Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Celebrates Contributions of 2013 Honorees to Sold Out Crowd
By My Country Space|
Lexington, KY (April 18, 2013)
– Kentucky music’s finest were honored at
the 2013 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony held
at Lexington Center’s Bluegrass
Ballroom on Friday evening,
April 12, to a sold out crowd. The event,
sponsored by Rockcastle Regional Hospital
& Respiratory Care
Center and UK
HealthCare, recognized the accomplishments
of Exile, The Kentucky Headhunters, The
Hilltoppers, Skeeter Davis, Old Joe Clark, Emory &
Linda Martin, Halfway to Hazard, Josh
Bleidt and Steven Curtis
Chapman. To view additional photos from the
event, or for more information on the 2013 Kentucky
Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, please
visit: www.kentuckymusicmuseum.com.
The highlights of the evening included: a chorale tribute to the Hilltoppers by the Western Kentucky University RedShirts; a tearful remembrance of Skeeter Davis by brother James Penick and his wife, Peggy; and powerful performances by Exile and The Kentucky Headhunters. Exile, who closed the show, expressed their deepest gratitude to all the previous members of their group, including the great Jimmy Stokley, who was recognized posthumously. Kim Owens, Jimmy Stokley’s cousin, accepted the award on Stokley’s behalf. “It’s such a great honor and such a highlight to be recognized,” expressed a humble Les Taylor, lead singer of the group Exile. “But it’s even more of a highlight to join our friends, The Kentucky Headhunters, Richard Young and the boys, in this honor.” This year, Exile celebrates their 50th year. Kentucky, which is known as the “Bluegrass State,” is rich in its musical heritage across all genres including pop, rock, country, Gospel and folk. Since its founding in 2002, the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame has inducted over 40 of Kentucky’s most notable musicians including Dwight Yoakam, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Skaggs, John Conlee, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Florence Henderson, Patty Loveless and Steve Wariner, to name a few. For more information on the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum, please visit: www.kentuckymusicmuseum.com. About Exile: Exile burst onto the music scene in 1978 with their hit “Kiss You All Over” from Mixed Emotions, which sold five million copies. Following the departure of lead singer Jimmy Stokley, in 1983, the band re-invented themselves and signed to Epic Records. With a new country twist, the group enjoyed wild success landing nine consecutive No. 1, singles including “I Don’t Want To Be A Memory,” “Give Me One More Chance,” “Woke Up in Love,” and “I Can’t Get Close Enough.” In the decades to follow, the band’s achievements include three gold albums, two greatest hits CDs and several multi-platinum singles including 11 No. 1 hits. The band received 13 award nominations from the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association (CMA). For more information on Exile, please visit: www.exile.biz About The Kentucky Headhunters: The Kentucky Headhunters, best-known for their blues and rock infused country fried sound, exploded onto the charts in 1989 with their tongue and cheek album, Pickin’ on Nashville which hit No. 2 on the U.S. Country Charts. Fans clamored for the perfect marriage of country and rock, propelling the Headhunters’ rendition of the Don Gibson’s classic, “Oh Lonesome Me,” to No. 8 on the Country Billboard chart. Other fan favorites included “Dumas Walker,” “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine,” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Angel.” The band was awarded a GRAMMY award for “Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” Their sophomore album, Electric Barnyard, hit No. 3 on the U.S. Country Chart, which included another fan favorite “Only Daddy That Will Walk the Line” Prior to their chart success, The Kentucky Headhunters had a rich history dating back to 1968 when they originally formed as the Itchy Brothers, enjoying regional success throughout the state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Headhunters still enjoy an active touring schedule and are a cult favorite of fans that enjoy country and rock. For more information on the Kentucky Headhunters, please visit: www.kentuckyheadhunters.com About The Hilltoppers: The Hilltoppers started out as a vocal trio at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Don McGuire, Jimmy Sacca and Seymore Spiegelman soon welcomed Billy Vaughn; Although Vaughn was considerably older than the trio of friends, he fit their vocal style well perfectly thus becoming their fourth member. He brought with him a song he had written called “Tryin,” which the foursome recorded, and through this single the group attracted the attention of Randy Wood, the head of Dot Records in Nashville, Tenn. Without hesitation, Wood signed the Hilltoppers to the label. The single peaked at No. 7. After “Tryin,” a the Hilltoppers produced a series of top 10 hits including “PS I love You, “ “I’d Rather Die Young,” “To Be Alone,” “Love Walked In” “From the Vine Came the Grape” and “Till Then,” and “Marianne” making The Hilltoppers one of the top U.S. vocal groups of the 1950s. About Skeeter Davis: Mary Frances Penick, better known as Skeeter Davis, began her solo career in the 1950s making her mark as a pop-country crossover artist. From 1960 to 1962, Davis had top-10 hits with the songs “(I Can’t Help You) I’m Falling Too,” “My Last Date (With You),” “Where I Ought to Be” and “Optimistic.” Davis was the first female country singer to be nominated for a GRAMMY for her single “Set Him Free.” Skeeter was also the first female country artist to be featured on the Midnight Special. Davis went on to receive a total of five GRAMMY Award nominations, including four for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. In 1963 She released her widely-recognized pop classic “The End of the World." Hailed as an “extraordinary country/pop singer” by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer, Skeeter Davis continued to achieve major stardom in country music as a solo vocalist and songwriter. Davis penned nearly 70 songs, earning two BMI awards for her songs “Set Him Free” and “My Last Date With You.” About Old Joe Clark: As a tap dancing, guitar-strumming, mountain balladeer, Manuel “Speedy” Clark joined the ranks of a local band that was playing the schoolhouses and theaters throughout East Tennessee. After 12 years of learning his craft as an all-around entertainer he made his way to Renfro Valley Barn Dance where Mr. John Lair, Renfro Valley’s founder, recognized this young man’s potential as a full-time comic and helped him develop an old man character he called “Uncle Joe Clark,” named after a popular fiddle song of the day. Old Joe’s fame grew over the radio, television and movies. The character appeared in such classics as “Country Music on Broadway,” “Second Fiddle,” “A Steel Guitar,” “Marshall of Windy Hollow” In addition, he even played the Grand Ole Opry with illustrious performers like Bill Monroe. Emory and Linda Lou Martin: Billed as “The World’s Only One-Armed Banjo Player,” Emory Martin emerged as one of the most transcendent and revolutionary musicians Nashville had ever seen. Emory played banjo for Kitty Wells and Uncle Dave Macon’s band as well as performing regularly at the Grand Ole Opry. In 1943, he married Linda Lou Arnold and went on to become a regular at the Renfro Valley Barn Dance. Emory dabbled in other professions, but his heart always remained with his wife, Linda, and with country music. In 1991 Emory and Linda published a memoir called “One-Armed Banjo Player: Early Years of Country Music with Emory Martin.” Emory Martin died in April 2006 and is survived by his wife Linda Lou Martin. Jackie DeShannon: Beginning her professional solo career in the late 1950s, Jackie DeShannon encompassed many different sub-genres of music including teen pop, country ballads, rockabilly, blues and Gospel. Her big break came in February 1964 when she supported The Beatles on their first U.S. tour. Her music was heavily influenced by the American West Coast sounds and folk music. Performing in England led to a songwriting partnership with Jimmy Page, followed by DeShannon’s iconic hit of the Bacharach-David classic “What the World Needs Now Is Love” in 1965. DeShannon scored another smash with her own composition, “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” in 1969. Her songwriting skills have delivered hits to other artists including Kim Carnes, Al Green and Annie Lennox, Marianne Faithful, Brenda Lee and others. Jackie won a Grammy for co-writing “Bette Davis Eyes” and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jackie DeShannon’s achievements as a singer and songwriter make her a well-deserved recipient of the Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement. Halfway to Hazard and Josh Bleidt: Country music duo, Halfway to Hazard is composed of singer-songwriters David Tolliver and Chad Warrix. Alongside their manager Josh J. Bleidt, of Average Joes Entertainment, Halfway to Hazard has earned great respect in country music and songwriting. Their debut single, "Daisy", was a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Charts 2007. Halfway to Hazard has toured with heavy hitters like Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and received a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Duo of the Year. Tolliver now writes full time for Tim McGraw's publishing company, StyleSonic. Tolliver and Warrix have penned the tracks "Die by My Own Hand," "Let Me Love It Out of You” for Tim McGraw’s 11th and 12th studio albums. For more information on Halfway to Hazard, please visit: http://www.halfwaytohazard.com/ |
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KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INDUCTION CEREMONY TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY
By My Country SpaceMUSICAL HERITAGE AND DINE WITH THE STARS
DURING 2013 KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
AND MUSEUM INDUCTION CEREMONY.
TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY
Tickets Include: VIP Reception, Dinner, and Induction Ceremony
To Be Inducted: Steven Curtis Chapman, The Kentucky Headhunters, Exile, Skeeter Davis, Hilltoppers, Old Joe Clark And Emory & Linda Martin
Lexington, KY (April 9, 2012) – Take this opportunity to experience some of the greatest music on earth and dine with the stars while helping preserve Kentucky’s vast musical heritageduring the 2013 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Ceremony. Tickets for the event go on sale today at 10:00am from theKentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum (2590 Richmond Road, Renfro Valley, Kentucky 40473) and include entrance to the VIP Reception, a one of a kind dinner, silent auction and the induction ceremony which will feature performances by Kentucky artists and inductees. The 2013 class of inductees, which represents various musical genres from Christian to Rock N’ Roll, is made up of Steven Curtis Chapman,The Kentucky Headhunters, Exile, Skeeter Davis, Hilltoppers, Old Joe Clark and Emory & Linda Martin. The ceremony will be held April 12, 2013 at the elegant Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom (430 West Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507). For more information on the event please visit http://www.kentuckymusicmuseum.com/.
“The 2013 class of inductees into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum represents musical talent in Kentucky that has no boundaries spanning musical genres from the Christian to bluegrass,” said Robert Lawson, Executive Direct of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum acts as a home to the music of Kentucky and takes visitors on a musical journey through the state. The organization preserves and educates the public regarding the state’s musical heritage that has been handed down from generation to generation by some of the world’s most talented musicians, artists, and industry professionals. The prestigious honor of becoming an inductee is only extended to those who show a tremendous impact on the world of music and whose roots are deep in the heart of the great state of Kentucky.
About the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum:
The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum exists both to honor native Kentucky music professionals who have made significant contributions to the music industry in Kentucky and around the world and to be an educational source for anyone desiring to increase their knowledge of Kentucky’s music.
About Steven Curtis Chapman:
Steven Curtis Chapman has sold over ten million records including two RIAA certified platinum albums and eight RIAA certified gold albums. Along with his five GRAMMY awards, Chapman has won an American Music Award, has recorded 46 No. 1 US radio hits and been awarded 56 Dove Awards, more than any other artist to date. Since his recording career began in 1987, Chapman has recorded seventeen projects with Sparrow Records. He has performed at the White House and has appeared on multiple national programs via CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CMT, FOX News, the Hallmark Channel and E!, including Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Fox & Friends, Huckabee, CBS Sunday Morning, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and more. Chapman and his wife Mary Beth created Show HOPE in 2001 after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah, home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to more than 2,700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the world.
About The Kentucky Headhunters:
The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock band. The band has released seven studio albums, two compilations, and twenty singles, of which the highest-peaking is a cover of the Don Gibson song, “Oh Lonesome Me,” which the band took to #8 in 1990. The single was recorded on the band’s debut album Pickin’ On Nashville, which produced four consecutive Top 40 country singles including "Walk Softly on this Heart of Mine," "Dumas Walker," and "Rock 'n' Roll Angel” in addition to “Oh Lonesome Me.” The album also earned the band a GRAMMY Award for “Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,” “Best New Vocal Group” award from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and “Album of the Year” and “Vocal Group of the Year” awards from the Country Music Association (CMA). In addition, it earned a,” double-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping two million copies in the United States.
About Exile:
Exile’s history is full of twists and turns and but the ‘78 hit “Kiss You All Over” from Mixed Emotions introduced Exile to a world-wide market selling five million units. However after interest in the following single and subsequent albums waned it was suggested that the band go country. It seemed crazy at first, but the band went with the new direction and was quickly snatched up by CBS’ Epic Records. Second single, “Woke Up In Love” shot to #1 in early ’83.” Nine consecutive #1 singles followed including “I Don’t Want To Be A Memory,” “Give Me One More Chance,” “She’s A Miracle,” “Crazy For Your Love,” “Hang On To Your Heart,” “I Could Get Used To You,” “It’ll Be Me,” “She’s Too Good To be True” and “I Can’t Get Close Enough.” Exile released three gold albums, two greatest hits CDs and several multi-platinum singles including 11 #1’s. The band received thirteen award nominations from the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association (CMA).
About Skeeter Davis:
Mary Frances Penick better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo star. Her best-known hit was the pop classic "The End of the World" in 1963. One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer. From 1960 to 1962, Davis had top ten hits with the songs "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too," "My Last Date (With You)," "Where I Ought to Be" and "Optimistic.” Davis was nominated for a GRAMMY award for "Set Him Free," becoming the first female country singer to be nominated for a GRAMMY. Davis received a total of five GRAMMY Award nominations, including four for Best Female Country Vocal Performance: 1964 "He Says the Same Things to Me," 1964; "Sunglasses," 1965; "What Does It Take," 1967; and "One Tin Soldier," 1972. Davis was also an accomplished songwriter, penning almost 70 songs and earning two BMI awards for "Set Him Free" and "My Last Date With You."
About Hilltoppers:
The Hilltoppers started out as a vocal trio consisting of Jimmy Sacca (born 26 July 1929 in Lockport, New York), Seymore Spiegelman (born 1 October 1930 in Seneca Falls, New York) and Don McGuire (born 7 October 1931 in Hazard, Kentucky) who were all students together at the Western Kentucky University in the town of Bowling Green. Sacca was acquainted with a pianist by the name of Billy Vaughn (born 12 April 1919 in Glasgow, Kentucky) who although considerably older than the trio of friends fitted their vocal style well and was drafted into the group as a full time member. He brought with him a song he had written called "Tryin" which the foursome recorded and sent the tape to a local radio DJ who in turn drew it to the attention of Randy Wood, the head of Dot Records in Nashville, Tennessee who duly signed the Hilltoppers to the Dot label. The single was a slow burner, breaking region by region but eventually secured a place in the top 10, peaking at #7. After "Tryin," a whole series of top 10 hits followed, "PS I Love You," "I'd Rather Die Young," "To Be Alone," "Love Walked In," "From the Vine Came the Grape" and "Till Then,” making the Hilltoppers one of the top US vocal groups of the 1950s. They reformed briefly in the mid-1970s and remade their biggest hits for ABC Paramount, continuing to perform until 1975.
About Old Joe Clark:
In the mid-‘30s, country music was just a baby. Jimmy Rodgers was singing “T” for Texas,” the Carter Family was picking “Wildwood Flower,” and Manuel D. Clark was a teenager. He gave the home folks in and around Johnson City, Tennessee the first glimpse of the talent he was about to unleash to the world. As a tap dancing, guitar-strumming, mountain balladeer, Manuel “Speedy” Clark joined the ranks of a local band that was playing the schoolhouses and theaters throughout East Tennessee. After twelve years of learning his craft as an all-around entertainer he made his way to the Renfro Valley Barn Dance where Mr. John Lair, Renfro Valley’s founder, recognized this young man’s potential as a full-time comic and helped him develop an old man character he called “Uncle Joe Clark.” Soon, he adopted the label of “Old Joe Clark,” after a popular fiddle song of the day. Old Joe’s fame grew over the radio, television, and movies. The character appeared in such classics as Country Music on Broadway Second Fiddle, a Steel Guitar, Marshall of Sleepy Hollow and even played the Grand Ole Opry with illustrious performers of the day such as Bill Monroe. Old Joe Clark had over-shadowed the character in the famous song. He shared some of the same attributes, however: an irresistibly, ornery attitude, hilarious country humor, and a fantastic lick on the five-string banjo.
About Emory & Linda Martin:
Billed as "The World's Only One-Armed Banjo Player," Emory Martin transcended novelty status to emerge as one of Nashville's most unique and inspirational musicians, backing country superstars including Kitty Wells and Uncle Dave Macon in addition to regularly appearing on radio's fabled Grand Ole Opry. In late 1943, he married fellow performer Wanda "Linda Lou" Arnold and settled in Rockcastle County, KY, operating an automotive service station and becoming a longtime fixture of WWLW's famed Saturday night broadcast Renfro Valley Barn Dance. Martin also recorded as a member of the gospel group the Holden Brothers, and in March of 1950 was summoned to Nashville to back Wells and Johnnie & Jack on respective RCA recording sessions. He nevertheless recorded infrequently and curtailed his musical pursuits in the years to follow, working for a carpeting installation company. In 1991 Martin and his wife published a memoir, “One-Armed Banjo Player: The Early Years of Country Music with Emory Martin”. He died April 17, 2006, at the age of 89.
2013 KY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED
By My Country SpaceEXILE, SKEETER DAVIS, HILLTOPPERS, OLD JOE CLARK
AND EMORY & LINDA MARTIN
ANNOUNCED AS THE 2013 CLASS OF KENTUCKY MUSIC
HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INDUCTEES
"On behalf of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum board of directors and staff I am honored to announce the 2013 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Induction Class,” said Lawson. “The 2013 class showcases why the state of Kentucky has produced some of the world's greatest music achievers in all genres of music, and I am truly honored to recognize them with induction into the hall of fame." Past inductees include musical legends such as Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Steve Wariner, Keith Whitley,Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Wynonna & Naomi Judd, Ricky Skaggs, Tom T. Hall, Bill Monroe and many more.
Arielle Reese, community relations director at Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center, and Joseph Claypool, associate vice president for clinical network development at University of Kentucky HealthCare represented the title sponsors. “We are honored to be a part of this very special celebration that recognizes Kentucky talent and tradition,” said Reese. “The partnership between Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Center, UK HealthCare and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame will enable very deserving careers to be recognized at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Congratulations to all of the inductees and their family and friends!”
About the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum:
The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum exists both to honor native Kentucky music professionals who have made significant contributions to the music industry in Kentucky and around the world and to be an educational source for anyone desiring to increase their knowledge of Kentucky’s music.
About Steven Curtis Chapman:
Steven Curtis
Chapman has sold over ten million records including two RIAA
certified platinum albums and eight RIAA certified gold albums.
Along with his five GRAMMY awards, Chapman has won an American
Music Award, has recorded 46 No. 1 US radio hits and been awarded
56 Dove Awards, more than any other artist to date. Since his
recording career began in 1987, Chapman has recorded seventeen
projects with Sparrow Records. He has performed at the White
House and has appeared on multiple national programs via CBS,
NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CMT, FOX News, the Hallmark Channel and E!,
including Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Fox &
Friends, Huckabee, CBS Sunday Morning, The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno and more. Chapman and his wife Mary Beth created Show HOPE
in 2001 after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah,
home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce
the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to
more than 2,700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the
world.About The Kentucky Headhunters:
The Kentucky
Headhunters are an American country rock band. The band has
released seven studio albums, two compilations, and twenty
singles, of which the highest-peaking is a cover of the Don
Gibson song, “Oh Lonesome Me,” which the band took to #8 in 1990.
The single was recorded on the band’s debut album Pickin’ On
Nashville, which produced four
consecutive Top 40 country singles including "Walk Softly on this
Heart of Mine," "Dumas Walker," and "Rock 'n' Roll Angel” in
addition to “Oh Lonesome Me.” The album also earned the band
a GRAMMY Award for
“Best
Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,” “Best New
Vocal Group” award from the Academy of
Country Music (ACM), and “Album of the Year” and “Vocal
Group of the Year” awards from the Country Music
Association (CMA). In addition, it earned a,”
double-platinum certification from the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA) for shipping two million
copies in the United States.About Exile:
Exile’s history
is full of twists and turns and but the ‘78 hit “Kiss You All
Over” from Mixed
Emotions introduced Exile to a
world-wide market selling five million units. However after
interest in the following single and subsequent albums waned it
was suggested that the band go country. It seemed crazy at first,
but the band went with the new direction and was quickly snatched
up by CBS’ Epic Records. Second single, “Woke Up In Love” shot to
#1 in early ’83.” Nine consecutive #1 singles followed including
“I Don’t Want To Be A Memory,” “Give Me One More Chance,” “She’s
A Miracle,” “Crazy For Your Love,” “Hang On To Your Heart,” “I
Could Get Used To You,” “It’ll Be Me,” “She’s Too Good To be
True” and “I Can’t Get Close Enough.” Exile released three gold
albums, two greatest hits CDs and several multi-platinum singles
including 11 #1’s. The band received thirteen award nominations
from the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music
Association (CMA).About Skeeter Davis:
Mary Frances
Penickbetter known as Skeeter Davis, was an Americancountry
music singer best known for crossover pop
music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part
of The Davis
Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually
landing on RCA Records. In the late
'50s, she became a solo star. Her best-known hit was the pop
classic "The End of the
World" in 1963. One of the first women to achieve major
stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an
acknowledged influence on Tammy
Wynette and Dolly Parton and
was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer"
by The New York
Times music critic Robert
Palmer. From 1960 to 1962, Davis had top ten hits with the
songs "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too," "My Last Date (With
You)," "Where I Ought to Be" and "Optimistic.” Davis was
nominated for a GRAMMY award for
"Set Him Free," becoming the first female country singer to be
nominated for a GRAMMY.Davis received a total of
five GRAMMY
Award nominations, including four for Best
Female Country Vocal Performance: 1964 "He Says the Same
Things to Me," 1964; "Sunglasses," 1965; "What Does It Take,"
1967; and "One Tin Soldier,"
1972. Davis was also an accomplished songwriter, penning almost
70 songs and earning two BMI awards for "Set Him
Free" and "My Last Date With You."About Hilltoppers:
The Hilltoppers
started out as a vocal trio consisting of Jimmy Sacca (born 26
July 1929 in Lockport, New York), Seymore Spiegelman (born 1
October 1930 in Seneca Falls, New York) and Don McGuire (born 7
October 1931 in Hazard, Kentucky) who were all students together
at the Western Kentucky University in the town of Bowling Green.
Sacca was acquainted with a pianist by the name of Billy Vaughn
(born 12 April 1919 in Glasgow, Kentucky) who although
considerably older than the trio of friends fitted their vocal
style well and was drafted into the group as a full time member.
He brought with him a song he had written called "Tryin" which
the foursome recorded and sent the tape to a local radio DJ who
in turn drew it to the attention of Randy Wood, the head of Dot
Records in Nashville, Tennessee who duly signed the Hilltoppers
to the Dot label. The single was a slow burner, breaking region
by region but eventually secured a place in the top 10, peaking
at #7. After "Tryin," a whole series of top 10 hits followed, "PS
I Love You," "I'd Rather Die Young," "To Be Alone," "Love Walked
In," "From the Vine Came the Grape" and "Till Then,” making the
Hilltoppers one of the top US vocal groups of the 1950s. They
reformed briefly in the mid-1970s and remade their biggest hits
for ABC Paramount, continuing to perform until 1975.About Old Joe Clark:
In the
mid-‘30s, country music was just a baby. Jimmy Rodgers was
singing “T” for Texas,” the Carter Family was picking “Wildwood
Flower,” and Manuel D. Clark was a teenager. He gave the home
folks in and around Johnson City, Tennessee the first glimpse of
the talent he was about to unleash to the world. As a tap
dancing, guitar-strumming, mountain balladeer, Manuel “Speedy”
Clark joined the ranks of a local band that was playing the
schoolhouses and theaters throughout East Tennessee. After twelve
years of learning his craft as an all-around entertainer he made
his way to the Renfro Valley Barn Dance where Mr. John Lair,
Renfro Valley’s founder, recognized this young man’s potential as
a full-time comic and helped him develop an old man character he
called “Uncle Joe Clark.” Soon, he adopted the label of “Old Joe
Clark,” after a popular fiddle song of the day. Old Joe’s fame
grew over the radio, television, and movies. The character
appeared in such classics as Country Music on Broadway Second
Fiddle, a Steel Guitar, Marshall of Sleepy Hollow and even played
the Grand Ole Opry with illustrious performers of the day such as
Bill Monroe. Old Joe Clark had over-shadowed the character in the
famous song. He shared some of the same attributes, however: an
irresistibly, ornery attitude, hilarious country humor, and a
fantastic lick on the five-string banjo.About Emory & Linda Martin:
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2013 KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM INDUCTEES TO BE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY MARCH 13
By My Country Space Sponsors Rockcastle Regional Hospital and University of Kentucky Healthcare
Continue to Bridge the Gap Between Healthcare and Music
Who:
Robert Lawson; Executive Director, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Attending Inductees
Arielle Reese; Community Relations Director, Rockcastle Regional Hospital
Joseph Claypool; Associate Vice President for Clinical Network Development, at University of Kentucky HealthCare
What:
LIVE ON-AIR ANNOUNCEMENT
INTERVIEWS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
When:
Tuesday March 13, 2012 at 12:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Where:
WKYT-TV Studio
2851 Winchester Road
Lexington, KY 40509
RSVP & Interview Requests:
Callan Donoho / kirtassoc2@websterpr.com
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Why:
Robert Lawson of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum will take part in honoring Kentucky’s vast musical heritage at a press conference announcing the 2013 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inductees. This year’s inductees include a smattering of seven native Kentucky artists with world-wide influence spanning the Christian, Rock and traditional Country music genres. Several of which will be present and taking part in the announcement. Past inductees include musical legends such as Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Steve Wariner, Keith Whitley, Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Wynonna & Naomi Judd, Ricky Skaggs, Tom T. Hall, Bill Monroe and many more.
Bridging the gap between music and healthcare once again Rockcastle Regional Hospital and University of Kentucky Healthcare will be title sponsors of the upcoming Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Ceremony to be held April 12, 2013. Arielle Reese and Joseph Claypool will be speaking on behalf of the two companies during the live announcement.
The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum exists both to honor native Kentucky music professionals who have made significant contributions to the music industry in Kentucky and around the world and to be an educational source for anyone desiring to increase their knowledge of Kentucky’s music.
For more information on the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum and what it represents visithttp://www.kentuckymusicmuseum.com/
KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM PREPARES FOR 2011 INDUCTION
By My Country Space
KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM PREPARES FOR 2011
INDUCTION
Crystal Gayle, John Conlee, Eddie Montgomery, Jeff
Reid, Noro Wilson, Kyle Macy, Tom T. Hall and
Dixie Hall set to participate
in ceremony
Lexington, KY– In one week, The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum will usher in the new class of honorees, including Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Steve Wariner, John Michael Montgomery, The Goins Brothers, Molly O’Day and Larnelle Harris. Presenters confirmed for the ceremony include Crystal Gayle, John Conlee, Eddie Montgomery, Jeff Reid, Noro Wilson, Kyle Macy, Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall. The 2011 Induction Ceremony will be held in the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom in Lexington, Kentucky on April 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the Hall of Fame. For more information about the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum call 1-877-356-3263 or visit www.KYMusicHallofFame.com
“This year’s
inductees include some of the most recognizable music artists in
the world,” says Lawson of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. “The
ceremony taking place in April 2011 will feature performances by
this year’s class as well as some of this state’s greatest music
achievers.”
The 2011 Kentucky
Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is sponsored by Rockcastle
Regional Hospital and UK Health Care.
About Patty Loveless:
To date, Patty Loveless has issued eight Gold Record
albums, four of which have gone on to Platinum status. The
singer is also noted for such chart-topping hits as “Timber
I’m Falling in Love,” “Chains,” “Blame it on Your Heart,” “You
Can Feel Bad” and “Lonely Too Long,” as well as such enduring fan
favorites as “I Try to Think About Elvis,” “How Can I Help You
Say Goodbye,” “I’m That Kind of Girl” and “You Don’t Even Know
Who I Am.” Her 2008 album, Sleepless Nights, was nominated
for a Grammy award and she most recently released Mountain Soul
II, both on Saguaro Road Records.
About John Michael Montgomery:
With a musical career that spans twelve albums and a greatest
hits package, John Michael Montgomery’s overwhelming contribution
to the country music format includes hits such as “I Swear,” “Be
My Baby Tonight,” “I Can Love You Like That,” “Sold (the Grundy
County Auction Incident)” and “Life’s A Dance,” among many
others. He’s earned 15 number one singles, sold over 15
million albums and received numerous industry and fan-voted
awards, including three Grammy nominations, three CMA Awards,
five ACM Awards and an American Music Award.
About Steve Wariner:
Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and
guitarist Steve Wariner has charted over 30 top-10
singles, including 14 #1 hits, since beginning his recording
career in 1977. In 2010 he won the Grammy® Award
for Best Country Instrumental Performance with “Producer’s
Medley” from Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to
Chet Atkins. This is the fourth Grammy Award Wariner has
received, and his first as a solo performer and
producer. He won in 1992 for Best Country
Collaboration with Vocals, and in 2000 and 2009 for Best Country
Instrumental Performance. In 1998 Wariner won the Country
Music Association’s Single and Song of the Year awards for his #1
hit, “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” which was also the Academy
of Country Music’s Song of the Year in 1999. He joined
the Grand Ole Opry in 1996. As a songwriter he has
earned 16 BMI Country Awards and 15 BMI Million-Air Awards (for
songs receiving over one million on-air plays). He was
inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in 2008 and the
National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame in 2009. He started his
own label, SelecTone Records, in 2003.
About Keith Whitley:
Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from
1984 till his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an
entire generation of singers and songwriters. He charted nineteen
singles on the Billboard country charts, including five
consecutive Number Ones: "Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say
Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You
Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin'" (the last two
posthumously).
About The Goins Brothers:
After the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers disbanded in 1963, Ray and
Melvin performed together as The Goins Brothers until Ray’s heart
attack in 1994 slowed him down. Ray retired in 1997, while Melvin
continued as Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain. Ray would share
the stage with his brother on occasion, mostly close to home in
eastern Kentucky. Melvin Goins and Ray Goins, The Goins Brothers,
have been playing mountain string music for 50 years. The music
became known as "bluegrass" about the time they started playing
professionally. Ray passed away in 2007.
About Molly O’Day:
O’Day was an American country music vocalist who had fame and
commercial success in the late 1940s. Despite her short recording
career, 5 years, she became a legend in her own lifetime.
About Larnelle Harris:
Larnelle Harris was born in 1947 and hailed from Danville,
Kentucky, where his 30-plus years of ministry garnered 18 albums,
won five Grammy Awards, and 18 Dove Awards. His career as a
Gospel singer, songwriter, and recording artist has landed
several number one songs on the Inspirational Music charts.
Previous Inductees include:
2008 Class: Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson,
Norro Wilson, Les McCann.
2006 Class: Sam Bush, John Conlee, Todd Duncan, Lionel Hampton,
Naomi & Wynonna Judd, John Jacob Niles, Dottie Rambo, &
Mary Travers.
2004 Class: Ricky Skaggs, J.D. Crowe, Billy Vaughn, Howard &
Vestal Goodman, Coon Creek Girls, Jerry Chesnut, & Boots
Randolph.
2002 Class: Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Osborne Brothers, Everly
Brothers, Merle Travis, Bradley Kincaid, Red Foley, Tom T. Hall,
John Lair, Jean Ritchie, Grandpa Jones, & Rosemary
Clooney.
KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM PREPARES FOR 2011 INDUCTION
By Greg
Eddie Montgomery, Kyle Macy, Tom T. Hall and Dixie
Hall set to participate in ceremony
Lexington, KY– On
April 7, 2011, The Kentucky Hall of Fame & Museum will usher
in the new class of honorees, including Keith Whitley, Patty
Loveless, Steve Wariner, John Michael Montgomery, The Goins
Brothers, Molly O’Day and Larnelle Harris.
Presenters confirmed for the ceremony include Eddie
Montgomery, set to induct his brother John Michael Montgomery,
Kyle Macy (former UK basketball great) who will be
inducting Steve Wariner, and Tom T. Hall and Dixie
Hall who will induct The Goins Brothers. Additional presenters
will be confirmed in the coming weeks.The 2011 Induction Ceremony
will be held in the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom in
Lexington, Kentucky on April 7, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on
sale now at the Hall of Fame. For more information about the
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame & Museum call 1-877-356-3263 or
visit www.KYMusicHallofFame.com
“This year’s inductees include some of the
most recognizable music artists in the world,” says Lawson of the
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. “The ceremony taking place in April
2011 will feature performances by this year’s class as well as some
of this state’s greatest music achievers.”
The 2011 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony is
sponsored by RockCastle Regional Hospital and UK Health
Care.
About Patty Loveless:
To date, Patty Loveless has issued eight Gold Record
albums, four of which have gone on to Platinum status. The
singer is also noted for such chart-topping hits as “Timber
I’m Falling in Love,” “Chains,” “Blame it on Your Heart,” “You
Can Feel Bad” and “Lonely Too Long,” as well as such enduring fan
favorites as “I Try to Think About Elvis,” “How Can I Help You
Say Goodbye,” “I’m That Kind of Girl” and “You Don’t Even Know
Who I Am.” Her 2008 album, Sleepless Nights, was nominated
for a Grammy award and she most recently released Mountain Soul
II, both on Saguaro Road Records.
About John Michael Montgomery:
With a musical career that spans twelve albums and a greatest
hits package, John Michael Montgomery’s overwhelming contribution
to the country music format includes hits such as “I Swear,” “Be
My Baby Tonight,” “I Can Love You Like That,” “Sold (the Grundy
County Auction Incident)” and “Life’s A Dance,” among many
others. He’s earned 15 number one singles, sold over 15
million albums and received numerous industry and fan-voted
awards, including three Grammy nominations, three CMA Awards,
five ACM Awards and an American Music Award.
About Steve Wariner:
Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and
guitarist Steve Wariner has charted over 30 top-10
singles, including 14 #1 hits, since beginning his recording
career in 1977. In 2010 he won the Grammy® Award
for Best Country Instrumental Performance with “Producer’s
Medley” from Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to
Chet Atkins. This is the fourth Grammy Award Wariner has
received, and his first as a solo performer and
producer. He won in 1992 for Best Country
Collaboration with Vocals, and in 2000 and 2009 for Best Country
Instrumental Performance. In 1998 Wariner won the Country
Music Association’s Single and Song of the Year awards for his #1
hit, “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” which was also the Academy
of Country Music’s Song of the Year in 1999. He joined
the Grand Ole Opry in 1996. As a songwriter he has
earned 16 BMI Country Awards and 15 BMI Million-Air Awards (for
songs receiving over one million on-air plays). He was
inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in 2008 and the
National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame in 2009. He started his
own label, SelecTone Records, in 2003.
About Keith Whitley:
Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from
1984 till his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an
entire generation of singers and songwriters. He charted nineteen
singles on the Billboard country charts, including five
consecutive Number Ones: "Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say
Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You
Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin'" (the last two
posthumously).
About The Goins Brothers:
After the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers disbanded in 1963, Ray and
Melvin performed together as The Goins Brothers until Ray’s heart
attack in 1994 slowed him down. Ray retired in 1997, while Melvin
continued as Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain. Ray would share
the stage with his brother on occasion, mostly close to home in
eastern Kentucky Melvin Goins and Ray Goins, The Goins Brothers,
have been playing mountain string music for 50 years. The music
became known as "bluegrass" about the time they started playing
professionally. Ray passed away in 2007.
About Molly O’Day:
O’Day was an American country music vocalist who had some degree
of fame and commercial success in the late 1940s. Despite her
short recording career, 5 years, she became a legend in her own
lifetime.
About Larnelle Harris:
Larnelle Harris was born in 1947 and hailed from Danville,
Kentucky, where his 30-plus years of ministry, garnered 18
albums, won five Grammy Awards and 18 Dove Awards. His
career as a Gospel singer, songwriter, and recording artist has
landed several number one songs on the Inspirational Music
charts.
Previous Inductees include:
2008 Class: Crystal Gayle, Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson,
Norro Wilson, Les McCann.
2006 Class: Sam Bush, John Conlee, Todd Duncan, Lionel Hampton,
Naomi & Wynonna Judd, John Jacob Niles, Dottie Rambo, &
Mary Travers.
2004 Class: Ricky Skaggs, J.D. Crowe, Billy Vaughn, Howard &
Vestal Goodman, Coon Creek Girls, Jerry Chesnut, & Boots
Randolph.
2002 Class: Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Osborne Brothers, Everly
Brothers, Merle Travis, Bradley Kincaid, Red Foley, Tom T. Hall,
John Lair, Jean Ritchie, Grandpa Jones, & Rosemary
Clooney.
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