title: Nashville Radio: Art, Words, and Music
author:  Jon Langford 
description: <DIV>John Langford was bornin Newport,Wales and studied Fine Arts at Leeds University. He is the founding member of legendary Leeds punk band the Mekons, art-metal power trio the Three Johns and militant hard-country rockers the Waco Brothers. Since moving to Chicago in 1992 he has exhibited his artwork extensively, designed covers for albums by Hank Williams and Buddy Guy, campaigned against the death penalty, published a volume of cartoons lampooning the music industry, and become a dad twice over. His current projects include a spoken-word multimedia performance, The Executioner&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Last Songs, with which he will tour North America in 2006; and a solo CD, Gold Brick: Lies of the Great Explorers/Columbus at Guantanamo Bay.</div>
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  The Polar Bears of Edgehill are as essential to Nashville as the Parthenon,
  the state capitol, and the Donut Den.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  One of Adrien Saporiti’s _I Believe in Nashville_ murals.
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  [_Cover_](9780062821454_Cover.xhtml#cover)
  
  
  [_Title Page_](9780062821454_Title_Page.xhtml#title)
  
  
  
  
  
  [**Introduction**](9780062821454_Introduction.xhtml#intro)
  
  
  [Jon Meacham](9780062821454_Introduction.xhtml#intro)
  
  
  [**The Ferry Takes Us Back and the Wings Bring Us
  Home**](9780062821454_Chapter_1.xhtml#ch1)
  
  
  [Ann Patchett](9780062821454_Chapter_1.xhtml#ch1)
  
  
  [**Plates**](9780062821454_Chapter_2.xhtml#ch2)
  
  
  [Heidi Ross](9780062821454_Chapter_2.xhtml#ch2)
  
  
  [_Acknowledgments_](9780062821454_Acknowledgments.xhtml#ack)
  
  
  [_About the Contributors_](About_the_Contributors.xhtml