeable, friendly and approachable. Nicely paced, I will be recommending Bill and the Walkin’ Tour to all friends, and anyone reading this Thank you Bill
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Esieck
Jun 23, 2024
Sights, stories and laughs - Bill gives a fantastic tour. So many interesting stories and history about Nashville and the music industry. His firsthand knowledge and insights are something you will only get on this tour. I would do three days in a row with him if I could.
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Sherrimcint
Jun 22, 2024
Awesome tour! - Such an awesome tour! Bill is an incredible tour guide and a wealth of information about the Nashville music scene. Can't recommend highly enough!
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Brittany_c
Jun 18, 2024
Great tour! - Loved it! Learned so many interesting facts about Nashville’s history & songwriters . Highly recommend!
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Laura
Jun 15, 2024
A great tour with Bill - Bill gives a great tour! His experience and history with the Nashville music scene were perfect! He took us to many historic places and filled the time with so much information. His passion for the music industry and Nashville made for a great time!
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A7985gfdanield
May 29, 2024
Amazing!!!! - Bill’s was amazing. This was one of the very best parts of our trip. He is a walking history book and a great story teller. Such a great experience. I will do it again when I go back and will bring my kids. He was amazing. Also had fantastic customized recommendations on what else to do while in Nashville. Do this as your first stop because you will get great ideas!!!
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Stevegehlen10
May 28, 2024
I highly recommend this tour! - I highly recommend this tour! This is the 2nd time I've done it (the first was 10 years ago). The tour guide knows so much about Nashville and the music industry, it is very enlightening, fun, and informative.
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Jerryfa2901ls
May 25, 2024
The Best of Nashville - This is the second time I've done Bill's tour, and as before, he gave an outstanding tour that feels like a conversation with a particularly knowledgable friend. Aside from providing historical context to city's music scene, he gave a lot of great suggestions for clubs, restaurants and shops. I can't imagine a better person to guide you in Nashville.
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