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Duane Eddy and Billy Cox are finally introduced to each other at the MHF

Duane Eddy and Reggie Young visiting in the museum

April 8, 2008

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March 12, 2008

Some of the newly added exhibits to the MHFM include:

• James Burton’s black Fender Telecaster and rhinestone stage suit he wore with Elvis’ TCB band.
• Charlie Daniels’ white 1968 Fender Telecaster which he played on Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline sessions along with many others.
• Gene Chrisman’s Rogers snare drum used on all American Sound Studio recordings in Memphis such as Elvis’ Suspicious Minds, Dusty Springfield’s Son of a Preacher Man, and B.J. Thomas’ Hooked on a Feelin’, to name a very few.
• Barry Beckett’s Wurlitzer electric piano which he used on many sessions at Muscle Shoals Sound studio.

Note from Joe Chambers (CEO MHFM):

On behalf of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, I would like to thank everyone who attended the Inaugural Induction Ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on November 26, 2007. We would also like to thank everyone who has taken the time to call or write to let us know how much they enjoyed the show.  We have tried to relay the compliments to all the inductees, as well as the artists who sang with them, and everyone else who volunteered their time in support of these great musicians. The number one question we have been asked is, “When is the next Induction Ceremony?” Well, as of now, October 28, 2008 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center is the date! We will announce the 2008 Musicians Hall of Fame Inductees later this summer.

We would also like to thank everyone who has toured the Museum, rented the facilities, and referred others to use the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum for their showcases, weddings, birthdays, or corporate events.

1/28/08

Check out “The Memphis Boys”, one of six inaugural groups of studio musicians recently inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.
www.memphisboys.com

11/20/07

New guest performers added to MHFM Awards Show -
Mary Wilson from the Supremes, The Jordonaires, Dobie Gray, Keith Anderson, & Mandy Barnett. In addition to these recently added artists, the lineup for the awards show includes: Garth Brooks, Grammy Award-Winning guitarist Peter Frampton, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, BJ Thomas, John Carter Cash, Danny Seraphine drummer of the the band Chicago, Roger McGuinn lead singer and guitarist for The Byrds & Rodney Crowell. Also added - guest host Brenda Lee.

11/8/07

Innaugural Awards Show - 11/26/07 - Click here for more information >>
Guest appearances by Grammy Award winning guitarist Peter Frampton,
Vince Gill, B.J. Thomas, Creed Bratton from NBC's hit show "The Office", and
Danny Seraphine, original drummer of the band Chicago.

10/23/07

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See what some of music's top artists have to say about the MHFM. Watch our video here.

10/8/07

On October 27 SAE Audio Institute presented The Alan Parsons Seminar at the MHFM.

9/10/07-Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver were the focus of a BBC documentary about southern gospel music filmed in the reception hall at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. At the same time, the FOX network was filming its reality series “NASHVILLE” in the MHFM’s Performance Hall. Earlier this summer, General Motors Corporation used the MHFM’s outdoor Sun Studio replica for a photo shoot to be used in their 2008 GM calendar.

7/30/2007- MOTOWN MUSICIANS Eddie Willis and Bob Babbitt visit the “Funk Brothers” exhibit in the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Bob and Eddie came by to check out additions made to the exhibit since the Grand Opening of the museum on June 9, 2006.

7/24/2007
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Donating instruments L to R, Mark Casstevens, Milton Sledge, and Chris Leuzinger who played on all of Garth Brooks’ recordings.

Peter Frampton presented the MHFM his 1964 Epiphone Texan guitar that he used to write most of his hits with his band “Humble Pie” and on his “Frampton Comes Alive” album.

The MHFM brought in the New Year with several visits from the musicians showcased in the museum. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' drummer Chad Smith dropped by the MHFM on January 18 for a Meet and Greet with the press and some of his Nashville fans.
Chad donated several items including photos and a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert poster to go along with his snare drum which he used to record on his Blood, Sugar, S**, Magik and Mother's Milk albums, that is already on display in the museum. When Chad returns to L.A. after his Stadium Arcadium Tour, he will be sending much more memorabilia for his exhibit in the museum.

Billy Cox, bass guitarist during Jimi Hendrix's stay in Nashville dropped by to visit the museum on January 22. Billy took photos in front of the actual stage where he and Jimi played together in Nashville in 1963. The MHFM had acquired the stage and other parts of the club and has reassembled it in the museum as a tribute to Hendrix and Billy. In addition to playing with Jimi in Nashville, Billy was Noel Redding's replacement in The Jimi Hendrix Experience, performing with him at Woodstock.

And on January 25, Garry Tallent, bass player in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, brought by his MTV Music Award and other memorabilia to add to his existing exhibit in the museum.

Congratulations to The Red Hot Chili Peppers for their Grammy. We would also like to extend our special thanks to Billy and Garry for coming by and supporting the MHFM!

Read about the Musicians Hall of Fame and
Nashville on http://www.HOFmag.com/Nashville