November 22, 2021, Issue 783
Medal Health: Three Join Hall
More than two years have passed since the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum has seen an expansion of the genre’s unbroken circle, but the hallowed hall finally grew Sunday night (11/21). Dean Dillon, Marty Stuart and Hank Williams, Jr. were the focus and, concurrently, a prism through which the entirety of country music – as artform and business – can be viewed, understood and revered. Impeccably emceed as usual by CMHoF&M CEO Kyle Young, the gathering began with a moment of silence for Hall of Famers who’ve passed to the rotunda beyond: Charlie Daniels, Charley Pride, Harold Reid, Kenny Rogers, Tom T. Hall and Don Everly. Each of the 2020 honorees was celebrated with a video package, remarks from Young, three performances and an induction speech. High On A Mountain Top: For Stuart, the music opened with the singing and Hammond B-3 stylings of Pastor Evelyn Hubbard, who performed “It’s Time To Go Home.” She was followed by Hall of Famer Emmylou Harris on “Tempted” – with guitar solo by Charlie Worsham – and Ashley McBryde on “The Observations Of A Crow.” An inductee in 2012, Connie Smith choked up as she welcomed him, saying, “I’m as proud of who he is as I am of all he’s accomplished, and I’m very proud of his achievements. He’s earned and he deserves to be in this hall of fame.” She then placed the medallion around his neck.
All My Rowdy Friends: Dean Dillon, Marty Stuart and Hank Williams Jr. (l-r) are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the museum’s Medallion Ceremony last night (11/21).
Country Cares Going Worldwide Now approaching $1 billion in donations, the combined efforts of Country radio and the country music industry through Country Cares For St. Jude Kids have enabled multiple expansions of the hospital’s campus and helped push the survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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