A legendary figure in the world of wrestling. A member of the final iteration of Johnny Cash’s backing band. The founder of Nashville’s longtime homeless outreach nonprofit Room In The Inn. A former Tennessee Titan. A former Tennessee governor. Songwriters, media figures, public servants, advocates, activists and artists.
These are just a few of the Nashvillians, former Nashvillians and other locally significant figures who died in 2023. In our annual In Memoriam issue, we at the Nashville Scene commemorate some of the irreplaceable figures we lost over the past year.
Read on as we remember their legacies.
Remembering Jack Arnold, Richard Eskind and more
Remembering Rep. Bill Beck, Gov. Don Sundquist, Kathleen Harkey and more
Remembering Frank Ritter, Sheila Lee Green, Charlie Appleton and more
Remembering Jerry Jarrett, Fred Pancoast, Frank Wycheck and more
Remembering Frank Sass, Liz Thiels, Dave Roe, Jerry Bradley and more
Remembering Charles Strobel, the victims of the Covenant School shooting and more
