JOE NICHOLS
Down in Nashville, on the north side of Broadway at Fifth, is a spot where fate has wrought a symbolic convergence in the career of country artist Joe Nichols. "If you stand there and look out across Broadway," Nichols explains, "you'll see where Brian and I started with an acoustic thing at a place called Rippy's." He's referring to a ribs and beer joint he played with best friend and current guitar player Brian Spradlin as recently as March of 2002. "On the opposite corner is the Gaylord Entertainment Center," where Nichols opened for Alan Jackson in November of that same year. "Behind you, over the top of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, you can see the Ryman Auditorium," the setting for Nichols' first Grand Ole Opry performance, barely a month later. "And if you look down Broadway, you can see the Nashville Coliseum," home to the NFL's Tennessee Titans and country music's Fan Fair festival, at which Nichols performed in the summer of 2003.
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