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.For more information, visit http://shadyladiesofmusiccity.com. Follow along on Instagram at http://instagram.com/shadyladiesofmusiccity. Submit your Music City Myth at https://smarturl.it/MusicCityMyth.1:23 Evelyn’s time on CMA Board Of Directors2:00 Ricky Van Shelton gets kicked off the Opry grounds, Evelyn makes the paper 7:00 Country music industry retirement home8:05 CMA Awards9:48 Alan Jackson’s controversial performance of George Jones’ song “Choices” on the CMA Awards12:03 BMI/ASCAP/Sesac Awards dinners13:27 Willie Nelson’s unexpected appearance at the BMI Awards15:00 ACM Awards 15:33 “Jews In Country Music”16:35 Randy Travis at the ACM Awards18:45 Susan & Evelyn get lost leaving the ACM Awards19:40 The Beach Boys at Fan Fair20:50 More on Fan Fair/CMA Fest22:00 Evelyn’s first Fan Fair24:55 Music City Myth segmentListen if you are interested in: CMA Awards, CMA Fest/Fan Fair, ACM Awards, Ricky Van Shelton, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.