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Dick Curless: Hard Traveling Man from Maine
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Downloadable Artifact Photos
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Regal Archtop Guitar
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This Regal archtop model was Curless’s first guitar. It was given to him when he was a boy by his father’s friend Emery Fields, who taught him how to play the instrument.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Stage Wear
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Rodeo tailor Nathan Turk designed this purple western suit, embellished with rhinestones and contrasting piping and fabric insets, for Curless, c. 1967. Courtesy of Thomas Sims Archives
Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Wedding Dress
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This is the wedding dress worn by Pauline Green when she married Dick Curless on July 3, 1952.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Stage Wear
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This three-piece, pinstriped western suit, with contrasting piping and decorative stitching, was designed for Curless by Nathan Turk. Courtesy of Thomas Sims Archives
Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Martin D-28 Guitar
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This 1964 Martin D-28 guitar, with rosewood back and sides, was owned and used extensively by Curless. The instrument has been refinished and modified with a Tune-O-Matic bridge and custom-made Tortoloid pickguard. Courtesy of John Sheldon
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Jacket
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Curless wore this blue and black floral brocade jacket at his shows and on the cover of The Soul of Dick Curless, his 1966 album of bluesy material reflecting the influence of blues guitarist and singer Josh White.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Suede Jacket
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Curless wore this Pioneer-brand suede fringed jacket and this Stetson hat on the cover of his final album, Traveling Through (1995).
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Stage Wear
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This blue western suit, embellished with rhinestones and contrasting piping and insets, was designed for Curless by Ruggiero Custom Tailors in the 1970s.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Adamas Acoustic-Electric Guitar
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Curless used this Adamas 1687 acoustic-electric guitar often in the latter part of his career. Built in 1980 by the Ovation Custom Shop, the instrument features a carbon-fiber top and body, with carved wood accents on the headstock and bridge. Courtesy of Terry and William Chinnock
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Leather Boots
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These custom-made patent leather boots are embellished with Curless’s nickname, “The Baron”—short for “The Baron of Country Music,” a title bestowed on him in the 1960s by his manager at the time, Jack McFadden. Taken from the title of one of Curless’s songs, the moniker suited his looks and baritone voice.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum