Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Not truly being country fans but occasionally we will enjoy a Carrie Underwood song, checking out the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum seemed to be the think to do while in Nashville. What better time to do but on a miserable rainy cool day. So we decided to drive into Nashville since the shuttle had already left and besides it can't be that bad. Parking was $10 and the Museum was right across the road. Bonus!!!!!!!!

Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum

 

The Hall of Fame had a special exhibit about the iconic Patsy Cline. Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson Hensley on September 8, 1932. She became a country music singer but later successfully crossed over to pop music. Her hits began in 1957 and included Walkin' After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, She's Got You, Crazy, and Sweet Dreams. Tragically on March 5, 1963 near Camden, Tennessee Patsy Cline's life came to an end the result of a plane crash. 

Country Music Hall of Fame Members

 Did you know...

• Roy Roger is the only person inducted two times into the Hall of Fame. The first was with the Original Sons of the Pioneers, the second was as a solo artist.

• Tammy Wynette worked as a beautician beore moving to Nashville in 1966, and she kept her licence current just in case her records stopped selling.

• Charley Pride was a professional baseball pitcher in the Negro american League and later tried out for the California Angels. 

 After two and a half hours of walking and getting an inside look at country music I'm a fan. The Hall of Fame Museum stores rooms and rooms of musical artifacts unable to display due to space constraints. Consequently they are adding additional floors to the top of the building.

Part two of our day included a guided tour of Historic RCA Studio B. Built in 1956 by Dan Maddox, it was constructed at the request of Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes to facilitate RCA Victor Records. 

 

 

Historic RCA Studio B is one of the world's most important and successful recording studios. More than 35,000 songs were brought to life by the Studio B magic, including more than 1,000 American hits, 40 million-selling singles, and over 200 Elvis Presley recordings.