July Founder’s Letter

Jefferson Street Sound Museum Celebrates

“THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM” July 4th at the Penthouse Crown Ballroom Maxwell House Hotel from 7:30PM-10:00PM. Join us for an unforgettable evening of Comedy and Live Music with a Food Bar and FREE PARKING!

Host: Comedian Mike Drew, Comedians TTU - The Voice of the South and Rhonda Sweat- It’s Okay to Laugh. Entertainment: Bobby and the Aristocats

Attire: CASUAL

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SYMOR - START YOUR MONTH OFF RIGHT!

JOIN US at Jefferson Street Sound Museum on Monday, July 7th, from 7pm-9pm for an OPEN MIC and ARTIST SHOWCASE.

GET READY TO LAUGH OUT LOUD with MIKE DREW, COMEDIAN EXTRAORDINAIRE.

SYMOR COMMUNITY, IT IS TIME FOR - OPEN MIC!!!!! Calling all talented individuals: singers, musicians, comedians, spoken word and entertainers. This is YOUR TIME TO SHINE!

SYMOR is a FREE event.

July 4th is a public holiday in the United States that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4,1776, declaring the original colonies free form British rule.

As we celebrate with fireworks, family reunions, picnics, barbecues, concerts, parades, various activities and ceremonies let’s remember …THE SACRIFICES MADE FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM.

LET US continue to PRAY and be GRATEFUL for the FREEDOMS we enjoy as AMERICANS.

Join us on Saturday, July 26th from 4:00pm-5:00pm, I will be the subject of the Legacy Series and share my stories of my journey from East Nashville to Historic Jefferson Street.

Step back in time and tour the Museum. Listen and learn about the artists that performed on Historic Jefferson Street from Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, James Brown, Little Richard, Peggy Gaines, Jimmy Church, Frank Howard Jackie Shane, Ike and Tina Turner and more.

For those of you celebrating your birthday this month, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Please come and tour the Museum as we continue to ensure that our history, our sound and our culture is visible and thriving.

Many Blessings,

Lorenzo Washington, JSSM Founder and Curator

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"Exit 207: The Soul of Nashville” tells the story of Jefferson Street in North Nashville, a proud and resilient community that thrived during the Civil Rights Era, was deeply affected by the construction of Interstate 40 and is now fostering the future identity of Nashville’s Black community.

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“Our group thoroughly enjoyed visiting your establishment, we truly appreciate you guys allowing us to visit after hours. The stories that you and Lorenzo shared were truly inspiring. We certainly want to come visit you guys again.”

–Max Houston, group organizer from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, on a 9 day tour of civil rights sights in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.

The Museum welcomes students and visitors from all over the world.

Kings Academy 6th and 7th graders visited the Jefferson Street Sound Museum. A great group of students!

High school students from the Vanderbilt University Summer Camp tour the Jefferson Street Sound Museum.

Students were from all over the United States: Washington State, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana, Puerto Rico, Iowa, Wisconsin, Florida, and Washington D.C.

Students from the Trombone Shorty Foundation visit Lorenzo Washington and the Jefferson Street Sound Museum.

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Lorenzo Washington, founder and curator of JSSM writes about his life on Jefferson Street.

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