ONE.
ONE. AND,
ONE. AND, CLEAR SKIES, A LITTLE LESS
HEATS THIS WEEKEND., 89
DEGREES.
DEGREES.
DEGREES. MONDAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
SHOWER.
SHOWER.
SHOWER. >>> COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
IS NOT JUST A GREAT HONOR FOR
MUSICIANS, IT IS ALSO A MUSEUM
SHOWCASING THE MOST AMAZING
HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
>> IT IS WHERE IS PAUL GERKE
GOING ALL MORNING LONG.
PAUL GERKE IS JOINING US LIVE
FROM NASHVILLE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
I THOUGHT I SAW YOU 5 MINUTES
AGO, THAT IS THE WAY THE SHOW
IS GOING TO WORK.
WE WILL BE LIVE OUT HERE IN
NASHVILLE QUITE A BIT.
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
OUR VIEWERS WHO GUSTED THE
DESTINATION CORRECT.
DESTINATION CORRECT. I WROTE DOWN A LIST IS MANY
NAMES AS I COULD SQUEEZE IN THE
TWO PEOPLE.
TWO PEOPLE. RYAN, JIM, CHRISTIAN, JUDITH,
WE WILL START WITH YOU.
CONGRATULATION FOR CRACKING THE
CLUES.
CLUES.
CLUES. AS
CLUES. AS YOU MENTIONED, THE COUNTRY
MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM,
ONE OF THE MUST SEES OUT HERE
IN NASHVILLE.
IN NASHVILLE. HOW MANY PHOTOS AND VIDEOS YOU
HAVE ON YOUR iPHONE AT HOME?
I BET YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS A
LOT, BUT IT PALES IN COMPARISON
TO THE COLLECTION OF STUFF OVER
THERE AT THE MUSEUM.
TRY 2.5 MILLION ARTIFACTS,
200,000 RECORDINGS, AND SOME
500,000 PHOTOS.
500,000 PHOTOS. THAT IS JUST THE TIP OF THE
ICEBERG.
ICEBERG.
ICEBERG. MUSEUM EDITOR IS GOING TO TAKE
US ON A TOUR RIGHT NOW.
SO, LET'S CHECK THE PLACE OUT.
>> HERE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC
HALL MUSEUM, WE HAVE 200
MILLION ITEMS IN OUR ARCHIVE.
WE ARE THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PLACE FOR COUNTRY MUSIC.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THE COOLEST ARTIFACT YOU
HAVE EVER LAID EYES ON HERE?
>> THERE IS A REALLY GREAT SONG
WALKER SONGWRITER BY THE NAME
OF CINDY WALKER.
WE HAVE HER HAND-PAINTED
TYPEWRITER THAT SHE WROTE ALL
OF THOSE SONGS ON.
FOR OTHER PEOPLE, IT MIGHT BE
ELVIS'S CADILLAC, OR BILL
MONROE'S MANDOLIN, THE
INSTRUMENTS THAT BLUEGRASS
MUSIC WAS INVENTED ON.
IT IS TO EACH THEIR OWN.
BUT CINDY WALKER HOLD A DEAR
PLACE IN MY HEART.
WE ALSO HAVE TEMPORARY
EXHIBITS.
EXHIBITS.
EXHIBITS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ONE CALLED
OUTLAWS AND ARMADILLOS,
COUNTRIES ORDERING 70s.
THERE IS A LOT OF FOCUS ON
WHEELING JENNINGS, AND HIS WIFE
JESSE COULTER, WHO BOTH LIVED
IN ARIZONA.
IN ARIZONA. OF COURSE WAYLON HAS PASSED,
BUT JESSE STILL LIVES IN
SCOTTSDALE TODAY.
SCOTTSDALE TODAY. WE HAVE SOME OF HER ARTIFACTS,
WE HAVE A DRESS THAT SHE WORE
ON HER ALBUM COVER, AND SHE
LOANED US LOTS OF WHALING'S
ARTIFACTS, INCLUDING THIS
GUITAR, AND SONG MANUSCRIPTS.
AND ALSO, A GREAT DRUMMER BY
THE NAME OF RICHIE ALBRIGHT, HE
IS HE WAS WILLING JENNINGS
DRUMMER FOR 40 YEARS.
HE GOT HIS START WITH WHALING
IN ARIZONA IN THE EARLY 1960S.
THIS IS THE COUNTRY FAME
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
USING ROTUNDA, THIS IS WHERE WE
DISPLAY THE PLAQUES FOR ALL OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE HALL
OF FAME.
OF FAME.
OF FAME. THERE IS ONLY 130 INDIVIDUALS
OR ACTS THAT HAVE BEEN INDUCTED
INTO THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF
FAME.
FAME.
FAME. IT
FAME. IT IS CONSIDERED COUNTRY
MUSIC'S HIGHEST HONOR.
>> Reporter: LIKE I SAID, THAT
IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
OVER AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL
OF FAME AND MUSEUM.
WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT
POSTED TO TO WWW.12NEWS.COM
MUSIC EDITOR MICHAEL GRAY SAYS
HOW HE ACQUIRES PIECES, AND THE
ONE THING HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO
AT HIS COLLECTION.
ALSO, AS WE MENTIONED A MINUTE
AGO, THE SHOW IS ALL ABOUT THE
VIEWERS, I HAVE GOT A BAG FULL
OF STUFF FOR YOU GUYS,
INCLUDING KEYS TO THE CITY.
WE ARE GIVING THEM AWAY ON
FACEBOOK RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A
POST TIED AT THE TOP OF MY
PAGE.
PAGE.
PAGE. ALL
PAGE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COMMENT.
WE ARE SELECTING 12 RANDOM
WINNERS TO WIN SOME SLACK FROM
THAT BACK I JUST DROPPED ON THE
FLOOR.
FLOOR.
FLOOR. MUCH MORE TO COME LIVE IN
NASHVILLE, INCLUDING LIVE
MUSIC, LIKE WE WERE GOING TO
HAVE COUNTRY MUSIC THIS