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Middle Tennessee Center for Popular Music

Name: Middle Tennessee Center for Popular Music
Address: 1301 E. Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132, US
Telephone: 615-898-2449

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Welcome to one of the nation's leading research and programming centers devoted to the full study of popular and folk music in the United States and beyond. Established in 1985 as a State-sponsored Center for Excellence, in 2009 it became a unit in the Middle Tennessee State University's College of Media and Entertainment.

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Nearby Attractions

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Eat & Drink

The newest Puckett's is located right on the square in Downtown Murfreesboro!

Restaurants

Puckett's Murfreesboro

A Southern community kitchen with live pickin’ performances, authentic comfort food, barbecue smoked slow ‘n’ low over cherry wood, home-cooked sides, and even a few upscale dishes.

Hattie Jane's Murfreesboro is located right next to Puckett's on the square in Downtown Murfreesboro!

Desserts & Bakeries

Hattie Jane's Creamery Murfreesboro

Homemade, chef-inspired ice cream that offers both sophisticated and nostalgic flavors.

Barbecue

Backyard BBQ Festival

Places to Stay

Hotels, Inns & Resorts

Carriage Lane Inn & Reception House

Murfreesboro Hilton Hotel, Hilton Honors, Lodging

Hotels, Inns & Resorts

DoubleTree by Hilton Murfreesboro

Award Winning Care Cup, Full Service, Hilton Hotel

Hotels, Inns & Resorts

Sleep Inn

Things to Do

Event Venue

Tennessee Miller Coliseum

Premiere equine facility in the southeast. Serves as home to multipurpose events as well:Southern Invitation Tractor Pull, CynoSport Dog Agility Championships and many other annual events.

Music History

MTSU Center for Popular Music

MTSU's research archive and programming center devoted to documenting the full breadth of American vernacular music.

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Middle Tennessee Center for Popular Music