Mike Grimes likes to know what his customers are listening to. When you walk into Grimey’s record store and he’s there, you might find yourself getting engaged in a conversation about your favourite music of the moment. That personal touch, shared by co-owner Doyle Davis, along with a friendly, knowledgeable staff, is one of the reasons Grimey’s remains Nashville’s most popular record shop.
Opened in 2004, it outgrew two smaller locations before moving to its current home in the former Point Of Mercy Church. Under a distinctive blue butterfly roof, with 4,000 square feet spread over two floors, Grimey’s stocks some 15,000 new and pre-loved vinyl LPs, plus 45s, CDs, turntables, posters, T-shirts, books and magazines (including Classic Rock). There’s also a stage in the back, where they’ve hosted in-store…