Musical Performances at Dunbar Cave...That Never Happened

From the Corn Sheller, May 1984
"Question: Two musical greats who performed at Dunbar Cave were Jenny Lind, the 'Swedish Nightingale,' and Glenn Miller, the legendary band leader of the Swing Era."

"Answer: False on both counts. When Jenny Lind, with the P. T. Barnum troupe passed Clarksville March 28, 1851 on the steamboat West Newton, she did not come ashore. After arriving by steamboat in Nashville, her journey to Louisville was by stagecoach through Sumner County. (Ursula Beach, Along the Warioto)

"Careful examination of the Miller band's payroll records from its formation in March 1937 until its breakup Sept. 27, 1942, when Glenn joined the Army Air Force, show only one performance in Tennessee. That was June 6, 1940 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. (John Flower, Moonlight Serenade)."