By Ken Paulson – It would be difficult to imagine a more unlikely group of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame than the class of 2022, honored Sunday night in the hall’s annual Medallion ceremony. One had his career disappear after marrying a 13-year-old girl, who also happened to be a relative. Another’s life was cut short by…
Category: Country Music Hall of Fame
Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart and Dean Dillon inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame
By Ken Paulson Tonight’s COVID-delayed Country Music Hall of Fame induction honored three free spirits – Hank Williams Jr., Marty Stuart and songwriter Dean Dillon – in a ceremony marked both by celebration of their special talents and gratitude that the country music community could finally convene to recognize the class of 2020. Each of the honorees followed a unique…
John Prine, Crystal Gayle, Charley Pride and Shawn Camp salute Cowboy Jack Clement at Country Music Hall of Fame
The late Cowboy Jack Clement’s Gibson J-200 guitar was donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame today, and his old friends John Prine, Crystal Gayle, Charley Pride and Shawn Camp were on hand to sing some of Clement’s favorite songs. The guitar, a constant companion in Clement’s career as a songwriter, producer and artist, was purchased in the early…
Show 38 : Felice and Boudleaux Bryant honored at the Country Music Hall of Fame
By Ken Paulson – There’s a remarkable new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville celebrating two of the most successful songwriters in the history of country music – or any genre for that matter – Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. We Could: The Songwriting Artistry of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant chronicles the writing of such indisputable classics…