Industry Pics: Stuart Duncan, No Shave November, Marshall Tucker Band

Stuart Duncan, who has recorded with the likes of Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, John Prine, Robert Plant, George Strait, Barbra Streisand and many others, was honored as part of the Museum’s quarterly program Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians on Saturday, Nov. 1. The discussion, led by Bill Lloyd, covered Duncan’s extensive career and included vintage recordings, photos and film clips from the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive.

Pictured (L-R): Steve Gibson, Abi Tapia, Bill Lloyd, Eddie Bayers, Alison Krauss, Stuart Duncan, Dan Tyminski, John Hobbs, Jerry Douglas, and Ali Tonn. Photo: Donn Jones

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Participants of the fourth annual No Shave November benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital united at the CMA building in Nashville on Friday, Oct. 31, to capture their freshly shaved faces before the competition was underway. Music industry and radio station professionals, along with some of today’s hottest country stars have thrown away their razors for the month, and are allowing their facial hair to grow freely.

No Shave November is using all platforms to encourage the music industry to recruit as many men (and dedicated women) as possible to join the team, and to donate at least $30 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood, has been appointed as 2014 Chairman of the Beard. In 2013, NSN raised an impressive $220,000 for the organization, with $396,000 raised over the past three years to support St. Jude. Capping off the campaign, awards will be given for best beard, the worst beard and many more during the celebrated “Beard Bash” in Music City on Dec. 1.

Celebrities and music industry professionals gathered at the CMA office building on Friday, October 31st to capture their freshly shaved faces in support of No Shave November. Photo: Christian Bottorff

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On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Marshall Tucker Band lead singer Doug Gray made a pitstop in Nashville to promote the iconic southern rock group’s newly released vintage live album, Live! From Englishtown. Gray stopped by the CMA offices to meet staff members and deliver copies of the album.

Pictured (L-R) Back Row: Brandi Simms, Mary Gellott, Brenden Oliver, Angela Brown, Justin Randall, Kris Kennedy, Mary Ann Dicks, Ken Sanderson. Front Row: Chris Crawford, Mandi Naylor, Mechalle Myers, Doug Gray, Diane Enright, Ben Balch, Don Murry Grubbs. Photo: Christian Bottorff/CMA