Although mention of "Nashville" calls to mind country music's heartfelt travails and longings, Tennessee's capital city ­ despite songwriter laments ­ laughs all the way to the bank. The music industry plays a major role in the city's prominence, and Nashville proudly claims the title "Music City USA" as a result. This is just the latest incarnation, though, of a prominent Southern city that has risen from a fur-trading station to become the "Athens of the South." Founded as Nashborough in the ..[Read More]