the country music hall of fame opened in music row in 2001.
the country music hall of fame opened in music row in 2001.
when did the country music hall of fame open in music row?
2001
the country music hall of fame and museum is one of the world's largest and most active popular music research centers and the world's largest repository of country music artifacts. early in the 1960s, as the country music association's campaign to publicize country music was accelerating, cma leaders determined that a new organization was needed to operate a country music museum and to carry out research and education activities beyond cma's scope as a trade organization. toward this end, the nonprofit country music foundation (cmf) was chartered by the state of tennessee in 1964 to collect, preserve, and publicize information and artifacts relating to the history of country music. through cmf, industry leaders raised money to build the country music hall of fame and museum, which opened on april 1, 1967. located at the head of music row, the museum was erected on the site of a small nashville city park. at this point, artifacts began to be displayed and a small library was begun in a loft above one of the museum's galleries.
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"murder on music row" is a 1999 song written by larry cordle and larry shell, and originally recorded by american bluegrass group larry cordle & lonesome standard time, as the title track from their album "murder on music row". it gained fame soon after that when it was recorded as a duet between country music artists george strait and alan jackson. the song laments the rise of country pop and the accompanying decline of the traditional country music sound; it refers to music row, an area in nashville, tennessee considered the epicenter of the country music industry.
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