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Numerous Holiday Events Include an In-Store with Hall of Famers Bill Anderson and Porter Wagoner, a Hatch Show Print Art Activity for Children, Film Screenings and More
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 16, 2006 - The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's Ford Theater is the setting for a special songwriter session in honor of Ray Charles on Saturday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. Cats Like Us will feature singer-songwriters Richard Leigh, Troy Seals, Micheal Smotherman and Tony Joe White performing songs they wrote that were recorded by Charles, including hits such as "3/4 Time," "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind," "It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind," "Two Old Cats Like Us," the #1 smash "Seven Spanish Angels" and more. The four singer-songwriters will perform together on stage, swapping songs and discussing Charles' impact on their music and careers. This special program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition I Can't Stop Loving You: Ray Charles and Country Music, Sponsored by SunTrust, and is included with Museum admission (free to Museum members).
The Museum will also be featuring a sleighful of holiday programs, including a performance in the Museum Store by Hall of Fame members Bill Anderson and Porter Wagoner on Saturday, December 16, at 3:30 p.m. Anderson and Wagoner, along with fellow contributing artists Helen Cornelius, Lloyd Knight and Justin Ryan, will perform selections from their new album, Still Believing in Christmas. Prior to the performance, Jason Coleman, grandson of Hall of Famer Floyd Cramer and an established pianist and arranger, will sign autographs and play selections from his CDs Merry Little Christmas and Legacy at 2:00 p.m. in the Museum Store. (There is no charge to visit the Museum Store.) In addition, visitors who make a purchase in the store may take their receipt to the box office and receive buy-one, get-one-free adult general admission to the Museum; this offer is good through December 31.
Other holiday-themed events include a free art activity hosted by Hatch Show Print, Nashville’s historic letterpress print shop, where children ages six and older can design their own seasonal cards or T-shirts; this program begins at 1:00 p.m. on December 9 in the Museum’s SunTrust Community Room. Concerts featuring regional school and community groups, and film screenings of vintage Christmas specials culled from the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive, will take place throughout the month.
All events listed below are included with Museum admission, except as noted. Below is the complete schedule of events:
December 2
All Day Film Loop: Purina Grand Ole Opry Christmas show (1955)
Program features performances by Carl Smith, Hank Snow, Grandpa and Ramona Jones, Marty Robbins, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield, Eddy Arnold, The Jordanaires and others. One 60-minute show will loop continuously, as broadcast, in the Ford Theater except from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Noon Songwriter Session w/ Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplan
December 3
All Day Film Loop: Purina Grand Ole Opry Christmas show (1955)
Program features performances by Carl Smith, Hank Snow, Grandpa and Ramona Jones, Marty Robbins, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield, Eddy Arnold, the Jordanaires and others. One 60-minute show will loop continuously, as broadcast, in the Ford.
1:00 p.m. Mandolin and Guitar Demonstration w/ Butch Baldassari and Van Manakas
December 5
9:45 a.m. School Group Performance: Apollo Middle School Fifth Grade Band (FREE)
December 6
10:30 a.m. School Group Performance: Antioch Middle School Chorus (FREE)
December 8
10:00 a.m. School Group Performance: Blue Jazzin Jays, Pegram Elementary School (FREE)
1:00 p.m. School Group Performance: Clinton County High School Choir, Clinton County High School (FREE)
December 9
All Day Film Loop: Jubilee U.S.A. Christmas show (1959)
Program features performances by Red Foley, Slim Wilson, Faron Young, Betty Johnson and others. Shown as broadcast on December 19, 1959, including commercials for Massey Ferguson, Dristan and network television programs. Two 30-minute episodes will loop continuously in the Ford Theater except from 1:00p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Family Program: Make Letterpress Art with Hatch Show Print.
Children use block images from Hatch Show Print, Nashville’s historic letterpress print shop, to make a holiday card or T-shirt. For ages six and up. No reservations required (FREE).
2:00 p.m. Performance: Cats Like Us: Richard Leigh, Troy Seals, Micheal Smotherman and Tony Joe White.
Ray Charles recorded about 100 country songs, among them some of the biggest hits of his career. This session will feature four singer-songwriters who penned material for Charles, including “3/4 Time,” “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind,” “It Ain’t Gonna Worry My Mind,” “Seven Spanish Angels,” “Two Old Cats Like Us” and more. In this songwriter session, the writers will perform together on stage, swapping songs and discussing Charles’ impact on their music and careers.
December 10
All Day Film Loop: Jubilee U.S.A. Christmas show (1959)
1:00 p.m. Bass and Dobro Demonstration: Kent Blanton and Mike Webb
December 12
10:00 a.m. School Group Performance: The Melody Makers, Dodson Elementary School (FREE)
December 13
11:30 a.m. School Group Performance: Select Chorus, Station Camp High School Chorus (FREE)
December 16
All Day Film Loop: National Life Grand Ole Opry (1968).
Holiday show from December 8, 1968, featuring Porter Wagoner, Dottie West, Grandpa and Ramona Jones, Archie Campbell, the Marijohn Singers, Dolly Parton and others. Filmed before a live audience at the Ryman Auditorium. Shown as broadcast. One 30-minute episode will loop continuously in the Ford Theater except from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm.
Noon Songwriter Session w/ Claudia Nygaard
2:00 p.m. Performance and Autograph Signing w/ Jason Coleman in the Museum Store.
Coleman will perform selections from his CDs Merry Little Christmas and Legacy.
3:30 p.m. Performance and Autograph Signing with Bill Anderson, Helen Cornelius, Lloyd Knight, Justin Ryan and Porter Wagoner in the Museum Store.
Artists will perform selections from Still Believing In Christmas, a collection of Christmas songs and traditional standards performed by various country music artists.
December 17
All Day Film Loop: National Life Grand Ole Opry (1968)
Holiday show from December 8, 1968, featuring performances by Porter Wagoner, Dottie West, Grandpa and Ramona Jones, Archie Campbell, the Marijohn Singers, Dolly Parton and others. Filmed before a live audience at the Ryman Auditorium. Shown as broadcast. One 30-minute episode will loop continuously in the Ford Theater except from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Resophonic Guitar Demonstration w/ Dave MacKenzie
2:00 p.m. Film Screening: “Johnny Cash Christmas Show” (1977)
From 1969 to 1971, Johnny Cash starred in a nationally broadcast television show, featuring music from a variety of music legends - from Bob Dylan to Webb Pierce to Kris Kristofferson. After the show went off the air, Cash continued to make television appearances throughout the 1970s with an annual Christmas Special. This screening of “The Johnny Cash Christmas Show” was broadcast in December 1977. Taped at the Grand Ole Opry House in front of a live audience, the program includes guest appearances by the Carter Family, June Carter Cash, Roy Clark, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and the Statler Brothers. Shown as broadcast, including commercials. 60 minutes. (FREE)
December 18
10:00 a.m. School Group Performance: Apollo Middle School Sixth Grade Band (FREE)
December 19
11:30 a.m. School Group Performance: Renaissance Kids, Mt. View Elementary School (FREE)
December 23
All Day Film Loop: “A Country Christmas” television special (1978)
Television special hosted by Minnie Pearl and featuring performances by Lynn Anderson, Roy Clark, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Loretta Lynn, the Oak Ridge Boys, Jim Stafford and Dennis Weaver. Shown as broadcast on December 7, 1978, including commercials. The film is 60 minutes and will loop continuously in the Ford Theater.
Noon Songwriter Session w/ Jerry Vandiver
December 24
All Day Film Loop: “A Country Christmas” television special (1978)
December 30
Noon Songwriter Session w/ Craig Carothers and Don Henry
Artists and performances are subject to change. For more information about programs, visit www.countrymusichalloffame.com. Please call the Museum at (615) 416-2001 if you have questions concerning a particular event, or to make a reservation.
These programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and by an agreement between the Tennessee Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts.
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation®, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The Museum’s mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture. With the same educational mission, the Foundation also operates CMF Records, the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive, CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B, and Hatch Show Print.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.com or by calling (615) 416-2001.