The Gatlin Brothers Take Their Final Bow, On Their Own Terms

Seventy-plus years is a rare number in any business, and country music has fewer keepers of it than most. The Gatlin Brothers are marking that span with a "Farewell Celebration Tour," a proper send-off rather than a quiet exit. It is the kind of milestone Nashville notices even when it happens on a stage somewhere else entirely — the town that shaped the sound still claims the credit.

With reporting from MusicRow.