Restaurant Beginnings (Part One)

Where did it all start? Let’s find out….

The first Cracker Barrel Old Country Store was opened by Dan Evins on September 19, 1969, in Lebanon, Tennessee, near Interstate 40 on Highway 109. Evins, who worked for Shell Oil, created the combination restaurant, gift shop, and service stop to attract highway travelers

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Lyrical: “Music” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the word “Music” in their lyrics.

“I Can Hear Music” is a pop ballad written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, first recorded by the Ronettes in 1966 but most famously covered by the Beach Boys on their 1969 album 20/20; the Beach Boys’ version, produced by Carl Wilson, was notable as one of his first major productions for the band and featured him on lead vocal,

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