NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 14, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will break ground next week for the construction of a new 2,657-square-foot walled garden terrace at Fourth Avenue South and Demonbreun.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 19, 2008-His incomparable resume includes 12 Grammy Awards, appearances on more than 2000 albums and a decade as the featured soloist with Alison Krauss & Union Station. Later this summer, three-time (and reigning) CMA Musician of the Year Jerry Douglas will add a new accolade to the list: The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s 2008 artist-in-residence.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 3, 2008 - Popular Internet portal MSN.com has included the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in its top ten list of the “World’s Wildest Architecture.” The museum, which was designed by Tuck Hinton Architects, was chosen for its symbolic references and music iconography and shares the list with a diverse array of structures, including the work of renowned architects Frank Gehry and Antonio Gaudi, and whimsical buildings such as a high-top shoe and a seven-story picnic basket.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 29, 2008 - Legendary songwriter Whitey Shafer will make a rare public appearance at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Saturday, June 21, 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.
Los Angeles, CA - Country music legends Tammy Wynette and Marty Robbins are the subjects of the next DVDs to be released via Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall Of Fame® And Museum Archive Series. The performances featured on Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances and Marty Robbins: Legendary Performances capture these iconic artists in the prime of their careers, and until now have been in the care of the Country Music Hall Of Fame® and Museum.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2008 - As thousands of country music fans prepare to converge on Nashville in June for the CMA Music Festival, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum stands ready to greet them with three days of special programming and events.
NASHVILLE, TENN. - On country music’s most prestigious night, the Country Music Hall of Fame inducted two of its four new members in a poignant, music-filled ceremony that emphasized family and, in a larger sense, the creative bonds that provide the foundation for enduring, celebrated careers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will pay tribute to the genre’s first female superstar, Kitty Wells, with the cameo exhibition Kitty Wells: Queen of Country Music. The exhibit will open in the Museum’s East Gallery on August 15, 2008, and will run through June 2009.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 17, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s successful quarterly program series Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Players returns on Saturday, May 3, with a salute to legendary guitarist Reggie Young. 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., April 10, 2008 - Young songwriters will fill the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Ford Theater with songs about dreams, family, football, piggybacks and more on Tuesday, April 29, during the annual Words & Music Night. This year’s event is made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and the ASCAP Foundation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 9, 2008-The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is preparing to dim the lights on Marty Robbins: Among My Souvenirs, Presented By Great American Country Television Network, which opened in the Museum’s East Gallery on August 3, 2007. In anticipation of the exhibit’s June 9 denouement, the Museum is offering a packed May/June lineup of Robbins-themed programs including a tribute concert featuring Jesse Lee Jones & Brazilbilly with Ronny Robbins on Saturday, May 10; a country costuming program for kids featuring Katy K on Saturday, May 24; a series of film screenings and more.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 4, 2008 - Business leader and cultural arts activist Steve Turner, the founder of the Nashville-based investment firm Marketstreet Equities Company, was recently elected as the new chairman of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Board of Officers and Trustees. Singer-songwriter-guitar-chieftain Vince Gill was voted president for a seventh consecutive one-year term.
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.