Berry Hill and Beyond

07/11/2026

Some interesting information on Woodlawn Memorial Park (cemetery). I grew up just a few houses from the cemetery. We used to go back in there when no graves were on our side of the cemetery, around Bransford and East Iris. I remember going back there as a kid. We also used to go in the cemetery to watch the fireworks, coming from the fairgrounds. Lots of history took place on that land. (Thanks to my childhood neighbor Rachel Ragan for originally posting this)
https://nashvillehistoricalnewsletter.com/tag/melrose/?fbclid=IwY2xjawS_fPxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZYqVtQfClxugIq3nQcFuz9tk6i022mzQzd2gkrZqusz6bYZafrSZbCfwft4_aem_yAFvFltB_yKcRXn6PC1UkQ

Posts about Melrose written by kblauder

06/10/2026

My video of going through the old 2-lane Thompson Lane underpass with no sidewalks, before they made it a 4 lane, with sidewalks. I can remember when the tunnel only had one light in it. People used to honk their horns as they drove through it. We couldn't walk to the RollerDrome skating rink, because it was dangerous to walk through the narrow tunnel. From Berry Hill it seemed lake a different world as you came out the other side of the tunnel, you had the skating rink, Star 5 & 10, Cooper & Martin grocery, drug store. Krispy Kreme, Hardees, Burger Chef, Dairy Queen, gas stations and much more.

06/08/2026

Me and my childhood friend Jerry Ragan at the Berry Hill reunion on Saturday at Azalea Park. It was great seeing old friends, again. We both lived across from Columbine Park, back in the day..

06/08/2026

I enjoyed the Berry Hill reunion of kids from the 60's & 70's. I saw some old friends, as well as meeting new friends from our old neighborhood. This was from Saturday's (June 6) reunion.

05/25/2026

A reunion of 1960's and 70's kids of Berry Hill will take place on Saturday (June 6th) from 11am to 4pm at the Azalea Park Pavillion. Bring your lunch or stop at any of the restaurants nearby. Bring chairs, old pictures, kids and grandkids if you like. Please tell anyone you know that grew up in Berry Hill. Looking forward to a great time with old friends!. Thanks to my old neighbor Rachel Ragan Montuori for putting this together.
(This painting is next door to my childhood home. (Pat Adams)

04/06/2026

The 3rd Annual Berry Hill reunion at Azalea Park on June 6th, from 11-4. The park is surrounded by music history, including Blackbird Studio, owned by singer Martina McBride and her husband.
Founded by legendary sound engineer John McBride and his country superstar wife, Martina McBride, in 2002, Blackbird Studio is known for its state-of-the-art production facilities and unparalleled collection of vintage and modern recording equipment.
Blackbird is one of the world’s most successful and renowned recording complexes – known for its state-of-the-art production facilities and unparalleled collection of vintage and modern recording gear. The studio’s complex covers nearly a city block in the Berry Hill Neighborhood of Nashville, with nine different recording studios, The Blackbird Academy, a post-secondary audio engineering school, Blackbird Audio Rentals, and Inside Blackbird – a new online learning platform.
Blackbird offers the highest-quality recording experience. It’s the first choice of many accomplished artists, including Taylor Swift, John Mayer, Dolly Parton, Beck, Rush, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Keith Urban, Kings of Leon, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Kesha, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The White Stripes, Snoop Dogg, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, and countless others.

04/06/2026

The 3rd Annual Berry Hill Reunion on June 6, 11am-4pm at Azalea Park. The park is surrounded by music history, including Randy Scruggs Sound Studio & Soultrain Sound are part of that history.
In 1980, Scruggs established Scruggs Sound Studio, a recording studio located in Berry Hill, Tennessee.[4] The studio was the location where the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two (1989) and its followup in 2002, as well as Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album (1994). Other artists recording at the studio included Toby Keith, Donna Ulisse, John Michael Montgomery, and others.
In 2018, Scruggs sold the studio to Johnny Reid, who renovated and reopened it as Soultrain Sound Studios in 2020. Soultrain Sound Studio client's included:
KEITH URBAN • CARRIE UNDERWOOD • LUKE BRYAN • BOB WEIR • ALICE COOPER • JOHNNY CASH • DOLLY PARTON • WILLIE NELSON • TOBY KEITH • CODY JOHNSON • OLD DOMINION • JOSH GROBAN • SAWYER BROWN • RONNIE MILSAP • LITTLE TEXAS • NEAL MCCOY • DON WILLIAMS • EARL THOMAS CONLEY • MARTY STUART • VINCE GILL • EARL SCRUGGS • KATHY MATTEA • SONNY JAMES • BRENDA LEE • ANDY WILLIAMS • THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND • BILLY JOE ROYAL • ROSANNE CASH • TOM T. HALL • MEL MCDANIEL • THE OSMOND BROTHERS • BOBBY BARE • RODNEY CROWELL • GRAHAM BROWN • THE GAITHER VOCAL BAND • SUZY BOGGUSS • ALISON KRAUSS • CROSBY, STILLS & NASH • ALAN JACKSON • TRACY LAWRENCE • MARK CHESNUTT • RICKY SKAGGS • SHENANDOAH • NANCI GRIFFITH • ANNE MURRAY • WAYLON JENNINGS • JESSI COLTER • BOBBY VINTON • AND MANY MANY MORE...

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04/06/2026

Buzz Cason - The Ballad of Berry Hill: The 3rd annual Berry Hill reunion, with us (then) kids playing in the neighborhood, as well as the three parks. The reunion is at Azalea Park, surrounded by music history. Creative Workshop (across from the park) is a part of that music history.
Creative Workshop: Around 1970, Jimmy Buffett was signed as a writer for Cason's publishing company, Let There Be Music. The first record they produced in the new studio was Jimmy’s record “High Cumberland Jubilee”.
Also in those early days Papa Don Schroeder came in and produced Carl Carlton’s million-seller hit, “Everlasting Love” (written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden), on the 8-track machine at Creative.
Other notable sessions during this original incarnation of Creative Workshop (1970-75) included the Doobie Brothers, Leon Russell, Brenda Lee, Olivia Newton-John, and a particularly legendary late night when Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and the rest of their band, Faces, came in to jam as the tape rolled after their only Nashville concert at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in 1975.

Provided to YouTube by Arena RecordingsThe Ballad Of Berry Hill · Buzz CasonPassion℗ 2017 ArenA RecordingsReleased on: 2017-02-17Main Artist: Buzz CasonAuto-...

03/21/2026

I would like to see this documentary on Berry Hill. The only showing that I know of was at the Country Music Hall Of Fame. If anybody finds it anywhere, let me know. Buzz Cason had the film made. He dies a few years ago, so who knows if it will be shown again or end up on YouTube. (Pat Adams)

Berry Hill! From Creative Workup And Beyond chronicles the music scene of the Nashville neighborhood of Berry Hill from its beginnings to the present and fea...