Exhibit Opening Programs
Curator's Exhibit Tour
August 3, 2007 at 1:00 pm
A museum curator offers a guided tour of our latest featured exhibit, Marty Robbins: Among My Souvenirs.
Approximately 45 minutes. Included with museum admission. Free to museum
members.
Panel Discussion: The Story of My Life: Friends and Family Remember Marty Robbins
August 4, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Ronny Robbins, Joe Babcock, Jim Glaser, Bill Johnson, Okie Jones
Marty Robbins had a profound impact on the people who knew him, worked with him, and loved him.
As part of opening weekend programs, his son, Ronny, and associates including vocalist and songwriter Joe Babcock; vocalist Jim Glaser; steel guitar player and songwriter Bill Johnson; and bus driver Okie Jones will share their memories of Robbins with WSM radio personality Eddie Stubbs. The session will be illustrated with photos, film clips, and sound recordings from throughout Robbin's life and career.
Included with museum admission. Free to museum members.
Film Loop: Marty Robbins at Town Hall Party (2002)
August 5, 2007 from 9 am - 1 pm
In celebration of our latest featured exhibit, Marty Robbins: Among My Souvenirs, the museum will show "Marty Robbins at Town Hall Party." Town Hall Party was a live radio and television program produced in California from 1952 through 1961.
Very popular in its day, the program drew large audiences and, for several years, it was broadcast internationally by the Armed Forces Network. This compilation, released by Bear Family Records in 2003, features Robbins on February 21, 1959, and October 3, 1959. By the time of these appearances, Robbins had already topped the charts with "Singing the Blues" and "A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)." Also appearing are Tompall & The Glaser Brothers and Joe Hudgings.
The footage will loop from 9 am - 1 pm. Ford Theater. Free.
Interview: Lucy Coldsnow Smith
August 5, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Once an assistant for Marty Robbins, Lucy Coldsnow Smith is an in-demand motion picture dialogue and sound editor (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Mystic River (2003), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), and others).
In her ten-year tenure with Robbins, Smith handled everything from the hiring of studio musicians to ordering fireproof uniforms for NASCAR races. The start of her career in Hollywood coincided with Robbins's emergence as an actor and, before she left Robbins for the movie business, they worked on film projects together, including Country Music (1967), and Guns of a Stranger (1972).
In this interview, Smith will reflect on her years with Marty and share some stories of his imprint on her life and career.
Included with museum admission. Free to museum members.
Film Screening: Hell on Wheels (1967)
August 5, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Directly following our interview with Lucy Coldsnow Smith, the museum will
screen the feature film Hell on Wheels
(1967) starring Marty Robbins.
Robbins plays a successful stock car driver whose mechanic-brother, Del Robbins (John Ashley), becomes envious of Marty's increasing popularity. This feature film includes musical performances by Robbins, the Stoneman Family, and Connie Smith.
96 minutes. Free.