Chattanooga Tennessee also has quite a spectacular legacy of music. The legendary "Mother of the Blues", Bessie Smith, has a performing hall named after her. Rhythm and Blues icon and entrepreneur Usher hails from Chattanooga Tennessee, as does singer, songwriter, poet Jim Wann, cocreator of Pump Boys and Dinettes. Today the Southside resonates with artists' studios, art galleries and antique shops.
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The secret is out about Bluegrass legends Norman Blake and the Dismembered Tennesseans, local residents and frequent performers around the Chattanooga Tennessee area and beyond. Two large venues, the spectacular Tivoli Theatre, and Memorial Auditorium, host live concerts and theatrical touring companies on a regular basis. A large number of local theatre companies have sprung up in the past couple of years.
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