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Band’s songs inspired by Nashville’s forgotten past
MARK HUMPHREY I Associated Press
Pedestrians pass by the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Granville Automatic, which
began in Atlanta and is now based in Nashville, recently released its album Radio Hymns.
The title track recounts how the Ryman Auditorium was saved just as it was about to be
demolished in the 1970s.
BY JEFF MARTIN
Associated Press
From a public hanging on
Nashville’s Music Row to
the days when a young and
still unknown guitar player
named Jimi Hendrix walked
the city’s streets, a band is
documenting Nashville’s
forgotten history in songs
and videos.
Granville Automatic,
which got its start in Atlanta
and is now based in Nash
ville, recently released its
album “Radio Hymns.”
The title track recounts
how the Ryman Auditorium
was saved just as it was
about to be demolished in
the 1970s.
The former church that
became home to the Grand
Ole Opry radio show and
still hosts music shows, was
built with help from river-
boat Capt. Thomas Ryman.
He helped build the church
after finding Jesus at a tent
revival.
Ryman “wanted to save
people — he felt Nashville
needed saving,” said Gran
ville Automatic songwriter
and guitarist Elizabeth
Elkins.
“I like to think the build
ing is still saving people,
even though it’s through
music rather than through
God,” Elkins said.
The band released an
album of songs inspired by
Civil War battles in 2015,
then filmed videos on the
battlefields and in the places
where the stories played out
in the 1860s. Future proj
ects in the works include an
album about lost buildings
of New York City. Another
album focused on Texas his
tory, the home state of band
member Vanessa Olivarez,
is also planned.
In developing “Radio
Hymns,” Elkins consulted
with archivists and sought
out antique books from a
Nashville book store so she
could get historical accounts
more authentic than those
available on the internet.
“Historians, authors, and
longtime musicians here in
town had some great stories
that led us to songs,” she
said.
Among them: Musician
Jim Lauderdale shared a
story about how Jimi Hen
drix spent nearly a year
honing his music in clubs
along Nashville’s Jefferson
street, which were later
demolished to make way for
an Interstate 40 interchange.
In another song, the band
recounts the story of Gus
Hyatt, a train robber who
masterminded a scheme to
smuggle dynamite and guns
into the Tennessee State
Prison. After years of plan
ning, he blew up a wall of the
building in 1902, a blast that
killed several inmates and
allowed him to escape.
“Black Avenue Gallows”
documents the last legal
public hanging in Nashville,
which took place in 1865 in
an alley of what came to be
known as Music Row for
its multiple recording stu
dios music industry offices.
A large crowd gathered to
watch four thieves being
hanged just outside what’s
now RCA Studio B, where
Elvis Presley would later
record many of his hit songs.
The band also studied let
ters between former Presi
dent Andrew Jackson and
his wife, Rachel, to craft a
song about their Nashville
romance.
Rachel Jackson had been
married before she met
Jackson. The former presi
dent’s political opponents
seized on that to attack him,
suggesting that she was still
married when she fell in
love with Jackson.
Rachel Jackson came
down with an illness that
seemed to have stricken her
heart and lungs, and stress
worsened her condition.
Jackson blamed his politi
cal enemies for her death in
1828, according to accounts
from Andrew Jackson’s
presidential library, The
Hermitage.
In the future, the band
aims to produce an album
of ghost stories by staying
in places said to be haunted
and craft songs on the
spot, writing them “in the
moment,” Elkins said.
The working plan for
that record also involves
Karla K. Morton, who was
appointed poet laureate of
Texas in 2010, writing poems
to accompany the songs.
KITCHEN
INSPECTIONS
The following are among the
food service establishments
inspected from Nov. 19 - Nov 20.,
by the Hall County Environmental
Health Department. Food service
establishments are given a
letter grade that coincides with
a percentile: “A” (90-100), “B”
(80-89), “C” (70-79), “U” 69 and
below. Inspections (frequency
of) a food service establishment
are conducted based on risk
categorization. The risk type is
determined by the menu items
served, the food preparation
processed performed, and the
previous food safety history in the
food service establishment.
A new food service establishment
that has never served food must
score 100 (A) to receive a food
service permit to operate. When
a restaurant changes ownership,
a new food service permit must
be issued. To be issued a permit
for a change of ownership, the
establishment must score a 95 (A)
or above with all food borne illness
risk factors and public health
interventions in compliance.
Permits must be posted in public
view at all times. Establishments
with drive-thru windows will
also be required to have the top
one-third of a copy of the most
current inspection report visible
through each window allowing
customers to easily read the
score, date of inspection and
establishment information, in
addition to the copy posted
inside the establishment. Copies
of the rules are available at the
Hall County Environmental health
Office. The rules and regulations
are also available online at dph.
georgia.gov/environmental-
health-inspections.
To register a complaint against
a food service establishment,
contact the Hall County
Environmental Health Department
at 770-531-3973.
NOV. 19
Krystal - ATLF 18
3470 Mundy Mill Rd Oakwood, Ga.
30566
Score: 87, Grade: B
No hand soap at the hand sink
at the back area of the facility,
mold accumulation inside the ice
machine.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Marco’s Pizza #8099
4029 Winder Hwy Ste 440
Flowery Branch, Ga. 30542
Score: 96, Grade: A
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Longstreet Cafe Too
405 Pearl Nix Pkwy Gainesville, Ga
30501
Score: 85, Grade: B
Onions and potatoes stored on
the floor in the outdoor storage
space, women’s restroom
does not have a covered trash
receptacle.
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Wild Wing Cafe
311 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Gainesville,
Ga 30501
Score: 90, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Mario’s Pizza and Wings
6168 Gaines Ferry Road
Flowery Branch, Ga 30542
Score: 87, Grade: B
Marinara sauce stored in a 2-Door
Standing cooler that was prepped
on 11/5/18 and had a discard
date of 11/12/18, inspection took
place on 11/19/18.
Inspector: Alex Reid
The Inn Between
Delicatessen
965 Riverside Dr Gainesville, Ga
30501
Score: 91, Grade: A
Inspector: Kyle Hriczo
NOV. 20
Fajitas Mexican Restaurant
Mobile #2
1210 Thompson Bridge Road Ste F
Gainesville, Ga 30501
Score: 94, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
Skate Country
2276 Thompson Bridge Road
Gainesville, Ga 30501
Score: 93, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Starbucks #682
1931 Jesse Jewell Pkwy Gainesville,
30501
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
OBITUARIES
Roy Kimsey “Kim” Gabrels
Jan. 29, 1941-Nov. 21. 2018
Roy Kimsey “Kim” Gabrels, 77, of Flow
ery Branch passed away Wednesday, Nov.
21,2018, at Northeast Geor
gia Medical Center follow
ing a sudden illness.
Funeral services will be
held on Wednesday, Nov.
28, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Chapel of Memorial Park
Funeral Home. The Rev.
Michael Pinson will offici
ate. Interment will be held
in College Park Cemetery, College Park, Ga.,
at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The family will receive friends at the
funeral home on Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 4-7
p.m.
Born on Jan. 29,1941, in College Park, Ga.
Kim was the son of the late Roy and Naomi
Gabrels. Kim was retired from the commer
cial real estate business. He was a member
of Chicopee Methodist Church and the Col
lege Park Masonic Lodge 45
Kim will be remembered as a man who
fought for the underdog, made many friends
wherever he went, made a lasting impres
sion, and a man with a generous spirit and
infectious laugh.
Kim is survived by his wife of 37 years,
Dotty of Flowery Branch; son, Cory Gabrels
(Traci) of Duluth; daughter, Keva Gabrels
Yurtkuran of Buford; son, Jason Gabrels
(Danielle) of Buford; grandchildren, Avery
and Fisher Gabrels, Abigail and Zeke Yurt
kuran, Tristan and Kadyn Gabrels; sister
Becky Gabrels Pierce (Woody) of Fayette
ville and numerous relatives and friends.
Flowers are accepted but contributions
can be made to Chicopee United Methodist
Church, 3 First St., Chicopee, Gainesville, GA
30504
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville
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Nov. 25, 2018
Mary Flara Loggins
Feb. 27, 1921-Nov. 23, 2018
Mary Flara Loggins, 97, of New Holland
passed away on Friday, Nov. 23,2018.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in
the chapel of Memorial
Park Funeral Home with
Rev. Ruel Martin and the
Rev. Craig Richard offi
ciating. Interment will
follow in Memorial Park
Cemetery. The family
will receive friends at the
funeral home on Saturday,
Nov. 24, 2018, from 4 p.m.
until 8 p.m.
Born on Feb. 27, 1921, in Cumming, GA,
she lived most of her life in New Holland.
She was the daughter of John and Dorothy
Cochran Martin. In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her husband,
Robert E. (Buck) Loggins.
Mrs. Loggins retired from Milliken after
25 years of service, and then worked with
her family in the restaurant business, and
later for Mrs. Winners, where she was
famous for her homemade biscuits. She was
the oldest living member of Oak Grove Bap
tist Church in Cumming, GA. Mrs. Loggins
was known as the family caregiver. She was
honored to spend time with any family mem
ber who needed assistance with care.
Mrs. Loggins is survived by her stepdaugh
ter, Barbara Moore (Claude); nieces who
were like her own children, Shirlene Hewell
(Rick) and Faye Young (Randall). Special
great-nephews, Marty Young (Misty), Corey
Young and Kyle Hewell. Special great-great
nephews, Kayden Hewell, Walker Young,
Dalton Young, Kolston Hewell and Will
Young. Special great-great nieces, Ellie
Young, Kylen Hewell and Kynsleigh Hewell;
special nieces and caregivers, Marie Barnes
and Joy Martin. She had numerous nieces,
nephews and extended family members, all
of whom she loved very much.
In lieu of flowers it was her wish that
donations be made to: American Heart Asso
ciation, 821 Dawsonville Hwy, Suite 250-323,
Gainesville, GA 30501 or American Cancer
Society, 2565 Thompson Bridge Rd # 114,
Gainesville, GA 30501.
Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville
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Nov. 25, 2018
Henry Rue
June 19, 1969-Nov. 23, 2018
Henry Rue of Gainesville, Ga. passed
away on Friday Nov. 23,201, at the N.E. Ga.
Medical Center at the age of 49.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m,
Monday, Nov. 26, at the Little Davenport
Chapel, the Rev. Bob Cain will officiate
and burial will follow in the Alta Vista Cem
etery. The family will receive friends at the
funeral home Monday from noon until the
funeral hour. Henry was born in Miami,
Fla., on June 19,1969, and was a Gainesville
resident since 1979. He was an Eagle Scout,
an honor student at Johnson High School and
a freshman cadet at North Georgia College
when a traffic accident altered his life for
ever. Henry struggled the next 30 years to
have a normal life, but the complications of
his traumatic brain injury took their toll and
finally caused his body to shut down at the
young age of 49.
Henry is survived by his mother and
father, Emily Bland Rue and Harry F. Rue,
a brother, Jason A. Rue, sister-in-law, Court
ney Cain Rue, niece, Mary Cain Rue and
nephews, Samuel Henry Rue and Harrison
Robert Rue.
Those desiring to leave online condo
lences may do so at www.littledavenport.
com.
Little & Davenport Funeral Home,
Gainesville
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Nov. 25, 2018
DEATH NOTICES
Virginia Elizabeth Butler
Died Nov. 22, 2018
Virginia Elizabeth Butler, 68, of Suwanee
died Thursday. Flanigan Funeral Home and
Crematory, Buford.
Ricky Keith Jenkins
Sept. 4, 1952-Nov. 24, 2018
Ricky Keith Jenkins, 66, of Clarkesville
died Saturday. Memorial service, 2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26, funeral home chapel.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home,
Cornelia.
Shineea Evette McDonald
Died Nov. 18,2018
Shineea Evette McDonald, 38, of Cum
ming died Sunday, Nov. 18. Memorial ser
vice, 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, funeral home
chapel. McDonald and Son Funeral Home,
Cumming.
James Ray Munday
Died Nov. 21, 2018
James Ray Munday, 71, of Hoschton died
Wednesday. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Tues
day, Nov. 27, funeral home chapel. Hamilton
Hill Memorial Chapel, Buford.
Mirna Magdalena Palacios-Garcia
Died Nov. 24, 2018
Mirna Magdalena Palacios-Garcia, 44, of
Gainesville died Saturday. Funeral service,
7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, First Hispanic Bap
tist Church. Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Gainesville.
Shirley Fay Wood Satterfield
Died Nov. 24, 2018
Shirley Fay Wood Satterfield, 82, of Jeffer
son died Saturday. Graveside service, 3 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 26, Galilee Christian Church
Cemetery. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson.
Tommy Lynn Smith
Died Nov. 24, 2018
Tommy Lynn (5 Toe’s) Smith, 59, of Cum
ming died Saturday. Funeral service, 2
p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, funeral home cha
pel. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory,
Cumming.
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