CMT News (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Jerry Douglas has established himself as one of the most versatile musicians in Nashville, both as a studio musician and a featured member of Alison Krauss & Union Station. And he's still hungry -- but not in the same way as hundreds of other pickers
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Recommended Shout Factory, in association with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, has released another terrific title in their Archive Series : Legendary Performances: Marty Robbins . Gathering together 15 clips from various television shows and specials featuring Robbins, Legendary Performances: Marty Robbins is a real eye-opener for the casual country music fan (like myself)...
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Recommended Shout Factory, in association with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, has released another title in their Archive Series : Legendary Performances: Tammy Wynette . Featuring 15 of her best known songs culled from appearances on television shows and specials from 1967 to 1981, Legendary Performances: Tammy Wynette is a terrific introduction for newcomers to the indeed...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
/CMA/ -- By Bob DoerschukLove, laughter and music filled the Ford Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum June 29, as Tom T. Hall and the Statler Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was heard it in the remarks of Ralph Emery, minutes before he presented Hall with the Medallion that symbolizes his membership. "The induction tonight is very personal to me," Emery...
Music News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
The holidays promise to be especially nostalgic this year as two more Johnny Cash Christmas Specials will come to DVD on October 7th. After the 1976 and 1977 specials were released last year, this year we’ll get the release of Cash’s 1978 and 1979 specials, both of which haven’t been seen in 30 years. Taped [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Nashville, TN -- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor country music's first female superstar, Kitty Wells, in Kitty Wells: Queen of Country Music, Presented by Great American Country Television Network, a biographical exhibit opening Friday, August 15, 2008, for a 10-month run in the Museum's East Gallery. The exhibit will run through June 14, 2009. ...
CMT News (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Looking like the tenured English professor he might have become, Bob McDill is a Nashville legend whose vivid, observational and relentlessly literate songs were the backbone of country music throughout the 1970s, '80s and early '90s. Among them are Alan
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Nashville, TN -- Acclaimed new bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent performed "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" in tribute to the Statler Brothers Sunday night at the invitation-only Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum's Medallion Ceremony marking the official induction of the Statlers and Tom T. Hall. Banjo player Joe Dean and mandolinist Jeff Parker filled the quartet parts with Jamie Dailey and Darrin...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
New York, NY -- On Tuesday, August 19, 2008, KOCH Records will release GRAMMY(r) Award-winning Dobro master Jerry Douglas' new solo album, Glide. Douglas will celebrate the launch of his latest recording as he headlines the Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum's 2008 Artist-In-Residence series in Nashville, TN commencing on August 19. The residency will include special guest appearances by several...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Los Angeles, CA and Nashville, TN –- Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum announced an exclusive partnership to executive produce a multi-part original series of specials on the history of country music for television broadcast and DVD distribution. This announcement was made by Shout! Factory's founding partners Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos, and Kyle Young, director...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
The Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum will unveil plans for the George Aubrey and Marj Crump Terrace on Saturday, June 14th. Made possible through private philanthropy, the Country Music Hall of Fame(r) and Museum will break ground this month for the construction of a new 2,657-square-foot walled garden terrace at Fourth Avenue South and Demonbreun. Construction of the garden terrace is expected...
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Country music icon JOHNNY CASH has become the inspiration for a new vehicle exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The late singer has been honoured with The Man in Black car, which was unveiled on Thursday (05Jun08) at the country mecca. The car features Cash’s likeness emblazoned on the hood, [...]
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Nashville, TN -- 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...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 01/06/2008
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(r) 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...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
/CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By Bob DoerschukThe inductions on April 27 of Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman and Emmylou Harris into the Country Music Hall of Fame began with the people and ended with a vision of timelessness. ...
