Barry Bales Tennessee Music Pathways Marker

Acoustic bass player and Kingsport, Tennessee native Barry Bales is the longest-serving member of bluegrass star Alison Krauss' band, Union Station. He has also worked as a session musician, record producer and songwriter. To date, Bales' greatest success as a songwriter came when "Nobody to Blame," a song he co-wrote with Chris Stapleton and Ronnie Bowman, was featured on Stapleton's first solo album Traveller, which has sold more than 4 million copies. Bale has won 15 Grammys, 23 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, one Country Music Association award and two Academy of Country Music awards.

See Bales' Tennessee Music Pathways marker and then stroll the Kingsport Downtown Antique District, the largest concentration of antiques stores and fine art galleries in the Southeast. When your feet get tired, take a drive by Historic Church Circle, an amazing urban design landmark. For a taste of Kingsport’s beauty, spend a day at Boone Lake and Dam Reservoir. Enjoy the zip line and ropes course, visit the animal habitats, take a boat ride, and watch the sun set and the moon rise at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium. Take the family to the new Kingsport Aquatic Center.