Formatted Contents Note: The roots of Music Row -- The Opry puts its foot down -- Acuff-Rose, cornerstone of the Nashville music industry -- Now we have an industry! -- When country music almost died -- Oohs and aahs -- Saving country -- Crazy -- Homegrown talent and the Nashville machine -- The Everly Brothers and the Bryants -- A pair of aces -- Rebels and respect -- Gallico and his boys -- Billy Sherrill and Bob Johnston: strings and power saws -- Lou Bradley: knight of the console -- "Wesley, it's music!" -- Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em -- Wanted: Jerry Bradley -- Nashville, before and after Bowen -- Bob Saporiti and the new tradition -- "I'm gonna cut this song and I really can't tell you why" -- The men of Garth -- From the alleyway to MCA, from "art writers" to hit makers -- Texas and Oklahoma song dogs -- The new king of Music Row -- Galante and Tomlinson: keepin' it real -- Murder on the row -- "If it is not known for music, it will not be known for anything".