50 Years Ago, These Women Made Sure Country Music Had Its Place In The Limelight

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November 08, 2017

Jason Moon Wilkins, WPLN

Frances Preston (left) interviews people during the opening night of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, 1967. Jo Walker holds a fiddle in front of the museum's original artifacts case. (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum turns 50 this year, but it may have never made it to year one without the leadership of two women in an industry dominated by men.

Jason Moon Wilkins (@jasonmoontn) of WPLN has the story.

This segment aired on November 8, 2017.

50 Years Ago, These Women Made Sure Country Music Had Its Place In The Limelight

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