TSU Aristocrat of Bands Makes Successful, Historic Debut At CMA Fest
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University’s Grammy-award-winning Aristocrat of Bands continues to go where no other band has gone! This time, it was the 2023 Country Music Association Fest (CMA) in downtown Nashville, serving as the opening act. Early morning concertgoers rocked to the soulful sounds of AOB and watched the Sophisticated Ladies, creating an unforgettable HBCU band experience. Thursday marked another successful and historic performance as the TSU band became the first collegiate band to perform at the four-day music festival. “This is important because people don’t usually associate country music with HBCU bands, said Hailey Russell, a Nashville