pAt least since the rise of the Nashville sound in the 1950s, Tennessee's capital city has attracted numerous books and articles offering insight into the celebrity machine known as Music City. But behind the artist in the limelight are a host of support personnel and contributors who shape the artist's music. Of these myriad occupations within the music industry, only two have received significant attention executives at the major labels and elite songwriters who have forged a path to the top of the charts. In iMaking Music in Music City, i sociologist John Markert compiles and assesses more than one hundred interviews with industry professionals whose roles have been less often examined producers, publishers, songwriters, management, studio musicians, and more.ppThe book naturally pivots around the country music industry but also discusses Nashville's role in other forms of modern music, such as rock, Christian, and rap. Markert's in-depth interviews with key music professionals prov