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COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO EXPLORE NASHVILLE'S PIONEERING AND INFLUENTIAL R&B HISTORY WITH EXHIBITION NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY RHYTHM & BLUES REVISITED

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the significance of Nashville's pioneering R&B scene and its important role in the city becoming a world-renowned music center with its latest exhibition. Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited is a 20th anniversary edition of the museum's award-winning original exhibit, which was featured in its galleries March 2004 through December 2005. The exhibit will include many of the same items and themes, as well as recently discovered artifacts and photographs. The exhibit, which is included with museum admission, opens Friday, April 26, and runs through September 2025. 

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  • Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited explores Nashville's R&B activity in the decades following World War II, spanning 1945-1970.
  • During this time, R&B reigned alongside country music in the city's clubs and studios, on radio and on nationally syndicated television.
  • In support of the exhibit, the museum is publishing a companion book, "Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited."
  • Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited will also be supported by additional public programs during the exhibit's run, presented in collaboration with other nonprofit partners.

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM® LAUNCHES NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE ONLINE EXHIBIT, HIGHLIGHTING NASHVILLE'S PIONEERING AND INFLUENTIAL R&B HISTORY

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has unveiled its newest online exhibition, Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970, which is available to access for free on the museum's website. The multimedia exhibit explores the significant story of Nashville's vibrant and pioneering R&B scene and its important role in helping the city to become a world-renowned music center.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum has unveiled its newest online exhibition, Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970 , which is available to access for free on the museum's website.
  • Night Train to Nashville explores Nashville's R&B activity in the decades following World War II.
  • During this time, R&B reigned alongside country music in the city's clubs and studios, on radio and on nationally syndicated television.
  • "The Night Train to Nashville story provides important context about how R&B played a vital role in Nashville becoming 'Music City,'" said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Graceland To Unveil New Exhibition About The Making of Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS Film

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Graceland will unveil a new exhibition titled “The Making of ELVIS ” to celebrate the movie’s worldwide success.

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  • Graceland will unveil a new exhibition titled “The Making of ELVIS ” to celebrate the movie’s worldwide success.
  • It will be unveiled on Elvis’ birthday, January 8th, 2023, at Elvis Presley’s Memphis and remain in place until September 4th.
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    Graceland To Unveil New Exhibition About The Making of Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS Film (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Highlights of the exhibition will include behind-the-scenes videos of the making of the film, including videos shot while researching Memphis and Tupelo, the sets build in Australia, and rehearsals, plus handwritten notes, drafts of scripts, storyboards, and more.
  • Fans attending Elvis’ Birthday Celebration will have the opportunity to be among the first to see the new exhibition as part of a First-Access Elvis Movie Exhibition Package offering on January 7th.

The Band's Classic Fourth Album, 'Cahoots,' Celebrated With Remixed, Remastered And Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition Releases

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Friday, October 22, 2021
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On December 10, Capitol/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Band's classic fourth album, Cahoots, with an assembly of newly remixed, remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary Edition packages, including a multi-format Super Deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray/1LP/7-inch vinyl box set along with digital, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl and limited-edition 180-gram black vinyl packages.

Key Points: 
  • On December 10, Capitol/UMe will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Band's classic fourth album, Cahoots, with an assembly of newly remixed, remastered and expanded 50th Anniversary Edition packages, including a multi-format Super Deluxe 2CD/Blu-ray/1LP/7-inch vinyl box set along with digital, 2CD, 180-gram half-speed-mastered black vinyl and limited-edition 180-gram black vinyl packages.
  • All the Anniversary Edition releases were overseen by principal songwriter Robbie Robertson and sport a new stereo mix by Bob Clearmountain from the original multi-track masters.
  • As Clearmountain shares in the liners, "Robbie told me, 'Just think of the original mixes as rough mixes.
  • Cahoots peaked at #21 on Billboard, marking The Band's fourth consecutive Top 30 album appearance.