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Queen Victoria was so impressed by the Fisk Jubilee Singers that she commissioned this painting depicting the group and gifted it to the university. (Courtesy: Charlotte Observer/Newspapers.com)

The Harry Elson Memorial Gate at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. (Courtesy: Getty/Raymond Boyd)

11th June 1925: Members of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers on their way to Windsor Castle to sing for the King and Queen. (Courtesy: Getty/Davis/Topical Press Agency)

The Fisk Jubilee Singers pose for a picture during a trip to Thousand Island Park, New York, USA, circa 1870. (Courtesy: Getty/A. C. McIntyre/Archive Photos)

Fisk Jubilee Singers in Trafalgar Square, London, UK, 1925. (Courtesy: Getty/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive)

Jubilee Hall at Fisk University on January 1, 2016, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Courtesy: Getty/ Raymond Boyd)

Fisk Jubilee Singers during The Recording Academy Honors in Nashville, Tennessee. (Courtesy: Getty/Rick Diamond/WireImage)

The Fisk Jubilee Singers at the 20th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 22, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Courtesy: Getty/ Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Americana Music Association )

A marker stands at the university honoring the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The "HERITAGE & HONOR: 150 YEAR STORY OF THE FISK JUBILEE SINGERS" tribute was unveiled on June 29, 2022. (Courtesy: Getty/Jason Davis/Getty Images for Marushka Media )

An exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, shows the anatomy of a guitar. (Courtesy: Getty/Robert Alexander)

How Music City really got its name

Queen Victoria was so impressed by the Fisk Jubilee Singers that she commissioned this painting depicting the group and gifted it to the university. (Courtesy: Charlotte Observer/Newspapers.com)

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