FAITH AND RESTORATION
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 After the bruisings and losses all of us—institutions and people—took in 2020, this was a year of faith and restoration. I won’t pretend it was business as usual, but we were finally able to gather together again, often sharing tears that could be seen above our masks. Each gathering, whether for exhibit openings or for our long-awaited Medallion Ceremony, was a genuine reunion: a celebration of the musicians we honored, a celebration of music, and a celebration of each other. None of it was easy, as the shutdowns of 2020 gave way to the complications of 2021. It’s nerve-wracking to ask superstars to have their noses swabbed for COVID tests before taking our stages, but it was a necessary indignity that everyone took in smiling stride. There were incredible highlights, as things began to open up and we were able to bring more visitors back into the building. Our finances began to look better than we could have hoped, and it was abundantly clear to anyone who entered the Museum that this place had not merely survived, but is thriving. After interminable delay, we were finally able to formally induct Dean Dillon, Marty Stuart, and Hank Williams Jr. into the Country Music Hall of Fame, filling the CMA Theater with a packed room of family and friends who heard performances from Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Pastor Evelyn Hubbard, Alan Jackson, Shooter Jennings, Ashley McBryde, Brittney Spencer, George Strait, and Charlie Worsham. We were determined that this induction could only happen in front of a live congregation, not on Zoom. It made no sense for these men to receive the greatest honor in country music “virtually,” and we waited until we could gather safely in person. We opened four major exhibitions and two online exhibitions, collected invaluable artifacts, and received crucial support from donations that help us rebuild our staff and remain effective. And throughout the year, our educational programs helped children to understand the power of music, and our public programs kept our musical community involved and shined a light on some of our great talents. It was a time of reconciliation, reconnection, and renewal. You made this happen, through your hope, wisdom, and generosity. Thank you. Sometimes, faith can lead to restoration.
Sincerely,
Kyle Young
COLLECTION GROWTH IS A LIVING COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s ever-growing collection is a testament to this institution’s commitment to preserving history and educating audiences. Even during the past year, when our minds have often been troubled by matters of life and death, the collection grew in important ways, thanks to the generosity of donors who believe the mission matters. Among the 2021 acquisition highlights demonstrating the breadth of the Museum’s archives are: a large collection of audio tapes holding hundreds of hours of country music artist interviews conducted by influential disc jockey Hugh Cherry; the comprehensive Country Weekly photography archive, providing invaluable documentation of country music in the late twentieth century; the Nike sneakers with spurs worn by Blanco Brown in the video for his #1 hit and viral TikTok dance sensation “The Git Up”; business papers, correspondence, video recordings, and personal effects from longtime music publishing executive Buddy Killen; materials representing the decades-long career of concert promoter and production manager Stephen Gudis; a pen used to sign the 2018 Music Modernization Act into law—donated by Senator Lamar Alexander; one of Country Music Hall of Fame member Roy Acuff’s favorite fiddles, donated by fellow Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill; and a Martin guitar used for songwriting along with a collection of artifacts, correspondence, awards, and other material bequeathed to the Museum by songwriter and recording artist Nanci Griffith.
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Senior Registrar Elek Horvath and Registrar Rosemary Zlokas prep a bass drumhead for collection photography in the fifth-floor archive of the Museum. Country singer and bandleader Ann Jones and her all-female band used this Gretsch bass drumhead in performances over a twenty-year period.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RETURN TO THE MUSEUM AND EXPAND ACROSS THE WEB Over the past year, the Museum demonstrated continued strength and growth in its digital reach, while at the same time returning to the live programs that make visiting the Museum such a dynamic educational experience. In-person education programs resumed in the Museum’s Taylor Swift Education Center, Ford Theater, and CMA Theater in July, while virtual program adaptions and digital resources continued to expand, creating new connections with our audiences and reaching over five million people worldwide. On Tuesday evenings, Live at the Hall programs were simulcasted on the Museum’s website, YouTube, and Facebook, showcasing a wide range of music luminaries. Lauren Alaina, John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas, Jenee Fleenor, Holly George-Warren, Peter Guralnick, Steve Miller, Keb’ Mo’, and Allison Russell were among fifty-five music creators and historians who presented their work and the stories behind it through this program. Live at the Hall also supported exhibits: Martina McBride offered an interview conversation and a performance, and Vice President of Museum Services Brenda Colladay guided a panel conversation that explored themes in the Museum’s online exhibit Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter, in partnership with Nashville Fashion Week. In its second season, the Museum’s Words & Music at Home program engaged more than 234,000 people with artist-songwriters Ruby Amanfu and Sam Ashworth, BRELAND, Maddie & Tae, and Charlie Worsham, who discussed their creative processes, performed, and inspired viewers of all ages to write their own original song lyrics and set those ideas to music using free, step-by-step guides.
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Grammy Award winner Keb’ Mo’ performs on the stage of the CMA Theater as part of the Museum’s Live at the Hall series.
NEW EXHIBITIONS KEEP THE FIRE BURNING AS THE WORLD STRIVES TO RECOVER Following a year when the Museum was temporarily closed due to the pandemic and galleries were unoccupied, in 2021 we launched four major on-site exhibitions and our first two online exhibits. The web exhibits—developed with crucial support from a National Endowment for the Humanities CARES grant and free to the public—provide a new avenue to extend the Museum’s educational impact. Dylan, Cash, and Nashville Cats: A New Music City, adapted from the Museum’s 2015-2018 exhibit, explores how Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Nashville’s session musicians helped attract rock and pop musicians to the city’s recording studios. Created expressly for the web, Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter focuses on the colorful country music costuming that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Within the Museum, The Station Inn: Bluegrass Beacon explored the history of the revered Nashville music club where Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and many others have played, while our annual exhibit American Currents: State of the Music spotlighted key developments in country music over the past year. Both exhibits opened in the first quarter. In July, we opened Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice, featuring numerous mementos from McBride’s award-winning recording career. Bill Anderson: As Far as I Can See, which opened in December, chronicles the singing and songwriting accomplishments of the longtime Grand Ole Opry star and includes interactive displays that allow visitors to hear his works.
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Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson views his career-spanning exhibition, Bill Anderson: As Far as I Can See, for the first time with family and friends.
ALL FOR THE HALL DALLAS BROADENS CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND SUPPORTS EDUCATION Country Music Hall of Fame members Brooks & Dunn and Grammy-winning recording artist Trisha Yearwood made the inaugural All for the Hall Dallas, presented by Winston & Strawn LLP, the Museum’s most successful benefit event offered outside of Nashville to date, raising more than $618,000 in support of the Museum’s educational mission, including its flagship Words & Music program. Yearwood kicked off the two-day All for the Hall Dallas festivities on September 21 with a special acoustic performance at the Dallas home of Steve and Anne Stodghill. Yearwood’s voice soared and her spirit shined during her hour-long set, which was among her first public performances since the pandemic’s onset. On the following night, Brooks & Dunn took their REBOOT 2021 tour to the stage of the Statler Hotel’s ballroom. Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks repeatedly brought the crowd to their feet, with many of the guests crowding in front of the banquet tables to dance, sing along, and cheer. With the leadership of All for the Hall Dallas event co-chairs Katy and Lawrence Bock, Terri and Kurt Johnson, Jonika and Corky Nix, Sunie and Steve Solomon, and Anne and Steve Stodghill, and the generosity of the Dallas community, the Museum is now offering Words & Music in Dallas Independent School District, in addition to Metro Nashville Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District, New York Public Schools, and other locations throughout the country.
Trisha Yearwood performs at the All for the Hall Dallas Patron Party, hosted at the home of event co-chairs Steve and Anne Stodghill. photo:
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Country Music Hall of Fame members Brooks & Dunn perform at the Statler Hotel, as part of the inaugural All for the Hall Dallas benefit event. Proceeds supported the Museum’s educational mission, including Words & Music.
MEDALLION CEREMONY EMOTIONALLY RENEWS THE HALL OF FAME FAMILY Iconic songwriter Dean Dillon, country torchbearer Marty Stuart, and rowdy troubadour Hank Williams Jr. were announced as the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame back in 2020, but they had to wait for more than a year before their formal induction on Sunday, November 21, 2021. From the moment Pastor Evelyn Hubbard of Tunica, Mississippi, sat behind a Hammond B-3 keyboard and roared into Marty Stuart’s rousing gospel song “It’s Time to Go Home,” it was clear that the wait was worth it. Stuart also received tributes from Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris with Charlie Worsham, and from Ashley McBryde. Dillon’s songs were performed by Kenny Chesney, Brittney Spencer, and another Hall of Fame member, George Strait. And Hank Jr. sang along from his seat as Eric Church, Hall of Fame member Alan Jackson, and Shooter Jennings performed for him. The evening concluded with Hall of Fame member Connie Smith leading the ceremony’s traditional closing hymn, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
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Country Music Hall of Fame members Hank Williams Jr. and Brenda Lee embrace after Lee formally inducted Williams into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the 2021 Medallion Ceremony in the CMA Theater.
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Country Music Hall of Fame members E. W. “Bud” Wendell and Connie Smith visit in the CMA Theater backstage shortly before the 2021 Medallion Ceremony began. opposite page photo:
Brittney Spencer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Dean Dillon meet for the first time, following Spencer’s tribute performance of “Tennessee Whiskey” (written by Dillon and Linda Hargrove) at the 2021 Medallion Ceremony.
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Pastor Evelyn Hubbard congratulates Country Music Hall of Fame member Marty Stuart after her tribute performance of Stuart’s “It’s Time to Go Home” at the Medallion Ceremony.
MUSEUM LEADERSHIP REAFFIRMS BLOOD BOND AND THE BUSINESS AT HAND In December, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Board of Officers and Trustees reconvened for the group’s first in-person meeting since December 2019. Reuniting in the Bud Wendell & Steve Turner Boardroom, the group welcomed Mary Ann McCready as its new chair, elected in August. McCready joined the board and its finance committee in 2006. Steve Turner, the board’s leader of thirteen years, was elected chairman emeritus, joining Country Music Hall of Fame member Bud Wendell, who also retains that title. Mr. Turner was recognized for steering the institution to its position as one of the mostvisited history museums in the United States, while sustaining its educational mission and solidifying its long-term success.
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Chairman Emeritus Steve Turner, Museum CEO Kyle Young, and Board Chair Mary Ann McCready call to order the December meeting of the Museum’s Board of Officers and Trustees, the first time the group was able to meet in person in two years. overleaf:
Board members and staff catch up at the December 2021 board meeting.
2021 FINANCIALS OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSE*
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2021 OPERATING INCOME**
2020
2021
2021 OPERATING EXPENSE*
37% Admissions
89% Museum Programs and Services
31% Contributions
8%
Administration
11% Retail
3%
Fundraising
10% Restaurant and Catering 7%
Events
3%
Hatch Show Print
1%
Other
*The 2021 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.
ENDOWMENT***
CAPITAL RESERVES 45
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7,346,025
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$
Restricted: Preservation and Education 65% 35
$
Unrestricted 35% 30
$
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20
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15
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee for the Museum’s benefit.
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***Includes the Archival Permanent Endowment Fund, which is held by
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THE MUSEUM’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2021
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Sustainable business practices are central to
contributes significantly to Nashville’s prosperity,
the Museum’s operations. The staff diverts
generating an economic impact of nearly
waste from landfills through composting,
$64 million in 2021, according to the Arts &
recycling, and proper disposal of glass; provides
Economic Prosperity 5 Calculator. Additionally,
compostable food and beverage containers,
1,818 full-time equivalent jobs were supported
straws, and utensils for guests; donates surplus
by the Museum and its audiences, and $6.6
food from Museum restaurants and catered
million in revenue was generated for local and
events to Nashville nonprofits who serve the
state governments.
food insecure; participates in regional and national sustainability programs; and uses environmentally friendly cleaning products. As a result, sixty-nine tons of trash were diverted from landfills in 2021, while 8,144 meals were provided for food insecure Middle Tennesseans through donations.
2021 BY THE NUMBERS 1,082,149 PEOPLE visited the Museum.
14 EXHIBITIONS
curated and presented, including 2 exhibits on the Museum’s website.
109,097 INDIVIDUALS
participated in 682 in-person and virtual education programs.
14,350 STUDENTS
engaged in Museum programs for schools.
66,679 VISITORS
toured Historic RCA Studio B.
5,441,228 VIRTUAL VISITORS
participated in live/guided and on-demand content.
170,879 DIGITAL FILES available online, with nearly 63,000 individuals accessing photographs, recordings, and documents at Digi.CountryMusicHallofFame.org.
539 EVENTS
hosted at the Museum.
128,355 POSTERS
printed in 520 custom jobs by Hatch Show Print.
8,455 NEWS STORIES
featured the Museum and its programs, reaching 11.7 billion people.
162 VOLUNTEERS
contributed 4,105 hours of service, valued at $117,157.*
8,144 MEALS
provided for Middle Tennessee through donation of 4,286 lbs. of food.
69 TONS OF TRASH
diverted from landfills using award-winning sustainability practices. *According to Independent Sector research.
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Jazmine Croom, a fourteenyear-old freshman at Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School in Nashville, performs her original song “Let’s Go with the Flow” at the 2021 Nightfall at the Hall, the signature event for the Museum’s Troubadours, a membership group of young professionals. Croom has been a student of the Museum’s Words & Music programs since 2019, participating in Songwriting Camp and Songwriting Tune-Up sessions.
2021 ANNUAL FUND DONORS 100,000+ Loretta and Jeff Clarke Country Music Association Don Gibson American Music Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund Martha Rivers Ingram* Institute of Museum and Library Services Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission Mike Curb Family Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities National Historical Publications and Records Commission State of Tennessee Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Winston & Strawn LLP U.S. Small Business Administration $
25,000 – $99,999 Anonymous Del and Carolyn Bryant Ann and Frank Bumstead City National Bank CMA Foundation Rick and Kit Crump J. William Denny Sally Friedman Mary Ann McCready and Pickslay Cheek Jr. Milom Horsnell Crow Kelley Beckett Shehan PLC PNC Foundation Margaret and Chris Stewart Anne and Steve Stodghill Tennessee Arts Commission Laura Turner Westwood One/Cumulus David Yarrow $
10,000 – $24,999 American Airlines Amshore Renewable Energy Audacy Rob Bertino - UBS Private Wealth Management Scott and Sandi Borchetta Lee Brice Coran Capshaw / Red Light Management The Chet Atkins Music Education Fund* Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Carolyn and Jeff Cole Mark and Sheryl Donnell FTI Consulting Joe Galante Bryan and Michelle Goolsby GRAMMY Foundation Lon and Anne Helton Laree Hulshoff and Ben Fischer Ronald G. Johnsey Warren Jones J.P. Morgan Private Bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. Naomi Judd Nan Kingsley Todd and Kasey Lemkin Luckenbach Texas Dustin Lynch Miki and Tom Melsheimer The Memorial Foundation $
Corky Nix and Mike Starcher Palisades Hudson Financial Group Corey G. Prestidge Prophet Equity Ruble and Brenda Sanderson Mr. and Mrs. James C. Seabury III Karen and Chris Segal Sunie and Steve Solomon Chris and Morgane Stapleton StoneTurn George Strait The Triple T Foundation Judy and Steve Turner Jonathan and Elizabeth Weiswasser 5,000 – $9,999 Academy of Country Music Anonymous Lisa Arpey Cyndae Arrendale and Gus Bussey Gus Arrendale Raymond L. Beck and Dr. Deborah Hatton (1952-2018) BMI Katy and Lawrence Bock George and Audra Briner Tony Brown C&B Hearn Foundation Mr. John Carter Cash and Mrs. Ana Cristina Cash Marshall Chapman Duane Clark and Kristi Goodwin Clay and Lisa Cooley David and Karen Conrad Doug and Jacki Deason Dean C. Dimmitt M.D. and Melanie Montgomery Kerri Edwards Debi Fleischer-Robin and Charles Robin Sondra and Bill Fondren Tim and Brandie Gehan Drs. Lisa and David Genecov Kara and Randall Goss The Harlan Family Ron Harman Geoffrey and Melissa Harper The Honorable Mary Harper Laurie Sands Harrison Dr. and Mrs. Dan and Lynsi Hatef Kim and Greg Hext Bruce and Gale Hinton Bob and Deborah Baker Hulse Hunsicker Law, PLLC iHeart Media Nashville Isermann Family Foundation Paula Marie and Jeffrey Jones Katy Trail Ice House Miranda Lambert Ben and Tracy Lange Lee, Danner & Bass, Inc. Ken Levitan and Gloria Dumas Stacey and Nicholas McCord Barry and Sandy Moore Elizabeth Mosley The Nail Family Foundation Nashville Predators Foundation Corky and Jonika Nix Josh and Toni Osborne Joe Parker $
Ashley and Greg Pearl Trevor and Elaine Pearlman Joseph and Lynn Pinto Please Be Seated Brian and Evelyn Randall Mr. and Mrs. Colin Reed* Bryan and Sheridan Reeder Allen Reynolds Richemont North America, Inc. David and Susana Ross Missy and Phil Russ Ryman Hospitality Properties John and Jen Sanders Ken Schnitzer Dr. Neil and Ruth Smith Harvey and Tara Stotland Kathy and Joe Sugarek Catherine C. Sullivan Troy and Sylvia Tomlinson Sarah Trahern and Wayne Flatt Seab and Patti Tuck Christi and Jay Turner Josh and Jennifer Turner Household Keith Urban Vint and Kristin Varner Laura and Jeff White Ernie and Jerry Williams Erwin and Linda Workman Kyle Young and Sarah Sperling 1,000 – $4,999 Gary Allan Duane and Norah Lee Allen Deanna Allman The Charlie and Moll Anderson Foundation Chris and Meagan Anderson Anonymous Aqua Bella Day Spa & Hair Studio ASK Group Consulting LLC Average Joes Entertainment David and Wanda Baker William Bannister Randall and Kelly Bart Jim and Rachel Beavers Earl and Janet Bentz Woody and Carol Bomar Julie Boos Borman Entertainment Jeffrey and Robin Bouldin Gloria Boyd Patsy Bradley Eddie Brawner and Sharon Hornback Brawner The Broming Family Dave and Beth Brooks Nina and Ray Burghard Buddy Cannon Carnival Music Mary Chapin Carpenter Jim Carter Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal Buzz Cason Carl and Robin Chavis Angela Choquette City Winery Nashville $
Jennifer and Coley Clark The Clayton Family Foundation Mitsy and Phillip Clendenin David and Sallylou Cloyd Elvis Costello Cromwell Radio Group Robert and Mallory Davies Mark DeLelys and Steve Tucker Dean and Susie Dillon Dollar General Literacy Foundation Cody Donnan Mike Dungan Dr. David Duong Hannah Eaglen Patrick G. Emery Shary and Rod Essig Bebe and Frank Evans EventWorks Mark and Stephanie Farrar Kella Farris Terry and Trisha Feely Sheryl Feutz-Harter William and Denise Finard Judith Fisher Freed Toni, Corey and Ryman Shafer Frizzell Julia and Richard Fudge Tracy Gershon and Steve Fishell Al and Karen Giombetti Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gober Joel and Bernice Gordon Grand Hyatt Nashville Grand Master Fiddler Championship, Inc. Michael and Emily Gray Jeff Gregg Laurie Gregory Drs. Anne Guyot and Rachel Shoemaker Ben and Hannah Hall Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Ken and Virginia Hass Martha Henderson Scott and Teri Hendricks Eric and Katie Hogue James Horner Haley and Chris Houser Doug and Linda Howard Dann and Sherri Huff Keel and Marsha Hunt Vanessa Isaacs Kris Johnson Joanie and Mike Johnson Mary Jo and Jelly Roll Johnson Douglas and Sue Joyce Paul and Peggy Kingsbury Andrew Kintz Alison Krauss Beth and Luke Laird Leadership Music Lipman Brothers & R. S. Lipman Company Susan C. Loudermilk Tomi Lunsford and Warren Denney Lorie and John Lytle Peter and Margaret Macdonald Mack, Jack & McConaughey Susan and Harold Maddux Mark Magnuson and Steve Westfield Brent and Janel Maher Marcia Masulla George Matthews Katie McCartney Cindy Mabe McCormick and Shane McCormick Greg and Ann McNair
Chuck Mead and Brenda Colladay Rachael and Dirk Melton Max and Mary Merrell Boyd and Wendy Messman Greg and Kim Miller Rod and Mary Hettinger Millsap Mike and Micki Milom Michelle and Al Minjock Laura and Dennis Moon Patrick and Catherine Moore Stephanie Moore Craig and Karen Morgan Music Producers Institute / Peggy Emmons MusicRow Magazine National Music Publishers’ Association Donna and Gerald Nicely Mark and Kathy O’Brien-Streets Robert Oermann and Mary Bufwack Kent and Dianne Oliver Kerry O’Neil Michael O’Neill Gary and Jan Overton Mary and Joe Parker Jen and Mike Passilla Ralph Peer II Mary Martha and John Pickens PickleJar Robert and Laura Pittman Lisa and Jack Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Rechter, Rechter Family Fund* Charly Reigle for Ira Parker Ken and Holly Rivera Rizk Public Relations Delphine and Ken Roberts Logan Rogers, Lightning Rod Records Liz Rose Mary Roskilly and Chuck Miller Darius Rucker Steven and Joan Sampson Cindy and Mark D. Sanders Stacey and Don Schlitz Gary Scruggs The Ann and Jonathan Shayne Fund Lisa and Joe Bob Shirley Leland E. and Carol L. Shoemaker David and Pamela Shymkus Bill and Carolyn Simmons John A. and Mary Cook Singleton Sony Music Nashville Spotify Jill E. Tananbaum Tori Tarvin Lee and Pat Tolley Ali Tonn and Jon Burr Truist Sports & Entertainment Group Andrew & Callie Turner Marcie Allen Van Mol and Derek Van Mol Stephanie Wagner and Christa Cruikshank Steven F. and Lori L. Walker Tom and Tara Walsh J. Blake Walter Bayard and Rosemary Walters Katherine Watkins Bobbie Watson Mary Chapman Webster Moshe and Libby Werthan Rachel and Marcus Whitney Jody and Karen Williams Sally Williams and Brad Bissell Tim Wipperman Shel and Tia Wynne 650 AM WSM
500 – $999 Anderson Benson Andy Brown Real Estate Anonymous Asurion Big Machine Vodka Bradley Dane Bryant and L. Lee Wilson Kay Clary Richard Coker Creative Nation Curb Records David Adams Wealth Group Jim and Oksana Davies Farris, Self & Moore First Horizon Bank Vance Foster Steve and Sherrie Gibson Brent and Maureen Hill Mr. and Mrs. Clay T. Jackson James and Laura Jordan King Business & Financial Management Carol Kottler Nancy Kruh and Sarah Wilke Charles and Karen Lillie Howard and Vickie Mertz Karl Olsen Henry Otto and Judy Whalley Pinnacle Financial Partners Q Prime South Regions Bank River House Artists Colin and Ashby Rushing Clyde and Lavona Russell Safford|Motley PLC John and Teresa Simmons Peter Somers Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville Kathy Spanberger Harvey and Catherine Sperling 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
OFFICERS
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
Earl Bentz Dave Cobb Mike Dungan Vince Gill, President Randy Goodman Lon Helton Keel Hunt Donna Nicely Gary Overton Jim Seabury Bill Simmons Clarence Spalding Chris Stewart Troy Tomlinson Jay Turner Susan Wente Marcus Whitney Tim Wipperman
TRUSTEES EMERITI Emmylou Harris Bruce Hinton Kenneth Roberts Steve Turner E.W. “Bud” Wendell
LEGAL COUNSEL
Sarah Trahern, Ex-Officio
Christian A. Horsnell W. Michael Milom Molly Shehan
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. The Circle Guard designation ranks as the grandest distinction afforded to those whose unwavering commitment to the Museum protects the legacies of the members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and, by extension, the time-honored achievements of all who are part of the country music story. Steve Turner, Founder Kyle Young, Commander General David Conrad J. William Denny Ken Levitan Mary Ann McCready Mike Milom Seab Tuck Jerry Williams
DONORS TO THE COLLECTION Monica Sakalousky Alden, Arden Paden, Renee Haggerty Paden, and Bonny Ross Sakalousky Sen. Lamar Alexander Bill Anderson Kix Brooks Blanco Brown Mick Buck Andrea Burke William Burnette Nathan Chapman Estate of Michael D. Cherry Sue Coble Peter Cooper Laurence W. Craley Cumulus Media John Daly William P. Davis Kim Dillingham Jerre Dolsberry John Dolton Carlisle Douglas Daniel Drabinsky Erin Enderlin Bebe Evans Ziva and Joel Fink
Jim Free Corey Frizzell Ramona Sue Wimberly Gerkin Vince Gill Julie Gram Michael Gray Estate of J. T. Gray James Green Steven Greil Gerald Grider Estate of Nanci Griffith George Hamilton V John Hartford Office Scott Herbst Chris Hillman Mike Hudgins Carol Soker Hunt David Keary Don Kent Carolyn Killen Tom LaBonge Charmaine Lanham Judy Massa Barry Mazor Ron McBride
Charles “Charlie Duke” McClain Cathy McClure Mary Ann McCready Mariann Moore John D. Mosier Fritz Mulhauser Museum of Radio and Technology Beth Anne Musiker Karen Olson Estate of K.T. Oslin Rique Patire Neal R. Pendergraft Jannea Rogers Doug Seroff Dennis Sheffield Art Shifrin Debi Stalder Jody Steren George Strait Billy Strings Thomas Tesnow Estate of B.J. Thomas Scott Tichenor Shauna Wheeler
CINDY WALKER SOCIETY 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 Holly Gleason
Bob Harlow Bruce and Gale Hinton Jim Horner Rev. Nicholas W. Inman Nan and Bob Kingsley Greg Oswald Stephanie Wagner and Christa Cruikshank Cindy Walker Kyle Young and Sarah Sperling
SUPPORT Our funders, volunteers, and donors give generously to 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 BECOME A MEMBER 615.291.8419 | Membership@CountryMusicHallofFame.org MAKE A DONATION 615.416.2008 | Giving@CountryMusicHallofFame.org CONSIDER A PLANNED GIFT 615.416.2008 | MajorGifts@CountryMusicHallofFame.org BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER 615.416.2082 | Sponsorship@CountryMusicHallofFame.org HOST AN EVENT 615.760.6500 | Rental@CountryMusicHallofFame.org DONATE TO THE COLLECTION 615.416.2009 | Giving@CountryMusicHallofFame.org
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