The Institutions

You’ve probably heard about some of “The Institutions” of country music… the CMA Awards, the Grand Ole Opry, the ACM Awards, CMA Fest (formerly Fan Fair), this list goes on and on. But you probably haven’t heard stories like this. On this episode, Susan and Evelyn talk about some of their high (and very low) points during these huge industry events.

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1:23 Evelyn’s time on CMA Board Of Directors

2:00 Ricky Van Shelton gets kicked off the Opry grounds, Evelyn makes the paper

7:00 Country music industry retirement home

8:05 CMA Awards

9:48 Alan Jackson’s controversial performance of George Jones’ song “Choices” on the CMA Awards

12:03 BMI/ASCAP/Sesac Awards dinners

13:27 Willie Nelson’s unexpected appearance at the BMI Awards

15:00 ACM Awards

15:33 “Jews In Country Music”

16:35 Randy Travis at the ACM Awards

18:45 Susan & Evelyn get lost leaving the ACM Awards

19:40 The Beach Boys at Fan Fair

20:50 More on Fan Fair/CMA Fest

22:00 Evelyn’s first Fan Fair

24:55 Music City Myth segment

Listen if you are interested in: CMA Awards, CMA Fest/Fan Fair, ACM Awards, Ricky Van Shelton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis

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