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Carlene Carter Keeps It In The Family

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GRAMMY-nominated country singer/songwriter discusses her new album, Carter Girl, and performs "Black Jack David" at the GRAMMY Museum
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

Carlene Carter: Family Ties On New Album

Carlene Carter Performs "Black Jack David"

GRAMMY-nominated country singer/songwriter Carlene Carter recently participated in an installment of the GRAMMY Museum's The Drop series. Before an intimate audience at the Museum's Clive Davis Theater, Carter discussed the making of her latest album, Carter Girl, and why she finally decided to put her own spin on classic tracks made famous by country music's revered Carter Family, among other topics. She also performed a brief set, including "Black Jack David."

"While my mother and my aunts were still living, it didn't seem like the right time because they were still carrying on [their songs] themselves," said Carter. "And I needed a bit of time to go by so that it didn't hurt when I sang these songs because a lot of these songs I sang with them on the road as a member of the Carter Family."

Born in Nashville, Tenn., Carter's country music roots run deep. She is the daughter of GRAMMY winner June Carter Cash and country singer Carl Smith, stepdaughter of country legend Johnny Cash and granddaughter of "Mother" Maybelle Carter, who was one-third of Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients the original Carter Family, a collective also including A.P. Carter and Sara Carter. In 1978 Carlene released her self-titled debut album, which was followed by a string of albums, including 1980's Musical Shapes, which cracked the Billboard 200. Her 1990 album, I Fell In Love, peaked at No. 19 on Billboard's Country Albums chart and garnered Carter a 1990 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.     

Released in April, Carter Girl was produced by GRAMMY winner Don Was (Bonnie Raitt, Ziggy Marley) and peaked in the Top 40 on the Country Albums chart. The album features 12 tracks, 10 of which were originally written by members of the Carter Family, including "Blackie's Gunman," "Little Black Train" and "Black Jack David." Carter Girl also features collaborations with GRAMMY winners Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, among others. 

Carter is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, with dates scheduled through November.

Upcoming GRAMMY Museum events include Spotlight: A.J. Croce (July 22), Great Guitars: Pete Anderson (July 30), Omar Souleyman In Conversation With Henry Rollins (Aug. 3), and The Drop: Billy Joe Shaver (Aug. 7). 

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GRAMMY Museum September Schedule: Ellie Goulding, Jon Brion On Mac Miller & More

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Find out what's on deck this month, including Atlantic Records' takeover of Spotlight Saturdays, Count Basie digital exhibit and new editions of The Drop
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Sep 1, 2020 - 4:36 pm

GRAMMY Museum At Home continues with the announcement of Septembers's slate of new and never-before-released digital content while the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of COVID-19.

This month's lineup of Museum's Public Programs digital series features new intimate interviews with artists and musicians recorded via digital conferencing. New editions of The Drop this month will include Mac Miller’s Circles Featuring a conversation with producer Jon Brion plus exclusive sit-downs with Elizabeth Cook and Ellie Goulding.

Also this month, Atlantic Records will take over the new Spotlight Saturdays series, launched last month, with a fresh crop of up-and-coming artists from its roster. Starting Sept 5, catch Faouzia, ABIR, BRELAND and Jasmine Thompson on sequential Saturdays thorugh Septmeber.

The Museum is also releasing the new digital exhibit, Count Basie: The King Of Swing, with several photo slideshows.

More September programs will be announced soon, but in the meantime, check out the schedule for the first round of releases in September:

DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS
9/2 – The Drop: Mac Miller’s Circles Featuring a Conversation with Producer Jon Brion
9/7 – The Drop: Elizabeth Cook
9/9 – The Drop: Ellie Goulding
*More programs to be announced soon.

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAYS SERIES TAKEOVER BY ATLANTIC RECORDS
9/5 – Faouzia
9/12 – ABIR
9/19 – BRELAND
9/26 – Jasmine Thompson

DIGITAL EXHIBIT
9/4 – Count Basie: The King Of Swing

The Museum also continues to release digital educational content and lesson plans as part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank each thursday, continuing its mission of paying tribute to our musical heritage and bringing our community together through music. 

For more information about the GRAMMY Museum, how to become a member and to access its catalog of digital content, visit their Digital Museum. 

Davido Set For GRAMMY Museum Mentorship Monday Instagram Live Event

Margo Price (L) speaks at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles in 2016

Margo Price (L) speaks at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles in 2016

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GRAMMY Museum August 2020 Content Lineup: Margo Price, Pete Yorn, Bright Eyes, Ava Max, Kiana Ledé & Much More

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The upcoming month's programming also includes intimate sit-down interviews with Toots and the Maytals, Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian, The Airborne Toxic Event, Ashley McBryde and many others
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Jul 31, 2020 - 4:03 pm

The GRAMMY Museum has announced the next round of new and never-before-released digital content to be shared every week throughout August 2020. As the physical location in Los Angeles remains closed until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRAMMY Museum will continue its digital initiatives, including the newly announced Spotlight Saturdays series.

Highlights for next month's programming include new, intimate sit-down interviews with artists and musicians recorded via Zoom, as part of the Museum's Public Programs digital series, with breakout country star Margo Price, alternative legend Pete Yorn, pop sensation Ava Max, indie icons Bright Eyes, reggae legends Toots And The Maytals and several others. 

Launching this weekend (Aug. 1) at their Digital Museum, the GRAMMY Museum's new Spotlight Saturdays series will feature intimate sit-down interviews and performances via digital conferencing with up-and-coming artists. The series kicks off with an exciting class of emerging acts including platinum-selling R&B artist Kiana Ledé, New Zealand pop star BENEE, rising L.A. rapper Duckwrth and others. 

On August 7, the GRAMMY Museum will also release a new digital exhibit, "Rhymes & Reasons: The Music Of John Denver," with several photo slideshows.

In addition to the new content released during August, GRAMMY In The Schools Mini-Lessons will be posted on Thursdays. 

Since the GRAMMY Museum opened 12 years ago, it has offered more than 900 Public Programs. The Museum continues to release digital educational content and lesson plans as part of the GRAMMY In The Schools Knowledge Bank, continuing its mission of paying tribute to our musical heritage and bringing our community together through music.

Check out the GRAMMY Museum's full digital programming schedule for August 2020 below:

DIGITAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS

8/3 – Ruth B.
8/5 – Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian 
8/5 – The Immediate Family
8/10 – Pete Yorn
8/10 – Ava Max
8/12 – Margo Price
8/17 – Chuck Prophet
8/17 – Bright Eyes
8/19 – The Mavericks
8/24 – The Secret Sisters
8/24 – Toots & The Maytals
8/26 – The Airborne Toxic Event
8/31 – NEEDTOBREATHE
8/31 – Ashley McBryde

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAYS SERIES

8/1 — Kiana Ledé 
8/8 — BENEE
8/15 — Conan Gray
8/22 — Duckwrth
8/29 — Jeremy Zucker

DIGITAL EXHIBIT

8/7 – Rhymes & Reasons: The Music of John Denver

For more information about the GRAMMY Museum, how to become a member and to access its catalog of digital content, visit their Digital Museum. 

Little Big Town, Ledisi & More Partner With GRAMMY Museum & Michelle Obama's Reach Higher To Mentor College Students

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Little Big Town, Ledisi & More Partner With GRAMMY Museum & Michelle Obama's Reach Higher To Mentor College Students

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Francisca Valenzuela, Sasha Sloan, Tikyra "TK" Jackson, and others will mentor GRAMMY U students through a new partnership that seeks to get college students closer to their professional goals
Jennifer Velez
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Jul 9, 2020 - 1:12 pm

The GRAMMY Museum is partnering with former First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative and the Recording Academy's university chapter, GRAMMY U, for Mentorship Mondays, a program that will provide tools, resources and insight from professionals already in the field to help college students and recent grads looking to get their foot in the music industry. The program will be a series of digital conferences launching July 20 and ending on August 31.

Students will have the opportunity to hear from artists including Sam Fischer, Tikyra "TK" Jackson, Ledisi, Little Big Town, Melanie Pfirrman, Sasha Sloan, and Francisca Valenzuela. Recording Academy members will also be mentors in the program.

"The GRAMMY Museum's new Mentorship Monday program exemplifies the Museum's mission to uphold music's value in our lives through education and collaboration between professionals and aspiring creatives," said GRAMMY Museum President Michael Sticka in a statement. "I'd like to thank Reach Higher and GRAMMY U for helping make this program a reality."

Reach Higher Executive Director Eric Waldo said they are excited to partner with the museum and GRAMMY U for the music partnership. 

"Music helps us hear each other more fully and to share ourselves with one another authentically," Waldo said. "Now more than ever is a wonderful time for professionals and artists to harness the unifying and uplifting power of music to support students as they explore and pursue educational and career opportunities in all facets of the recording industry."

Currently the mentorship sessions are invite-only. Reach Higher will release some selected sessions in the future during their Beating the Odds Summit. In addition, selected public sessions will happen through Instagram Live. 

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Erika Ender at the 18th Latin GRAMMY Awards

Erika Ender, winner of Song Of The Year as a co-writer of "Despacito"

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GRAMMY Museum Experience Announces Online Learning Hub With New Podcast & Video Series Featuring Erika Ender

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The "Despacito" co-writer is one of the first guests of the museum's new video series called Behind the Songs
Jennifer Velez
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Jun 17, 2020 - 4:17 pm

The GRAMMY Museum Experience at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. has launched a new Online Learning and Content Hub that will feature a new podcast and video series.

The learning hub will contain free content and joins the museum's existing digital programming including its Mini Masterclass video series featuring Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Estelle and more. Their new video series called Behind the Songs will take listeners behind the songs of notable singers, songwriters and producers with host Mark Conklin, museum artist relations and programming director. Most conversations will be followed with an exclusive performance. The second episode with "Despacito" co-writer Erika Ender will be released on June 18 at 7 p.m. EST. New episodes will be released every Thursday at 7 p.m. EST. 

Musically Speaking, the museum's new podcast, will feature conversations with artists, songwriters, producers and industry executives, including DJ Khaled and Naughty By Nature, from past public programs held at the museum. The first episode released on June 15 at 7 p.m. EST featured rock legends The Zombies. Like Behind the Songs, new podcast episodes will publish every Thursday at 7 p.m. EST.

"Music is our greatest form of connection and it has never been more important to our society than it is right now," said Conklin in a statement. "We are thrilled to introduce our Online Learning and Content Hub and bring its programs to life. These online programs allow us to continue the museum’s mission to educate, entertain and provide music fans with an exclusive glimpse into the songs and artists that continue to be the soundtrack of our lives."

The GRAMMY Museum Experience will also be showcasing virtual exhibits from their museum and the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles soon. Among the exhibits, they will highlight virtually is Whitney! honoring Whitney Houston. 

Check out the new hub and new programs at GRAMMYMuseumEXP.org.

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