Late songwriter Cindy Walker leaves songs to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

October 5th, 2009 Dad's list turns into Rosanne Cash's discNEW YORK — Make no mistake, Rosanne Cash fully understands the value of the sheet of yellow lined paper her father handed to her one summer day in 1973. Now she's giving the world a peek.

September 23rd, 2009 Rocker STEVEN VAN ZANDT has lashed out at his fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee members for honouring the wrong acts. The E Street Band member has spoken out about the difficulty he had in getting his peers at the Cleveland, Ohio music mecca and museum to salute the Rascals and Dave Clark Five - and he fears other truly worthwhile artists will never get inducted.

September 10th, 2009 Barbara Mandrell honored for steel guitar playingNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Barbara Mandrell has become the first woman to be inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.

September 9th, 2009 KEITH URBAN and VINCE GILL are to host a star-studded concert to raise funds for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The singers are leading the line-up for the Nashville, Tennessee gig which will also see performances from Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.

September 2nd, 2009 Late country star TAMMY WYNETTE will be posthumously honoured for her contribution to music - she is to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in Tennessee. The singer/songwriter, who died in 1998, dominated the country charts throughout the 1960s and early 1970s and is best remembered for her hit single Stand By Your Man.

September 1st, 2009 Keith Urban, Vince Gill host all-star concertNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban and Vince Gill will co-host an all-star concert to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, with guests including Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.

August 21st, 2009 Wis. public visitation for music legend Les PaulMILWAUKEE — A public visitation and memorial for guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul is being held in Milwaukee. Paul's closed casket will be available for viewing for four hours Friday at a museum along the shores of Lake Michigan about 15 miles from the city where Paul was born and grew up.

August 10th, 2009 Austin City Limits honored by rock hall of fameAUSTIN, Texas —Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello — they're among the legions of music legends who have graced the stage of the famed Austin City Limits television music show.

August 9th, 2009 Veteran rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE has taken aim at the organisers who inducted her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - insisting the honour fuels rivalry between musicians. The Pretenders frontwoman was inducted with the group in 2005, but 57-year-old Hynde insists she had mixed feelings about accepting the accolade from high-powered music bosses.

August 1st, 2009 New Orleans great Toussaint feted in hometownNEW ORLEANS — Over music and gumbo served in a historic New Orleans nightclub, pianist and hit songwriter Allen Toussaint will join the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Sunday's celebration was planned in a perfect spot for Toussaint and his fellow inductee, the late rhythm and blues singer Ernie K-Doe.

July 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bruce Springsteen, U2, Metallica and Stevie Wonder are among the music world's biggest stars who are set to perform at two New York City concerts in celebration of Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary. The shows, which will be held at New York City's Madison Square Garden, will be taking place on October 29 and October 30 the Hall of Fame announced in a statement on July 22, and will feature different set lists and performers each night.

July 8th, 2009 Rock Hall of Fame holds Jackson candlelight vigilCLEVELAND — More than 2,000 people have attended a candlelight vigil at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in celebration of the life of Michael Jackson. Fans left handwritten notes, flowers and teddy bears inside the hall of fame lobby Tuesday night.

July 7th, 2009 Rock hall plans Jackson candlelight vigilCLEVELAND — Hours after the memorial service in Los Angeles, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will honor Michael Jackson with a candlelight vigil. The event scheduled for Tuesday night will include remarks from a local church pastor and from Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the rock hall and museum.

June 23rd, 2009 Rock Hall to put on Woodstock anniversary exhibitNEW YORK — Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary with a new exhibit. From July 3 to November 29, the Cleveland-based center will feature items from the legendary three-day weekend in upstate New York.

June 12th, 2009 Rock Hall in Ohio hosts Springsteen FanFestCLEVELAND — A weekend of glory days is planned at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Ohio, which is welcoming fans to a Bruce Springsteen FanFest. The event Friday through Sunday at the hall in Cleveland includes screenings of Springsteen concerts and his 1999 Rock Hall induction, as well as appearances by the singer's personal film archivist and the editor of the long-running Springsteen fanzine "Backstreets." The festival is in conjunction with the museum's current exhibit, "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen." The Boss himself is not expected to drop by for FanFest.