GIFT IDEA: The Country Music Sale @ Christie's!

Today's the big day! (Oh yea, that's Hank Williams' hat up yonder!)

Christie’s is pleased to offer The Country Music Sale featuring property from the Estate of Hank Thompson, the first sale dedicated to the creation, history, and evolution of Country Music. The foundation of the sale is property from the estate of Texas Swing Band leader, song writer and country performer Hank Thompson.

This sale also includes important property from the classic and marquee names in Country Music, including musical instruments, stage outfits, and hand-written lyrics from American artists such as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Waylon Jennings, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Bill Monroe, Buddy Holly, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Luther Perkins, and John Hartford.

Rosanne Cash @ St. Ann's Warehouse

Photo: Annie Leibowitz

“If my father had been a martial arts master, he might have passed a martial arts ‘secret’ on to me, his oldest child. If he had been a surgeon, he might have taken me into his operating room and pointed out the arteries and organs. If he were a robber baron, he might have surveyed his empire and said, ‘Honey, some day this will all be yours!’ But he was a musician and a songwriter, and he gave me The List.” Rosanne Cash

St. Ann's Warehouse presents the World Premiere concert of ROSANNE CASH The List, the first album culled from a list of “100 Essential Country Songs” that Johnny Cash created for his daughter when she was 18. Alarmed that Rosanne lacked a deep understanding of country music, Johnny gave her the list and insisted she learn them all. Filtered through her own unique, sophisticated perspective, Rosanne covers songs from The List with her own stylish interpretations, paving their way to a permanent place in the American Songbook. Produced and arranged by Grammy-Award winner John Leventhal, The List includes masterpieces by The Carter Family, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Bob Dylan and more. (source)

These concerts are not until October 9 & 10 but tix are on sale now until 9/2 for St. Ann's members and then open up to the general public.

SOUNDS: Johnny Cash Bash @ Southpaw 2/28

Well, it's sold-out but maybe you can figure a way into Brooklyn Country's bash in honor of Johnny Cash's 77th Birthday - tomorrow night (2/28) @ Southpaw in Brooklyn....featuring an all night tribute to Johnny Cash including a full rendition of "JC @ San Quentin!"