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Permanent Exhibit
Sing Me Back Home - A Journey Through Country Music
Sing Me Back Home is the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s permanent exhibit, an exciting, multi-layered journey through the life of country music.
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August 3, 2007 - June 9, 2008
Marty Robbins: Among My Souvenirs, Presented by Great American Country Television Network
Few artists in country music have had a more diverse career than Marty Robbins.
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Permanent Exhibit
Hall of Fame Rotunda
The Hall of Fame Rotunda is a special room designed to recognize Hall of Fame members in a style befitting the high honor of membership.
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March 28, 2008 - December 31, 2009
Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy, Co-Presented by SunTrust and Ford Motor Company
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May 17, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: Becky Hobbs
Made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Enjoy a performance by songwriter Becky Hobbs.
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May 18, 2008 All Day
Film Loop: Best of the Marty Robbins Show (1968-69)
From the mid-1950s through the late 1970s, Marty Robbins was either the star or host of four television series. Originally broadcast in 1968-69, The Marty Robbins Show was Marty's television program.
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May 18, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Dobro and Guitar Demonstration: Mike Webb and Charlie Collins
Mike Webb, dobro student of Bashful Brother Oswald, has performed or recorded with Wilma Lee Cooper & the Clinch Mountain Clan, Buddy Jewell, the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, and Tanya Tucker. Charlie Collins, guitarist and singer, has performed as a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys.
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May 24, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: David Lee
Made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Enjoy a performance by songwriter David Lee.
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May 24, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Family Program: Country Costuming with Katy K
Marty Robbins was known for his elaborate and colorful stage clothing. In this hands-on workshop, Robbins's sense of style will be discussed by Katy K, nationally recognized western-wear designer and owner of the Nashville boutique Katy K's Ranch Dressing.
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May 24, 2008 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Outreach: Musical Petting Zoo at Hands Across Flatrock Art and Music Festival
Try your hand at picking a banjo, playing a dulcimer, or strumming a mandolin when our Musical Petting Zoo visits the Hands Across Flatrock Art and Music Festival.
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May 25, 2008 All Day
Film Loop: Marty Robbins' Spotlight (1977) with special guests Brenda Lee and Porter Wagoner
In 1977, Marty Robbins hosted his own syndicated television series, Marty Robbins' Spotlight. No stranger to the screen, Robbins had hosted the Marty Robbins Show almost a decade earlier and had appeared in numerous feature films.
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May 25, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Banjo Demonstration: Leroy Troy
Leroy Troy, banjo player, member of the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, and winner of the National Old-Time Banjo Championship in 1996. Troy was a regular on Hee Haw during the 1980s.
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May 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Film Screening: Tribute: Grand Ole Opry Stars of the Fifties hosted by Marty Robbins (1954-55)
Distributed in 1988, Tribute: Grand Ole Opry Stars of the Fifties is a collection of performances recorded in the min-1950s under the title Stars of the Grand Ole Opry. The original program was a collaboration between Chicago-based TV/movie producer Albert Gannaway and the Grand Ole Opry.
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May 27, 2008 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Television Taping: GAC Master Series special guests John Hiatt and Dan Tyminski
Great American Country Television Network will be taping it's show Master Series in the Museum Store with special guests John Hiatt and Dan Tyminski.
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May 31, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: Wayland Patton
Made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund. Enjoy a perfomance by songwriter Wayland Patton.
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June 1, 2008 All Day
Film Loop: Marty Robbins' Spotlight (1977) with special guests Hank Williams Jr. and Johnny Paycheck
Marty Robbins' Spotlight featured Robbins with special guests in casual dialouge and performance.
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June 1, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Instrument Demonstration: Fats Kaplin
Fats Kaplin, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has performed with Garth Brooks, Nanci Griffith, Waylon Jennings, Mark Knopfler, The Mavericks, Buddy Miller, and others.
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June 5, 2008 at 10:00 am
In-Store Signing: Trisha Yearwood
Trisha Yearwood will sign copies of her latest CD, Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love, and her new cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours in the Museum Store.
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June 5, 2008 at Noon
Performance and Interview: Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea performs songs from her new CD, Coal, produced by Marty Stuart.
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June 5, 2008 at 3:00 pm
In-Store Signing: Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins will sign copies of this new book A Personal Stand in the Museum Store.
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June 6, 2008 at Noon
Book Talk: An Intimate Look at Tennessee Ernie Ford
Jeffery Buckner Ford, eldest son of late Country Music Hall of Fame member Tennessee Ernie Ford, will discuss his new book, River of No Return: Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Woman He Loved.
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June 7, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: Phil Vassar
Enjoy a performance by songwriter Phil Vassar.
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June 8, 2008 All Day
Film Loop: The Midnight Special "Country Edition" (1973) hosted by Marty Robbins and Loretta Lynn
The legendary musical television series The Midnight Special captured live performances of some of popular music's biggest icons during its tenure on NBC.
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June 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Steel Guitar Demonstration: Kayton Roberts
Kayton Roberts, steel guitar player for Hank Snow for thirty years; He also has performed or recorded with the Derailers, Alison Krauss, Billy Joe Shaver, Riders in the Sky, Randy Travis, and Hank Williams III.
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June 14, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: Wil Nance and Billy Yates
Enjoy a performance by songwriters Wil Nance and Billy Yates.
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June 15, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Fiddle and Guitar Demonstration: David Coe and Elkin Brown
David Coe, fiddle player for Michael Martin Murphey and Nashville-based Irish band the Rogues. Elkin Brown, guitarist who has toured with David Allan Coe (no relation) and Stonewall Jackson.
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June 21, 2008 at Noon
Songwriter Session: Irene Kelley
Enjoy a performance by songwriter Irene Kelley.
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June 21, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Poets and Prophets: Whitey Shafer
Whitey Shafer learned to sing by listening to his boyhood idol, Lefty Frizzell. When he moved to Nashville in 1967, Shafer had his songs recorded by George Jones, and began releasing fine honky-tonk 45s under his own name.
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June 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Fiddle and Guitar Demonstration: Ryan Joseph and Kathy Chiavola
Ryan Joesph, fiddle player and songwriter. He is an adjunct faculty member at Belmont University, and received a Grammy nomination in 2004. Kathy Chiavola, guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist, who has performed or recorded with Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea, Edgar Meyer, Bill Monroe, Mark O'Connor, Ricky Skaggs, Tammy Wynette, and many others.
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June 22, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Film Screening: Johnny Cash Show with special guest Hank Williams Jr. (1971)
From 1969 to 1971, Johnny Cash hosted a one-hour musical variety show on ABC, featuring music by legends of the day.
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June 28, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Family Program: Musical Petting Zoo
Bang a drum, play an autoharp, and strum a steel guitar! Our musical petting zoo offers budding musicians a chance to try new and familiar instruments.
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July 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Family Program: Puppet Show: Hansel and Gretel
Enjoy a performance of Hansel and Gretel presented by Nashville Pubilc Library's Puppet Truck at the museum.
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August 2008-June 2009
Kitty Wells: Queen of Country Music
All hail the queen! Pioneering vocalist Kitty
Wells made the transition from “girl singer” to bonafide country music star,
blazing a trail followed by artists such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Reba
McEntire.
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August 9, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Family Program: Making Records at Historic RCA Studio B
Visit and record a song at Historic RCA Studio B, former recording home of Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, the Everly Brothers, and many more. In this interactive workshop, participants learn the history of RCA Studio B and the basics of the recording process by acting as artist, producer, and engineer.
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