Hillbilly Highway - Upstairs Queen

The Steve Earl hit Hillbilly Highway was co-written by my uncle, the original owner of this property, and was an homage to his road from Newton, MS to Nashville when he was only 14 years old.

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They began writing the song at William Lee Golden's beach house on ONO Island on the trip that secured Steve Earl's record deal with Tony Brown and MCA Records. After coming back to Nashville they finished writing Hillbilly Highway right here on the back porch and it became part of the award-winning Guitar Town album.

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At the 1986 ASCAP Country Music Awards, Steve Earle was the new hot artist with a Grammy Nomination for Guitar Town. Following the awards, he spent the night right here in this very spot :)

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This bedroom has a comfy queen size bed, tv, writing desk (in case inspiration strikes) and a Wii game console. This bedroom shares a full bathroom with Vintage Nashville.