Where musicians become legends, hot chicken, rooftop views

The setting sun illuminated historic brick buildings along “Music Row” as twin sisters Kelly and Sarah Finck cheerfully wrapped up an acoustic set atop Blake Shelton’s Ole Red rooftop lounge in downtown Nashville. A crowd swarmed Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Rooftop Bar across (and four stories above) the street, and spilled onto the sidewalk while a mild summertime evening hugged the Southern city in the Appalachian foothills.