Appalachian Quote by Ashley Monroe

“ The Grits Guide to Southern Music “ If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who had never…

— Deborah Ford

My people came from western Tennessee and western Kentucky.

— Rodney Crowell

Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.

— Kelsea Ballerini

I'm a Tennessee boy. I grew up in East Tennessee most of my life, then came up to Philly to go to college and…

— Shane Claiborne

Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very…

— Barbara Kingsolver

I'm from Tennessee. My mom lives in Nashville. I'm born and bred country. That's all I listen to.

— Lucy Hale

I love Tennessee. I have a heart for Tennessee.

— Bill Hagerty

My dad's family was from Tennessee. I grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, where we lived at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As…

— Connie Britton

I have a lot of love for Tennessee.

— Derrick Henry

I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. Big time blues and music city. It's always been in my bloodline.

— Lou Williams

I grew up in southwestern Virginia. I was born in South Carolina, but only because my parents had a vacation cabin or something there…

— William Gibson

When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a…

— Valerie June