Members of the Lehighton Area High School Indian Pride Band became part of Nashville’s live music scene during a recent trip to the Music City.

The 79-member band performed outside the Country Music Hall of Fame, and its Jazz Band cut a recording at a studio frequented by Elvis Presley and other music legends.

The four-day visit was a whirlwind of activity — in more than one way.

“We were supposed to perform in front of the Grand Ole Opry House,” said band director Bryan Buffington. “A tornado warning came and stopped that, unfortunately.”

The band and its 21 chaperones hunkered down as severe storms pummeled the area Saturday.

“It was a very interesting time for us,” Buffington admitted.

While the Opry performance was shelved, the band was booked for the following day.

“We had the opportunity then to perform outside the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon,” Buffington said.

The band kept toes tapping with songs from its halftime show, along with four or five other favorites.

“We had a great crowd — people going into the Hall of Fame stopped, people walking down the street stopped,” Buffington said. “It was quite impressive.”

Sightseeing was on tap, too. The band visited the Hall of Fame, and toured Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage.

Members also caught a show at the Grand Ole Opry, and saw its backstage area.

A tour of RCA studios led to a recording session for the Jazz Band.

“They recorded three songs in the studio itself,” Buffington said, referring to RCA Studio B. “They truly did treat the kids like real recording artists, in the way that they set up and the way that they did the recording.

“It was a pretty amazing experience for the kids.”

Buffington noted that Studio B has hosted some of music’s heavyweights, including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton and Charley Pride.

“This is the recording studio that Elvis recorded most of his songs in his catalog,” Buffington said.

He called the experience “amazing.”

Studio engineers put the finishing touches on the recording, and sent the band a digital copy.

Buffington said the recent trip marks the band’s fourth to Nashville.

“We started in 2011,” he said.

At the time, it was the first student group to ever perform at the Opry House.

Other trips, with Opry House performances, were in 2015 and 2019.

“It’s a pretty amazing place. It’s incredible to see the live musicians that are all over the place. It’s phenomenal,” Buffington said of Nashville. “Just to be immersed in music all around you is really impressive.”