Hall of Fame Announces Johnny Cash Exhibit

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will feature the Man in Black in a special spotlight exhibit that opens Tuesday, Sept. 30. The exhibit, "Johnny Cash: Man in Black," focuses on the understated style of Cash's costumes and personal items during an era in Country Music that featured studs and rhinestones.  Among the artifacts on display in "Johnny Cash: Man in Black" are:- a black gabardine suit with chain-stitched blue stars and brass buttons, designed by Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors. Cash performed in the suit in his 1977 televised Christmas special.- a black leather duster, designed by western couturier Manuel Cuevas.- a leather briefcase, bearing Cash’s initials, “JRC.” Cash traded the briefcase to musician Marty Stuart for Stuart’s black briefcase in the early 1980s.The exhibit will be displayed through Spring 2009.