Jewel, country music's newest star, is giving back to her country music roots as part of November's Country Music month: On November 28, the day after Thanksgiving, fans can obtain copies of Jewel’s first country album and seventh career album, Perfectly Clear, by making a $1 minimum donation to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 11, 2008 – Lycrecia Williams Hoover, the daughter of Audrey Williams and half-sister of Hank Williams Jr., will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, December 13, for an intimate interview in the Museum’s Ford Theater. The program, which is presented in conjunction with the Museum’s exhibition Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy, Co-Presented by SunTrust and Ford Motor Company, will begin at 1:30 p.m.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 3, 2008 – In honor of late music industry pioneer Louise Scruggs, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will host a special interview with Museum Senior Vice President for Public Relations Liz Thiels on Tuesday, November 18, at 6:00 p.m. In a career spanning nearly four decades, Thiels, an early co-owner of the Exit/In and founder and owner of influential music industry PR firm Network Ink, has broadened the scope of music public relations in Nashville and has nurtured and trained legions of Music City’s current PR professionals.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 28, 2008 – Guitar Hero: The Art of Rob Hendon, an exhibit featuring works by the acclaimed guitar portraitist, is on display now in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s West Gallery. The exhibit, which features seven vibrant paintings of acoustic and electric guitars rendered in various media, will run through March 31, 2009.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 14, 2008 - Country music superstar Randy Travis will visit the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Ford Theater on Friday, November 7, for a rare public interview. Travis, whose powerful yet understated baritone and hard-country aesthetic changed the course of country music in the mid-1980s and helped to usher in the New Traditionalist era, will talk about his career and his new CD, Around the Bend, with Museum Editor Michael Gray. The program, which will begin at 1:00 p.m., is included with Museum admission and is free for Museum members.
Immediately following the interview, Travis will sign copies of Around the Bend in the Museum Store. Please visit the Museum’s web site for signing details.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 10, 2008 - Hit-making specialist Dean Dillon will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, November 1, as the latest subject of the quarterly programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The 1:30 p.m. program, which will be held in the Museum’s Ford Theater, is included with Museum admission and free to Museum members
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 9, 2008 - Dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas has been added to the all-star line-up of performers at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s second annual All for the Hall New York benefit at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on Wednesday, October 15. He joins musical performers including Larry Campbell, Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Levon Helm. The benefit will be presented as an old-fashioned “guitar pull,” featuring songs, stories, unique musical collaborations and memories. Hosting the special evening will be Billy Bob Thornton and his band, the Boxmasters, who will kick off the evening with a full-band performance.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 8, 2008 - Levon Helm has been added to the star-studded line-up of performers at this year’s All for the Hall New York benefit at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square on Wednesday, October 15. Also appearing will be Helm’s frequent collaborator, renowned multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell. Presented as an old-fashioned Nashville-style “guitar pull,” the benefit will feature songs, stories, unique musical collaborations and memories from some of country music’s biggest names, including Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris. Hosting the special evening will be Billy Bob Thornton and his band, the Boxmasters, who will kick off the one-of-a-kind musical event with a full-band performance.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 6, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s successful quarterly program series Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Musicians returns on Saturday, October 25, with a salute to Gordon Stoker and Ray Walker, members of the legendary vocal quartet the Jordanaires. The 1:30 p.m. program, which will be held in the Museum’s Ford Theater, is included with Museum admission and is free to Museum members.