A vintage photo captures the exterior of the RCA Studio B exterior. | Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Jim Reeves in the legendary Studio B in Nashville, Tenn. | Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Chet Atkins is at the controls as Waylon Jennings watches. | Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The historic RCA Studio B closed in 1977. Daily tours are offered by the Country Music Hall of Fame. | Photo by Donn Jones

The sign outside the iconic site of the RCA Studio B gives a brief history of the studio in Nashville, Tenn. | Photo by Dave Hoekstra

Nashville is building a new $623 million downtown convention center adjacent to the new Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It will be the most expensive publicly-financed complex in Tennessee history.

RCA's Studio B was the birthplace of more than 1,000 Top 10 hits. | Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum