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Lynn Gillespie

October 28, 1987 OHC351 68 min.
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Executive Director of the Nashville Entertainment Association.

Interview Summary

1987 October 28
(1 hour, 8 minutes)
Lynn Gillespie, executive director of the Nashville Entertainment Association, describes the work and goals of that organization. Discussion includes the history of the association; the association’s focus on music formats other than country; the association’s goal to promote Nashville as a total entertainment center; their community service projects; their work to give exposure to new Nashville bands through the annual Extravaganza; her definition of the Nashville Sound; their attendance at the New Music Seminar; and their support within the Nashville community.