Displacement Blues – “Nashville’s latest social justice anthem”
Tennessean reporter Tony Gonzalez describes Displacement Blues as “Nashville’s latest social justice anthem.”
I wrote this song about my block in East Nashville as I watched musicians and folks with not much money being pushed out as gentrification sweeps into my neighborhood. Nashville is the “It City” right now but not all the people are reaping the benefits of this status. We need to more affordable housing or we will lose the very people — especially our musicians– who made Nashville such a desirable city. Shelby Bottom String Band received Metro Arts Commission THRIVE funding to produce this music video.