Just a few months ago the most eye-catching items in this particular room of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum were Tammy Wynette’s sequined gowns. The curators have since given the space a complete makeover, and the wardrobe items in the room now have been reduced to a conservative black tuxedo. Mick Buck, the museum’s curatorial director, explains the reason: “Because Chet wasn’t exactly a clothes horse, even though he was always well dressed.” From Georgia Music, Fall 2011 issue by Jewly Hight.

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For those who have followed the career of Bradley “Butch” Walker since the late ’80s, when he was best known as lead guitarist for hair-metal band Byte the Bullet, his current success as a hit-making pop music producer seems both redemptive and a bit bewildering. From Georgia Music, Fall 2011 issue by Bret Love.