Co-curated by GRAMMY Museum® Executive Director Scott Goldman and Curator Nwaka Onwusa, Marty Stuart’s Way Out West: A Country Music Odyssey explores the history of country music from the unique West Coast perspective featuring artifacts from the many iconic artists who spent their time there, including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens. The exhibit is inspired by the title of the GRAMMY winner’s recent release, Way Out West, and features artifacts from his private collection.
The West Coast, and California in particular, had a huge impact on country music and artists such as Cash and Haggard. Through Stuart’s impressive collection of one-of-a-kind artifacts, we have the opportunity to teach visitors about the vast history of country music through the unique West Coast/California perspective.
Items on display:
- Items from Marty Stuart’s childhood
- Handwritten lyrics to Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Man in Black”
- Cash’s Martin D-45 guitar
- Owens’ “Pledge to Country Music”
- Unique wardrobe items from America’s “most colorful hillbilly band” Maddox Brothers and Rose
- Instruments and wardrobe items from Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
- Photographs captured by Stuart
- Haggard’s handwritten lyrics and two incredible guitars
