Tammy Wynette Honored by Country Music Hall of Fame

Country Music icon Tammy Wynette will be featured in a 10-month exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame, entitled Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Music, presented by Great American Country Television Network.

 

Beginning Aug. 20, the exhibit will display photos, film clips, recordings and memorabilia from Wynette’s life and career. Some of the artifacts included are awards, clothing, her 1977 appointment book and a lead-crystal vase filled with cotton picked by Wynette herself. Wynette kept the vase as a reminder of her working-class background.

 

“Tammy Wynette was a true steel magnolia, a daughter of the South whose ladylike appearance and slight physical stature belied the magnitude of her grit, determination and talent,” Museum Director Kyle Young said. “Throughout her career, her personal and professional lives were indistinguishably interwoven, resulting in achingly honest recordings and performances to which fans could relate. She helped redefine what it means to be a female Country singer.”

 

Early in her career, Faith Hill was often compared to Wynette. Hill will discuss Wynette’s influence on modern Country Music in an interview featured in the exhibit.

 

The Hall of Fame will offer several other Tammy Wynette events following the exhibit opening. On Aug. 21, Rafe VanHoy, writer of the Wynette-George Jones duet “Golden Ring” will speak at a songwriter session. There will also be a panel discussion, “Singing My Song: The Music of Tammy Wynette,” with recording engineer Lou Bradley, producer Steve Buckingham and songwriter Norro Wilson, who wrote several Wynette hits. On Aug. 22, the Hall of Fame will hold screenings of  the 1987 BBC documentary, Stand by Your Dreams, and the 2008 DVD compilation, Legendary Performances: Tammy Wynette.

 

Source: GAC.com