ED TOWNSEND HONORED BY STATE OF TENNESSEE WITH UNVEILING OF TENNESSEE MUSIC PATHWAYS MARKER ON AUGUST 26, 2021

Fayetteville, TN - July 27, 2021 - Local artist Ed Townsend will be honored by the State of Tennessee with a new "Tennessee Music Pathways" marker on the grounds of the Lincoln County Museum. The unveiling is set to take place on August 26, 2021 at 11:00am.

"The Chamber & Tourism office and Lincoln County Museum are pleased to be partnering with TOTO and to be a part of Tennessee Music Pathways. Music is such a big part of our community  and  we hope to have additional markers in the  future," said Carolyn Denton Executive Director of the Fayetteville Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, and point of contact for the project.

Launched by the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development in 2018, Tennessee Music Pathways is an  online-planning guide that connects  visitors to  the  state's rich musical heritage at tnmusicpathways.com. From the largest cities to the smallest communities, Tennessee Music Pathways stretches across all 95 counties and features hundreds of landmarks from the seven genres of music that call Tennessee home: blues, bluegrass,  country, gospel,  soul, rockabilly and rock 'n' roll. Historians identified more than 300 points of interest to date, and additional markers will be installed for years to come.

Singer, songwriter, producer, attorney and educator, Ed Townsend, born in Fayetteville on April 16, 1929, remains best known for co-writing and coproducing half of Marvin Gaye's classic 1973 album Let's Get It On. Over the course of a SO-year career , he wrote 250 published songs and scored two Hot 100 hits as an artist. He produced many artists, including the Impressions, and taught disadvantaged teenagers about the music business and addition issues.

More information on Ed Townsend's life can be found on the Tennessee Music Pathways marker.