Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Jan 12, 2018
The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum (CMHOF) has revealed a new exhibit, "Outlaws & Armadillos: Country's Roaring '70s," set to open Friday, May 25th for a nearly three-year run. The exhibit will explore the era of cultural and artistic exchange between Nashville and Austin, TX, revealing untold stories and never-seen artifacts.
"'Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s' offers an unprecedented look at some of the most compelling music and artists in music history," said CMHOF CEO Kyle Young. "This was an era in which renegades Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson fought for and won creative control of their own songs and sounds. It was a time when melodic poets Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Billy Joe Shaver elevated public perception of what a Country song could be. It was a time when the Austin, TX music and arts scenes blossomed, and when characters like singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, Hondo Crouch (who bought his own town, Luckenbach, TX), armadillo art specialist Jim Franklin, and University Of Texas football coach Darrell Royal changed Lone Star culture. At the time, some of these things seemed unusual, even insane. Now, they all seem essential to any understanding of this great American art form, Country music." Visit www.CountryMusicHallOfFame.org for more information on the exhibit.