DISHIN' WITH MUSICIANS: EPISODE 15 - JAY MCDOWELL, OF BR549 & MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME

My GOODNESS!!! My very special guest tonight, Jay McDowell, of famed band BR549, absolute Nashville hot cats, who transformed lower Broadway during troubling times.  Jay McDowell, known as Smilin' Jay, has a history as deep as the ocean. And, with a proverbial cherry on top being the Multimedia Archivist for the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. His father worked with Guild Guitars and was friends with Duane Eddy, who is like an uncle to Jay. (WHAAAA?!!)

As a musician, Jay first played guitar but switched to upright bass when he moved to Nashville in 1992. He landed in a band called BR5-49. When Jay joined the band, the thought was to play for two- three weeks to see if it worked out.  The band exploded with a rise in attention, and BR5-49 quickly established itself as local celebrities and mainstays at Robert's Western World, directly behind the Ryman Theater. Large crowds were drawn by the band’s ability to mix its rock and roll, country, swing and gospel influences to come up with a fresh and energetic sound. 

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