2022 Annual Report

THE MISSION

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the evolving history and traditions of country music. Through exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the Museum teaches its diverse audiences about the enduring beauty and cultural importance of country music.

FROM THE CEO

We entered 2022 filled with hope for a fresh start and a return to normalcy. We trusted that the rigors of the pandemic were at last behind us. You trusted that through it all we would maintain our steadfast focus on the mission and continue to be a world-class museum. We deeply appreciate that trust.

What makes a world-class museum? One-of-a-kind collections. Exceptional exhibit design and storytelling. Publications that fascinate and illuminate. Educational programs that advance knowledge and appreciation of our shared culture in the local community and the wider world.

And accreditation. Since 1987, our museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, certifying that we operate according to the highest standards. Of the 33,000 museums nationwide, only three percent are accredited.

Your trust—and the wider public’s trust—in our endeavors has been confirmed. As we detail in this report, 2022 was a banner year for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. We welcomed more than 1.5 million visitors. We acquired new treasures for the collection to hold in the public trust. Our wide-ranging education efforts were recognized with generous gifts and significant awards.

We mounted ambitious, one-of-a-kind exhibitions on Florida Georgia Line, Chris Stapleton, the photography of Raeanne Rubenstein, and the revolutionary, communal phenomenon of Los Angeles country-rock from the 1960s into the 1980s. As we regained our footing, we gradually rebuilt our staff, which was much reduced during the pandemic by necessity.

Yet all was not easy. 2022 was a wrenching year of deeply personal losses in our music community. We lost six Hall of Fame members. Jeff Cook of Alabama. Ralph Emery. Naomi Judd. Jerry Lee Lewis. Loretta Lynn. Pig Robbins. In addition, our longtime colleague and gifted writer Peter Cooper passed away, as did our former colleague Carolyn Tate. We also lost several other talented, irreplaceable souls dear to our hearts, our music, and our community.

We miss each and every one of them. We miss their vibrant presences and their spark of creativity. But we have their life lessons and their enduring legacies of music to hold firmly and to share.

We trust that their music and their stories will continue to illuminate our culture and our everyday struggles to live right and speak truth.

Thank you for your steady, generous support, and for believing in our mission. Your trust in us makes every aspect of this noble enterprise possible and profoundly meaningful.

Keep the faith.

Sincerely,

Kyle Young

COLLECTION

BREATHES LIFE INTO MUSEUM STORYTELLING

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has amassed a collection of country music artifacts and archival items that is the finest and most complete of its kind in the world. Its temporary exhibitions often provide opportunities to expand the permanent collection as recording artists and others learn about the importance of preserving items that help tell their stories. That was certainly the case in 2022 with the major exhibition Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s, which examined the vibrant music scenes of Nashville and Austin, Texas, during a pivotal era when country recording artists gained greater creative control. As the exhibition neared its close, the Museum’s curatorial and collections staff worked closely with artists to arrange donations to the permanent collection of items loaned to the Museum for the exhibition. Among the items that artists generously donated were a custom-made Ted NewmannJones electric guitar, owned and played by Joe Ely, and a distinctive cowboy hat worn by Country Hall of Fame member Bobby Bare, given to him by fellow Hall of Famer Willie Nelson in the 1970s; the hat features a snakeskin band, a mink skull, and a malachite gemstone.

In addition to seeking instruments, stage wear, and other personal items, the Museum continues to add to its unrivaled country music collections of important audio and video recordings, documents, correspondence, and photographs. In 2022, the Museum was fortunate to receive a generous donation of more than 1,000 blackand-white and color photographs made by bluegrass musician Charmaine Lanham, who documented Nashville’s thriving bluegrass scene from the 1970s into the 1990s.

photo: Museum registrar Rosemary Zlokas unpacks a custom-made Ted Newmann-Jones electric guitar, owned and played by Joe Ely. The Texas singer-songwriter donated his instrument to the Museum after it was on display in the Outlaws & Armadillos exhibition.

NEW EXHIBITIONS

REVEAL SENSE OF WONDER AND GLOBAL REACH

The Museum opened its first major exhibition since 2018 with Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, presented by City National Bank, a sweeping and in-depth examination of the deeply collaborative country-rock communities in Southern California in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s that grew from modest beginnings to produce enormously popular music that influenced generations. To accompany the exhibition, the Museum published a richly illustrated, multi-author book, which is distributed under a new partnership with the University of Illinois Press.

Exhibitions on contemporary country music artists delved into the careers of Chris Stapleton with Since 1978, presented by Ram Trucks, and the duo Florida Georgia Line with Mix It Up Strong. Since 1978 followed Stapleton from his initial success as a Nashville songwriter to lead vocalist with a top bluegrass band, the SteelDrivers, to his emergence as a widely acclaimed country music star with success across genres. Mix It Up Strong traced Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley’s roots in contemporary Christian music and on through the development of their groundbreaking contemporary style drawing on hip-hop, pop, and country to create some of the most popular country songs in recent history.

Other exhibitions that opened in 2022 included the colorful western wear of Los Angeles tailor Nudie Cohn in Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors: Wear It Loud and the work of celebrity photographer Raeanne Rubenstein. The annual exhibition American Currents: State of the Music surveyed the important artists and stories of 2021.

photo: Country-rock kingpin Chris Hillman (of the Desert Rose Band, Flying Burrito Brothers, and the Byrds) takes his first look at Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock during the exhibition’s opening gala on September 29, 2022.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

HIGHLIGHT ARTIST ENGAGEMENT AND BRING THE MISSION TO BEAR

In 2022, the Museum’s educational programming experienced a strong return inside the institution’s walls and across the Middle Tennessee community, while online offerings—including twenty-four Live at the Hall programs—reached over four million people worldwide.

Among our public programs, Poets and Prophets celebrated singersongwriter Rodney Crowell, while steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar and fiddler-guitarist Kenny Lovelace were featured as Nashville Cats Author, journalist, and publicist Kay West was honored during the Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum, presented by Gibson Gives.

Opening weekend of the major exhibition Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, presented by City National Bank, included a reunion concert with the Desert Rose Band and a multi-artist, star-studded salute to country-rock. The Museum also presented a host of related interviews and family programs, with support from the Academy of Country Music and American Airlines.

The Museum’s new Discover DeFord Bailey project provided history and music instruction for youth audiences. Associated programming took place in the Taylor Swift Education Center and Ford Theater, as well as in school and community settings. A resource-rich webpage with historic photos, instructional videos, and more rounded out this program’s offerings. In recognition of the program’s content and diverse delivery platforms, the Museum was recognized with The Frist Foundation Innovation in Action Award.

photo: Carlos DeFord Bailey (in the foreground) and Ketch Secor (in the background) of Old Crow Medicine Show participate in a public harmonica lesson and celebration of the Harmonica Wizard—Country Music Hall of Fame member and historic Grand Ole Opry star DeFord Bailey—in April 2022.

MEDALLION CEREMONIES

CONVENE THE FAMILY AND CONFIRM THE COVENANT

Eight new members joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022. Eddie Bayers, Ray Charles, Pete Drake, and the Judds (Naomi and Wynonna)—the Class of 2021—were welcomed into the Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 1, and Joe Galante, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Keith Whitley—the Class of 2022—were inducted on Sunday, October 16.

Both star-studded Medallion Ceremonies included musical and spoken tributes that were heartfelt and at times humorous from fellow Hall of Fame members Alabama, Garth Brooks, Kix Brooks, Vince Gill, Charlie McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Ricky Skaggs, and Hank Williams Jr., as well as singular musical performances from Kenny Chesney, Elizabeth Cook, Mickey Guyton, Chris Isaak, Miranda Lambert, Bettye LaVette, the McCrary Sisters, Justin Moses, Wendy Moten, Carly Pearce, Tommy Sims, Molly Tuttle, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, the War and Treaty, Lee Ann Womack, and Trisha Yearwood.

Those who took the stage to pay tribute to the new Hall of Fame members often spoke of the beloved country music community that had nurtured the honorees in their careers and that now forever enfolds them in this esteemed group. Each ceremony was filled with love, laughter, and tears as the Hall of Fame members, their families, and assembled guests affirmed that country music’s circle remains strong and unbroken.

photo: During an emotional Medallion Ceremony in May, newly inducted Country Music Hall of Fame member Wynonna Judd (center) gets her first glimpse of the Judds’ Hall of Fame plaque, while her sister, Ashley (left), and fellow Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs look on.

Bettye LaVette brings down the house with a slow, scorching version of “I Can’t Stop Loving You” in tribute to Ray Charles during his induction rites at the Medallion Ceremony in May.

Country music contemporaries and Hall of Fame members Randy Travis (left) and Marty Stuart share a laugh backstage at the Medallion Ceremony in May.

Country Music Hall of Fame members Hank Williams Jr. (right), who inducted Jerry Lee Lewis in the Hall of Fame, and Kris Kristofferson, who received the medallion on behalf of Lewis, visit backstage.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks performs a haunting solo version of “Don’t Close Your Eyes” in honor of inductee Keith Whitley at the Medallion Ceremony in October.

Lorrie Morgan (left), Grand Ole Opry star and widow of the late Keith Whitley, embraces Mickey Guyton following the young singer’s powerful performance of “When You Say Nothing at All” in tribute to Whitley during the Medallion Ceremony in October.

Miranda Lambert performs a solo acoustic version of her hit “White Liar” in honor of Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Joe Galante at the Medallion Ceremony in October.

a moment to cool off during an incendiary performance

Chris Isaak takes

of “Great Balls of Fire,” while pianist Jen Gunderman plays the familiar Jerry Lee Lewis solo. The performance was in honor of Lewis, one of the Hall of Fame inductees in October.

CIRCLE GUARD

HONORS PREEMINENT CONTRIBUTORS

For the two weeks leading up to the October 16 Medallion Ceremony, the Museum’s Circle Guard conducted the Road to the Hall of Fame: Rite of Remembrance and Salute. Through these daily ceremonies, living Hall of Fame members, their families, and friends joined together with Museum visitors to celebrate the achievements and perpetuate the esteem of the 146 Hall of Fame members who preceded the 2022 class.

In addition to safeguarding the time-honored achievements of Hall of Fame members and all who are part of the country music story, the Circle Guard recognizes the unwavering commitment of its fellow Museum leaders. In 2022, Ken Roberts became the tenth Circle Guard member. For twenty-six years, Roberts served on the Museum’s Board of Officers and Trustees. He was both a community pillar and a cultural leader—a founding father of modern Nashville and a true champion of the arts. As former president and CEO of The Frist Foundation, he shared the beauty and cultural significance of country music with his fellow Nashville influencers and played an important part in the Museum’s growth. Roberts died December 2, 2022, after a lifetime of service to Nashville and its business, arts, and music communities. His legacy of support for our coummunity lives on.

photo: Board chair and Circle Guard member Mary Ann McCready takes part in the Road to the Hall of Fame: Rite of Remembrance and Salute. The annual ceremony recognizes and honors all the members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

EXTENDS SERVICE AND SCOPE BEYOND MUSEUM WALLS

Being a part of the nonprofit community requires focus on the Museum’s mission-based work, while sharing resources that enrich our collective quality of life. In 2022, the Museum provided free educational programming online, as well as for Metro Nashville Public Schools and in 125 diverse community settings—from the Oasis Center’s Emergency Shelter program for teens who need a safe place to stay, to the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Williamson County; donated our prepared food surplus to the Nashville Rescue Mission, providing 34,668 meals for food insecure neighbors; and completed volunteer projects at Nashville nonprofits, such as the Room In The Inn and The Store. The Museum also became a Community Impact Partner of WeGo, Nashville’s public transit provider, encouraging its users to visit the Museum and other local attractions.

New to our outreach work in 2022 was the Words & Music®: Journey of a Song program. Through this intensive, academic, year-long effort, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Museum is in residence at Nashville School of the Arts, guiding forty high school students through the process of writing, recording, performing, and sharing demos of their original songs. In addition to engaging with the creative process, students are gaining exposure to the various professional roles and responsibilities that carry songs through each stage of their journey via master classes, coaching, panel discussions with industry professionals, and field trips.

photo: Guest instructor Shane Adams coaches Nashville School of the Arts students about fine points of songwriting during Words & Music: Journey of a Song, November 9, 2022.

OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE*

8%

*The 2022 Income and Expense summary is not audited. The Museum’s audited financial statement and IRS form 990 will be publicly available on GivingMatters.com.

**Contributed revenue excludes funds raised for auxiliary activities.

$45,749,841

9% Restricted: Preservation and Education

Unrestricted 91%

THE MUSEUM’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2022

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum contributes significantly to Nashville’s prosperity, generating an economic impact of nearly $93 million in 2022, according to the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 Calculator. Additionally, 2,636 full-time equivalent jobs were supported by the Museum and its audiences, and $9.5 million in revenue was generated for local and state governments.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Sustainable business practices are central to the Museum’s operations. The staff diverts waste from landfills through composting, recycling, and proper disposal of glass; provides compostable food and beverage containers, straws, and utensils for guests; donates surplus food from Museum restaurants and catered events to Nashville nonprofits who serve the food insecure; participates in regional and national sustainability programs; and uses environmentally friendly cleaning products. As a result, 104 tons of trash were diverted from landfills in 2022, while 34,668 meals were provided for food insecure Middle Tennesseans through donations.

***Includes the Archival Permanent Endowment Fund, which is held by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for the Museum’s benefit.

2022 BY THE NUMBERS

1,558,860 PEOPLE visited the Museum.

18 EXHIBITIONS

curated and presented, including 2 exhibits on the Museum’s website.

134,134 INDIVIDUALS participated in 1,159 in-person and virtual education programs.

26,785 STUDENTS engaged in Museum programs for schools.

88,825 VISITORS toured Historic RCA Studio B.

4,015,889 VIRTUAL VISITORS participated in live/guided and on-demand content.

176,672 ARCHIVAL FILES available online, with 84,582 individuals accessing photographs, recordings, and documents at Digi.CountryMusicHallofFame.org.

1,285 EVENTS hosted at the Museum.

243,382 POSTERS printed in 818 custom jobs by Hatch Show Print.

19,977 NEWS STORIES featured the Museum and its programs, generating 38.4 billion impressions.

145 VOLUNTEERS contributed 5,730 hours of service, valued at $171,614.*

34,668 MEALS provided for Middle Tennessee through donation of 18,246 lbs. of food.

104 TONS OF TRASH diverted from landfills using award-winning sustainability practices.

*According to Independent Sector research.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell in the spotlight for the long-running Poets and Prophets interview and performance program at the Museum, March 19, 2022.

2022 ANNUAL FUND DONORS

$100,000+

City National Bank

Loretta and Jeff Clarke

Country Music Association

Ford Motor Company Fund

Clint Higham

Martha Rivers Ingram*

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission

Mike Curb Family Foundation

National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Outlaw State of Kind*

Ram Trucks

The Shalom Foundation

Tennessee Arts Commission

Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation

$25,000 – $99,999

Amazon Music

American Airlines

Del and Carolyn Bryant

Ann and Frank Bumstead

Center for Nonprofit Management

CMA Foundation

Rick and Kit Crump

Lauren Daigle

J. William Denny

Don Gibson American Music Foundation

EventWorks

Sally Friedman

The Frist Foundation

Mary Ann McCready and Pickslay Cheek Jr.

PNC Foundation

The Price Fund*

Sony Music Nashville

Margaret and Chris Stewart

Laura Turner

U.S. Department of the Treasury

$10,000 – $24,999

Academy of Country Music

The Chet Atkins Music Education Fund*

City Winery Nashville

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated

Mark and Sheryl Donnell

Debi Fleischer-Robin and Charles Robin

Joe Galante

Gibson Gives

Dinah and Fred Gretsch Family

Lon and Anne Helton

Martha Henderson

Hill Entertainment Group

Warren Jones

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lipman Brothers and R. S. Lipman Company

The Memorial Foundation

Milom Horsnell Crow Kelley Beckett Shehan PLC

Omni Nashville Hotel

PickleJar

Please Be Seated

John Prine Family

David and Susana Ross

Ruble and Brenda Sanderson

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Seabury III

Karen and Chris Segal

Clarence and Ann Spalding

The Triple T Foundation

Josh and Jennifer Turner

Judy and Steve Turner

Jonathan and Elizabeth Weiswasser

$5,000 – $9,999

Cyndae Arrendale and Gus Bussey

Gus Arrendale

Raymond L. Beck and Dr. Deborah Hatton (1952-2018)

George and Audra Briner

Tony Brown

Kevin and Jennifer Butler

Mr. John Carter Cash and Mrs. Ana Cristina Cash

Duane Clark and Kristi Goodwin

Scott and Pam Clayton

Conduent Inc.

David and Karen Conrad

Robert and Susan Deaton

Kerri Edwards

Sondra and Bill Fondren

GardaWorld Security Services

Arthur and Staci Hancock

The Harlan Family

Ron Harman

Ken and Virginia Hass

Bruce and Gale Hinton

John Horejsi, Horejsi Charitable Foundation

Bob and Deborah Baker Hulse

KP Entertainment

Miranda Lambert

Lee, Danner & Bass, Inc.

Les Paul Foundation

Anne and Kurt Locher

Maren Morris

Mike and Taylor Pardun

Joseph and Lynn Pinto

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Reed*

Allen Reynolds

Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins

Delphine and Ken Roberts

Missy and Phil Russ

Ross and Kingston Schilling

Stacey and Don Schlitz

Seals Family Trust

Dr. Neil and Ruth Smith

Starstruck Management Group

Catherine C. Sullivan

Tennessee State Library and Archives

Troy and Sylvia Tomlinson

Sarah Trahern and Wayne Flatt

Christi and Jay Turner

Keith Urban

Vint and Kristin Varner

Bobbie Watson

Ernie and Jerry Williams

Jay Williams

Kyle Young and Sarah Sperling

$1,000 – $4,999

Duane and Norah Lee Allen

Deanna Allman

Paulia Allman and Angela Hannah

Chuck Aly

Anderson Benson

The Charlie and Moll Anderson Foundation

Chris and Meagan Anderson

Family of Lynn Anderson

Anecdote Architectural Experiences

Anonymous

Aqua Bella Day Spa & Hair Studio

Average Joes Entertainment

Averitt-On Tour Logistics

Lori Badgett

Sallie B. Bailey

David and Wanda Baker

William Bannister

Bobby Bare

Paul Barnabee

Randall and Kelly Bart

Jim and Rachel Beavers

Earl and Janet Bentz

Randy W. Bernard

Big Loud Records

Black River Entertainment

Bluebird Cafe

BMG

Woody and Carol Bomar

Bobby Bones

Julie Boos

Borman Entertainment

Gloria Boyd

Patsy Bradley

Eddie Brawner and Sharon Hornback Brawner

Philip Bredesen and Andrea Conte

Steve & Stephanie Brock - Martinsville, IN

Richard and Gloria Broming

Dave and Beth Brooks

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood

Becky Brown

Dane Bryant and L. Lee Wilson

Virginia Bunetta

Nina and Ray Burghard

Dr. Gerald Butters

Jamie Callender

Terry, Sheri, Scot, Ryan Calonge

Walter Campbell & Emily Osborn

Buddy Cannon

Michele Capps

Carnival Music

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Walter and Christie Carter

Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal

Marshall Chapman

Carl and Robin Chavis

Jamie Cheek

Becky and Johnny Clark

The Clayton Family Foundation

Mitsy and Phillip Clendenin

David and Sallylou Cloyd

Carolyn and Jeff Cole

Rob and Jill Coon

Kim Corwin

Elvis Costello

Creative Nation

Mr. and Mrs. David Crow

Hazel Daniels and Charlie Daniels Jr.

Robert and Mallory Davies

Mark DeLelys and Steve Tucker

Marc Dennis

Enzo DeVincenzo

Dean and Susie Dillon

Gary and Debbie Doebler

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Thomas S. Douglas

Mike Dungan

Martha and Kent Earls

Mike and Beth Esch

Shary and Rod Essig

Bebe and Frank Evans

Katherine Farnham

Mark and Stephanie Farrar

Kella Farris

Sheryl Feutz-Harter

Sara J. Finley

Thomas J. Forrest

Jim and Ann Free

Toni, Corey and Ryman Shafer Frizzell

Julia and Richard Fudge

Sonny Garrish

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gibson

Al and Karen Giombetti

Go To Team

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gober

Grand Hyatt Nashville

Grand Master Fiddler Championship, Inc

Michael and Emily Gray

Drs. Anne Guyot and Rachel Shoemaker

Mickey Guyton

Tracy Hackney

Ben and Hannah Hall

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Hardy

Mary Hilliard Harrington

Aubrey B. Harwell Jr.

Harris Haston and Carlene Lebous

Scott and Teri Hendricks

James Horner

Haley and Chris Houser

Doug and Linda Howard

Patrick Huber and Kate Drowne

Dann and Sherri Huff

Paula D. Hughey

John and Dawn Huie

Huskins-Harris Business Management

Vanessa Isaacs

Deana Ivey

Andrew and Lena Jessen

Joanie and Mike Johnson

Mary Jo and Jelly Roll Johnson

Terri and Kurt Johnson

Douglas and Sue Joyce

Chris Kappy

Gina Keadle

Skylar Kehoe

Kendra Scott Design, Inc.

Mark C. Kiker

TK and Laura Kimbrell

Paul and Peggy Kingsbury

Andrew Kintz

Denny Klein

Marion Kraft

Alison Krauss

Nancy Kruh and Sarah Wilke

Nicole and Kevin Krushenski

Beth and Luke Laird

Jeff and Shannon Lamarche

Joseph Leavell

Hillary Lindsey and Cary Barlowe

Jeff Lipscomb

Susan Chollette Loudermilk

Tomi Lunsford and Warren Denney

Lorie and John Lytle

Peter and Margaret Macdonald

Susan and Harold Maddux

Brent and Janel Maher

John Marks and Colleen Lelis

The Matt Ward Group - Benchmark Realty

George Matthews

Katie McCartney

Reba McEntire

Chuck Mead and Brenda Colladay

Max and Mary Merrell

Dr. and Mrs. Howard Mertz

The Miller Foundation

Buddy and Julie Miller

Daniel Miller

Lee Thomas and Jana Miller

Rod and Mary Hettinger Millsap

Mike and Micki Milom

Amanda and Mike Molinar

Jay and Robin Moore

Kittra Moore

Patrick and Catherine Moore

Stephanie Moore

Craig and Karen Morgan

Morris Higham Management, Inc.

Colleen Mullens and Jeff Goydan

Nashville Predators Foundation

National Music Publishers’ Association

Donna and Gerald Nicely

Peter Leighton and Kim Novak

Robert Oermann and Mary Bufwack

Kent and Dianne Oliver

Kerry O’Neil

Michael O’Neill

Josh and Toni Osborne

Gary and Jan Overton

Carly Pearce

Ralph Peer II

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Robert and Laura Pittman

Nick Pride and Franchesa Kirkpatrick

DeDe Priest

Lisa and Jack Purcell

Brian and Evelyn Randall

Randy Rogers Band

Gary and Joanne Reamey

Ken and Holly Rivera

Jean-Claude and Andrea Rizk

David Robbins

JT and Imelda Rose

Liz Rose

Mary Roskilly and Chuck Miller

Michael and Leslie Roth

Brit Foster Rothstein and Judd Rothstein

Darius Rucker

Jeremy and Jude Ferrara Rush

Steven and Joan Sampson

Cindy and Mark D. Sanders

Angie Serrett

Allen Shamblin

Leland E. and Carol L. Shoemaker

David and Pamela Shymkus

Bill and Carolyn Simmons

John A. and Mary Cook Singleton

Melanie Smith-Howard

Spellbound Recorders

Mark and Tricia Steele

Frances Stone

Mark and Kathy Streets

Tori Tarvin

Lee and Pat Tolley

Ali Tonn and Jon Burr

Seab and Patti Tuck

Andrew and Callie Turner

Alex and Andrea Valentine

Stephanie Wagner and Christa Cruikshank

Steven F. and Lori L. Walker

Bayard and Rosemary Walters

Warner Music Nashville

Katherine Watkins

Moshe and Libby Werthan

Mark Magnuson and Steve Westfield

Rachel and Marcus Whitney

William Morris Endeavor

Jody and Karen Williams

Tim Wipperman

Erwin and Linda Workman

$500 – $999

Adkins Entertainment

Adkins Publicity

H. David and Deese Bearden

Kathryn and Don Boehm

Bradley

Sam and Lynn Bush

Creative Artists Agency

Douglas and Sondra Cruickshanks

Curb Records

David Adams Wealth Group

Mark and Laura Denison

Lori and Jim Dulaney

Ronnie and Janine Dunn

Patrick G. Emery

Lisa and Alex Evans

Farris, Self & Moore

First Horizon Bank

futureshirts

G7 Entertainment Marketing

Susan K. Gearhart

Randy Goodman Family

Kelly and Betsy Hamric

Brent and Maureen Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hodges

Holman Cellars

Seth and Joyce Hopkins

Guy Kachel

Tiffany Kerns

Carol Kottler

Ann and Bryan Martin

Dana and Nicholas Myers

Susan Nilsson and David Kroll

Optimist Collective

Rozene Pride

Q Prime South Regions Bank

C. Colin and Ashby Reid Rushing

Safford|Motley PLC

Beth Serrate

Denise Stiff Sheehan and Steven A. Sheehan

Sony Music Publishing Nashville

Harvey and Catherine Sperling

Tennessee Brew Works

Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville

Warner Chappell Music

Lisa and Aaron Wheeler

*A fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.

BOARD OF OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Mary Ann McCready, Chair

Steve Turner, Chairman Emeritus

E.W. “Bud” Wendell, Chairman Emeritus

Vince Gill, President

Kyle Young, CEO

TRUSTEES

Mark Bloom

David Conrad

J. William Denny

Rod Essig

Al Giombetti, Executive Vice President

Ken Levitan

Mary Ann McCready, Chair

David Ross, Secretary

Ernie Williams, Treasurer

Jody Williams

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Emmylou Harris

Bruce Hinton

Steve Turner

E.W. “Bud” Wendell

LEGAL COUNSEL

Christian A. Horsnell

W. Michael Milom

Molly Shehan

OFFICERS

Earl Bentz

Mike Dungan

Vince Gill, President

Randy Goodman

Lon Helton

Keel Hunt

Gary Overton

Jim Seabury

Bill Simmons

Clarence Spalding

Chris Stewart

Troy Tomlinson

Jay Turner

Marcus Whitney

Tim Wipperman

Sarah Trahern, Ex-Officio

CIRCLE GUARD

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Circle Guard unites and celebrates individuals who have given their time, talent, and treasure to safeguard the integrity of country music and make it accessible to a global audience through the Museum. Circle Guard honorees’ contributions help protect the legacies of the members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the achievements of all who are part of the country music story.

Steve Turner, Founder

Kyle Young, Commander General

David Conrad

Bill Denny

Ken Levitan

Mary Ann McCready

Mike Milom

Ken Roberts

Seab Tuck

Jerry B.Williams

100+ HOUR VOLUNTEERS

These volunteers genersouly gifted 100 or more hours of their time and talents in support of the Museum’s 2022 programs.

DONORS TO THE COLLECTION

Kyle Adams

David Andersen

James Austin

Scott Baker

Bobby Bare

Eddie Bayers

The Black Opry

Erwin Buck

Mick Buck

Bobby and Mary Campbell

Mike Campbell

Marshall Chapman

Dean Sliger Chatham

Norma Clark

Brenda Colladay

Richard Constantineau

David Conrad

Marie Corbett

Jon Corneal

Country Music Association

Laurence W. Craley

Melinda Culver and Rod Bellomy

Travis Danner

Gail Davies

David Deaton

J. William Denny

James L. Dickerson

Jerre Dolsberry

Ian Dunlop

Sharon and Page Duppstadt

Joe Ely

Patricia Fabry Shanks

Rosemary Gano

Grady Gurganus

Sandy Gilderdale

Louis Glaser

Michael Gray

Douglas B. Green

Billy C. Hill

The William R. Johnson Trust

Paul Jossman

Billy Knowles

Bob Kramer

Daniel Lavery

Pat Lingner

John Lomax III

Susan Lorenz

Michael Lupton

Owsley Manier

Michael Manning

Colleen Martin

Maverick

Danny McClanahan

Estate of Bettie Lou McConnell

Bob McDill

Dan McKaig

Mojo Music & Media

CINDY WALKER SOCIETY

David Morton

Al Moss

Kacey Musgraves

Pearl Ober

Bruce Phillips

Laura Cate Plunk

Pride of the Southland Marching Band

Edward Przybycien

Dana and James Reese

Dave Rodum

Dennis Rogers

Tamara Saviano

Albert Schulmeyer

Jill Schwartz

The Family of Earl Scruggs

Art Shifrin

Tom and Chris Skinker

Andrew Smith

Carol Soker Hunt

S. Gary Spicer, Sr.

Eddy Trout

Alana White

Fred D. Williams

Michael Wills

John Willyard

Thomas Zoeller

By including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in their estate plans, the following donors help to preserve the history and traditions of country music for future generations.

Sandy Conatser

David and Karen Conrad

Marj and George Aubrey Crump

Rick and Kit Crump

Mike and Linda Curb

Peggy Emmons

Susan K. Gearhart

Mrs. Don Gibson

Tom T. Hall

Holly Gleason

Bob Harlow

Bruce and Gale Hinton

Jim Horner

Rev. Nicholas W. Inman

WE’RE ALL FOR THE HALL

Nan and Bob Kingsley

Greg Oswald

Stephanie Wagner and Christa Cruikshank

Cindy Walker

Kyle Young and Sarah Sperling

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is grateful for the support of these artists who committed to 2022 All for the Hall concerts. Through these efforts, artists invest concert proceeds in the Museum’s ongoing work to preserve the legacy of country music.

Ana Cristina Cash

Arlo McKinley

Emily Scott Robinson

Emmylou Harris

Jim James

SUPPORT

John Carter Cash

Keith Sykes

Kurt Vile

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Nathaniel Rateliff

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

The John Prine Band

Tommy Prine Vince Gill, Program Founder

Our funders, volunteers, and donors help the Museum fulfill its mission. Join us in our work to share the enduring beauty of this music with a growing audience.

VOLUNTEER 615.760.6546 | Volunteer@CountryMusicHallofFame.org

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HOST AN EVENT 615.760.6500 | Rental@CountryMusicHallofFame.org

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Don Dixon Joe Haase

Elizabeth Mosley Lynn Nolan

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrate their landmark album Will the Circle Be Unbroken during a December 2022 fiftieth anniversary concert at the Museum’s CMA Theater. from left to right: Jim Photoglo, John McEuen, Mike Bub, Charlie Cushman, Shawn Camp, Jaime Hanna, Jeff Hanna, Trey Hensley, Carlene Carter (hidden), Bob Carpenter, Matraca Berg, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, John Cowan, Ross Holmes, and Jimmie Fadden.