NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 28, 2008 --The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will present an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of a great American musical dynasty in Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy, Co-Presented by SunTrust and Ford Motor Company, a more than 5,000-square-foot exhibition opening on Friday, March 28, 2008, and closing on December 31, 2009.
Nashville, Tenn., February 14, 2008-In an emotional ceremony rich in music and memorable stories, Marty Stuart and Connie Smith donated a treasure trove of country music artifacts to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on February 13.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 7, 2008 - Legendary songwriter Bob McDill will make a rare public appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, March 1, as the latest subject of the quarterly programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The 2:00 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., February 6, 2008 - Harold and Don Reid, founding members of superstar quartet the Statler Brothers, will be featured in a special program at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum at noon on Thursday, February 28. During the interactive program, which will take place in the Museum’s Ford Theater, the Reids will discuss their careers and their new book, Random Memories, a collection of stories encompassing the entertainers’ four decades in show business. They will also answer audience questions during the program, which is included with Museum admission and is free to Museum members.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 25, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame®
and Museum’s successful quarterly program series Nashville Cats: A
Celebration of Music City Session Players kicks off its third year on
Saturday, February 16, with a salute to legendary producer and
guitarist Jerry Kennedy. The 2:00 p.m. program, which will be held in
the Museum’s Ford Theater, is included with Museum admission and is
free to Museum members.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 15, 2008 - On Saturday, February 2, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore Marty Robbins’ passion for auto racing in the panel discussion Hell on Wheels: Marty Robbins at the Racetrack. The program, which will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Museum’s Ford Theater, will survey the singer-songwriter’s dedication to the sport, and even include rare audio clips of Robbins himself discussing his racing exploits.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 19, 2007 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will be closed on Tuesdays during January and February. In addition, the Museum will be closed on Monday, February 4; and the Museum Store will be closed February 4 - 12.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 6, 2007 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will welcome some of Music City’s finest songwriters to the Ford Theater each Saturday in January during its weekly Songwriter Session programs. The Songwriter Sessions, which begin at noon, will feature Dave Gibson and Daisy Dern (Jan. 5), Thom Schuyler (Jan. 12), Stephony Smith and Shelly Fairchild (Jan. 19) and Marc Beeson (Jan. 26). Admission to each program is included with Museum admission and free to Museum members.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 26, 2007 - Prolific songwriter Craig Wiseman will bring his guitar, his optimistic attitude and his philosophies on life and songwriting to the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. Wiseman is the fourth composer to be honored in the Museum’s successful programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters, which debuted in March. The program will be held in the Museum’s Ford Theater and is included with Museum admission or free to Museum members.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 8, 2007 - Fans of Brother Ray who have yet to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s exhibition I Can’t Stop Loving You: Ray Charles and Country Music, Sponsored by SunTrust are down to their last eight weeks; the critically acclaimed exhibition closes on December 31.
NASHVILLE, TENN. - On country music’s most prestigious night, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum welcomed the newest members of the Hall of Fame on October 28 during an emotional, music-filled Medallion Ceremony featuring family, friends, close associates and fellow Hall of Fame members. Legendary broadcast personality Ralph Emery, contemporary country kingpin Vince Gill and all-round entertainer Mel Tillis accepted their gold medallions in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater in a three-hour celebration filled with laughter, tears, memories and warm embraces.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 25, 2007 - In honor of the late music industry pioneer Louise Scruggs, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will host a special interview with Denise Stiff, artist manager for Alison Krauss, on Tuesday, November 13, at 6:00 p.m. The Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum, made possible by the Gibson Foundation, will explore issues related to the business side of the music industry and will be presented annually to honor a music industry leader who represents the legacy of pioneer Louise Scruggs. The event, which takes place in the Museum’s Ford Theater, will include an in-depth interview with Stiff, supplemented with photos, film footage and audio recordings culled from the Museum's collection. A reception will follow the program. Admission is free.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 16, 2007 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum brings its celebration of Historic RCA Studio B’s 50th anniversary to a close with two programs on November 10: The panel discussion “The Boys Who Made the Noise: Veteran Studio Musicians Remember RCA Studio B”; and a special performance by Jason Coleman and Meagan Taylor. Both programs are included with Museum admission and are free to Museum members.
NASHVILLE, October 15, 2007. Legendary artist Emmylou Harris will give the keynote interview on Friday, November 2, during the Eighth Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference (Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, 2007). The interview, which will be conducted by Tennessean Senior Music Writer Peter Cooper, is presented in partnership with the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. In addition to the keynote program, the AMA and the Museum have partnered for two additional conference-week programs on November 3 at the Museum: a songwriter session featuring Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard; and Picks and Pens: Where Writing and Music Meet, a discussion and performance featuring William Gay, Silas House, Chris Knight and Scott Miller.
NEW YORK - With an exclusive audience of actors, artists, musicians and business leaders listening, cheering and socializing at a star-studded after-party, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s inaugural All for the Hall New York fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre Times Square (October 10, 2007) was deemed by all involved an overwhelming success-financially and creatively.