Hank Snow photo courtesy of hanksnow.com
August 7, 2006--"I’ve Been Everywhere: Hank Snow’s Journey", an exhibit honoring the 1979 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, formally opens at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on August 11. The exhibit is drawn from a large collection of artifacts documenting Hank’s career, which was donated to the Museum at Hank's request by the Hank Snow Estate in 2002.
Exhibit highlights include: Boots and early stage costumes reflecting Hank’s enthusiasm for ships and horses, designed by cowboy couturier Nudie Cohn; later costumes designed by Hollywood’s Harvey Krantz; a cowboy hat designed by Valentine the Hatter; a silver-studded saddle hand-crafted by Edward H. Bohlin, "Saddlemaker to the Stars" in Hollywood; and a pair of personalized leather chaps worn by the star as part of a western outfit in the 1930s.
Also included are Hank's first recording, a 78-rpm record titled "The Prisoned Cowboy," waxed in Montreal in 1936 with the artist billed as Hank, "The Yodeling Ranger"; instruments including the personalized 1934 Martin D-28 that was Hank’s primary stage guitar in the 1940s and 1950s and that was featured on the cover of the 1957 album Hank Snow: Country and Western Jamboree; and the unique Gibson Hank Snow Special, designed for him in 1961.
For more information on the Hank Snow exhibit, visit countrymusichalloffame.com or call (615) 416-2001.
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