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COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO RELEASE EXPANDED BOX SET FROM WHERE I STAND: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN COUNTRY MUSIC IN COLLABORATION WITH WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville is releasing an expanded version of the box set From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music. Originally released in 1998 by the museum and Warner, the updated CD collection spans a century of music and traces the many ways Black Americans have created, contributed to, and been influenced by country music. The set will be released on Friday, May 31, accompanied by a free-to-access online experience via the museum's website.

Key Points: 
  • The set will be released on Friday, May 31, accompanied by a free-to-access online experience via the museum's website.
  • "It's a part of our history that's been hidden from us," Francis told the Washington Post upon the set's release.
  • Now, the museum and Warner Music Nashville have once again collaborated to expand, redesign and update the box set.
  • New essays by recording artists Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer join the original essays by distinguished music scholars and journalists.