Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Will Update Main Exhibit in 2010
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville will update its main exhibit in May 2010 with a display dedicated to
contemporary artists such as Brad Paisley, Taylor
Swift and Keith Urban. An additional case will be devoted to Americana
and contemporary bluegrass music with artifacts from Alison Krauss, Jim Lauderdale, Del
McCoury and Buddy Miller. Titled Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through
Country Music, the primary update to the exhibit's timeline and narrative will begin with developments that took place
around 1965. In addition, the second floor gallery's theater will feature a new video exhibit of how topical events and social
and political issues are reflected in country music, with examples such as Merle
Haggard's "The Fightin' Side of Me," Loretta Lynn's "The Pill," the
Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye
Earl" and Toby Keith's "Courtesy
of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)." An extensive exhibit featuring Hank
Williams and Hank Williams Jr., titled Family Tradition,
will also remain on display through the end of 2011.
