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Video by Randal Stephens from the Historical Society blog

The Center for Popular Music (CPM) is a research center devoted to the study and scholarship of popular music in America. The Center maintains an archive of research materials stretching from the early eighteenth century to the present and develops and sponsors programs in vernacular music. Anyone is welcome to use the CPM’s collections and services for research and scholarly pursuits.

News at CPM:

CPM Receives $127,956 NEH Grant
Will digitize, catalog, and provide access to American vernacular music manuscripts

CPM Receives $19,000 Grammy Grant
Will inventory, conserve, and provide access to Charles K. Wolfe Audio Collection

America's Music set to begin March 21
6-part film series and accompanying concerts.

CPM and Arts Center of Cannon County Partner on MusicSprings Project
Producing "webisodes" on sources of Southern music.

CPM co-sponsors a pair of concerts
"Music from the Life
of First Lady
Sarah Childress Polk
(1803-1891)"

CPM launches My Homeland Tennessee
Web-based research guide to music about Tennessee went "live" November 16, 2012.
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