Nashville native Jackie Shane was a pioneering transgender artist who worked in the city’s R&B nightclubs and recording studios. In 1960, she relocated to Canada, where her song “Any Other Way” became a hit in 1963 and she gained a rabid following. In 1965, Shane returned to Nashville to perform on the TV show Night Train. Footage of that performance became the only video of Shane known to exist. Despite her prominence in the Toronto music scene, Shane disappeared from public life in the early 1970s. In 2017, Numero Group released Any Other Way, a compilation album of her music, which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Historical Album. This documentary, primarily based on phone interviews conducted prior to Shane’s death in 2019, shines a light on Shane’s life and too-brief career as a performer. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers Lucah Rosenberg-Lee and Michael Mabbott; Shane’s nieces Andrenee Majors-Douglas and Vonnie Moore; and musician Jimmy Church, hosted by the Museum’s Michael Gray. Offered in support of the Museum’s exhibition Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited. Presented in partnership with the Americana Music Association, the Nashville Film Festival, and the National Museum of African American Music. CMA Theater. Program ticket required. Free to the public.

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AMERICANAFEST Silver Pass Holders can reserve tickets starting at noon on Friday, August 30. Conference registrants should refer to the email sent by the Americana Music Association for the link to reserve tickets. Tickets will be distributed to Silver Pass Holders with proof of conference wristband at the CMA Theater entrance on the day of the program. Admission to the program is not guaranteed without prior ticket reservation, however there may be limited walk-up tickets available to conference registrants on the day of the program.

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