July 6, Saturday: Good thing we rested yesterday because today it was off to the Country Music Hall of Fame. This also included a trip to the famous Studio "B". The Hall of Fame was everything and then some that we expected. It was nicely laid out. Besides things to look at and read about they had listening booths which you could go into to listen to music. Some of them also had comments from stars, musicians, and other people in the industry. At this time they had a special exhibit on Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. Not a big fan but it was interesting.
Studio "B" had about 45,000 records recorded during its heyday with 1,000 of them hitting the Top 10. The who's - who's is amazing. Unlike the recording done nowadays, in this studio musicians and singer were together. Today the people making records can be all over the world not even near each other. Our guide told us that several artist like Elvis preferred Studio "B" to the newer Studio "A" because of its intimacy. After they stopped recording in this hall, they started giving tours plus allowed a college here to use the facilities to learn about recording. Fun to walk through the studio which Jerry Reeves, Patsy Cline , Dolly Parton, Floyd Kramer, and Elvis( who always recorded late at night) and many many others have walked before us.
Well, we saw a first today when we returned to the campground a big tow truck pulled in with a Mountain Aire on the back. Apparently, it broke down and no one is opened to fix it over the week-end. Decided might as well be in a campground to wait.
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