If you’re planning a trip to Nashville and want to get as much “behind the scenes” information as possible before your arrival so you can better appreciate what you see while visiting, we suggest the following resources toad to your reading list.How Nashville Became Music City, USA: 50 Years of Music Row (Michael Kosser) takes readers through the journey of how a single studio in a tiny duplex house became Music Row, a ten-block area populated by hundreds of talented people whose job is to simply make music. The book features stories from publishers, songwriters and others who help tell the evolution of this fabled center of music. Reviewers have called this 368 page book a “must read” for anyone interested in the Nashville sound.Hidden History of Nashville (George R. Zepp) is a collection of columns by a longtime journalist and Tennessee native who delves into the “less familiar” side of the city such as: Timothy Demonbreun, one of the city’s first residents, who lived with his family in a cliff-top cave; Cortelia Clark, the blind bluesman who continued to perform on street corners after winning a Grammy award; and Nashville’s own Cinderella story which involved legendary radio personality Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist protge. One reviewer called this collection a “real joy” for anyone who loves the great city of Nashville.They Came to Nashville (Marshall Chapman) chronicles the personal stories of musicians who shaped the modern history of music in Nashville, from the mouths of the musicians themselves (such as Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, and Miranda Lambert, and a dozen other top names). The book investigates the daily struggle facing newcomers to the music business, and offers promise to those willing to fight for their dream.