COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM CELEBRATES NEW EXHIBITION, LUKE COMBS: THE MAN I AM This evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition Luke Combs: The Man I Am. The exhibit traces Combs’ story from singing with his school choirs in North Carolina to headlining […]
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COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM UNVEILS TOM PETTY DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTING HIS CONNECTIONS TO COUNTRY MUSIC Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum unveiled a Tom Petty display highlighting how his southern roots shaped his music and his continued influence on new generations of country music artists. Tom Petty: Where I Come […]
Blake Shelton performs at Oklahoma Is All for the Hall fundraiser for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Photo courtesy of Phil Clarkin Photography for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) BLAKE SHELTON AND HIS OKLAHOMA FRIENDS ARE ALL FOR THE HALL Shelton’s final tour stop raises nearly $800,000 in support […]
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Statement on the Passing of Roni Stoneman
Statement on the Passing of Roni Stoneman “For Roni Stoneman, known as ‘The First Lady of the Banjo,’ country music was a birthright and her life’s work,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “The second youngest of 23 children born to Hattie and Ernest ‘Pop’ Stoneman, Roni […]
MISSING SUIT FOUND: THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS’ FOUR ICONIC SUITS REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM Chris Ethridge’s long-lost suit was worn by Elton John in the 1970s; now joins the three other suits in the museum’s Western Edge exhibit. Today, the […]
ERIC CHURCH TO SERVE AS 2023 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM In recognition of his standing as one of country music’s most innovative talents, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has invited 10-time Grammy nominee Eric Church to be its 18th artist-in-residence. The museum’s annual artist-in-residence series spotlights […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, ERIC CHURCH: COUNTRY HEART, RESTLESS SOUL, PRESENTED BY GIBSON The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of 10-time Grammy nominee and CMA Entertainer of the Year award-winner Eric Church in its newest exhibition, Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul, presented by […]
EARL SCRUGGS’S FAMED BANJO DONATED TO THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION This afternoon, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the donation of legendary musician, bluegrass pioneer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Earl Scruggs’s storied Gibson RB-Granada Mastertone banjo to the museum’s permanent collection. Scruggs played […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM CELEBRATES LATEST INSTALLMENT OF ITS EXHIBITION AMERICAN CURRENTS: STATE OF THE MUSIC This evening, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition American Currents: State of the Music. Presented annually, American Currents takes a broad view of the genre over the […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT, DICK CURLESS: HARD TRAVELING MAN FROM MAINE The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the musical contributions of Dick Curless (1932-1995) in a new exhibit focused on the Maine singer’s life and career. Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine opens […]
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Statement on the Passing of Jeff Cook
STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF JEFF COOK Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum “Jeff Cook spent a lifetime in music, earning a license as a broadcast engineer before he was old enough to drive a car and working as an on-air radio personality while still in high school,” said Kyle […]
Joe Galante, Lorrie Morgan (widow of the late Keith Whitley) and Judith Lewis (wife of Jerry Lee Lewis) in the Hall of Fame Rotunda at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn., before the induction of the 2022 class of Country Music Hall of Fame members. (Photo by: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images […]
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Statement on the Passing of Loretta Lynn
STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF LORETTA LYNN “The story of Loretta Lynn’s life is unlike any other, yet she drew from that story a body of work that resonates with people who might never fully understand her bleak and remote childhood, her hardscrabble early days, or her adventures as a famous and beloved celebrity. […]
Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Martina McBride, Brett Warren, Leslie Satcher and the museum’s Senior Manager of Public Programs Kayleigh Shoemaker at a songwriter round at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) Yesterday, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum hosted a songwriter […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, CHRIS STAPLETON: SINCE 1978, PRESENTED BY RAM TRUCKS The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will highlight the musical contributions of Chris Stapleton in its newest exhibition, Chris Stapleton: Since 1978, presented by Ram Trucks. The exhibit, which opens July 1 […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO UNVEIL NEW EXHIBIT, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: MIX IT UP STRONG The exhibit opens Friday, Jan. 21, and includes stage wear, instruments and personal keepsakes. The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is set to explore the music and career of Florida Georgia Line – the duo […]
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT BILL ANDERSON: AS FAR AS I CAN SEE The exhibit, which opens Dec. 3, examines the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s unprecedented career and enduring musical legacy In 1957, a nineteen-year-old college student, Bill Anderson, sat atop a three-story hotel overlooking a […]