Country Music Hall of Fame - Ray Charles Panel with Travis Tritt

Another one my most favorite corporate clients is The Country Music Hall of Fame. I guess you could say what I do for them is live event marketing photography. Before the shut down and right before my son was born, I was out there at least several times a month photographing. The marketing shoots could range anywhere from a live event to school children’s songwriting camp. I love it there. I wasn’t a country music fan prior to moving to Nashville or for many years after that, but after working with the staff at The Hall and meeting and listening to so many artists, I have a newfound appreciation for the genre.

Here is an event that I photographed in The Ford Theater. It was a panel discussing the re-release of Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music. I absolutely love Ray Charles so this panel was fascinating to me.

The panel Included (From Country Music Hall of Fame’s Website) - “John Burk, Concord Records president and producer of Charles Grammy-winner Genius Loves Company; Tennessee-born singer-songwriter Valerie June, who works in both blues and country; Shannon Sanders, a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with India.Arie, John Legend, and others; and Grand Ole Opry member Travis Tritt, who recently appeared on An Opry Salute to Ray Charles, and in 2002 appeared with Charles for a CMT Crossroads concert special.

If you would like to watch a video of the discussion click here!