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American Currents: State of the Music

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Sunny Sweeney guitar
Sunny Sweeney has used this customized Gibson J-45 Historic Collection acoustic guitar to write songs, record and perform. The instrument is adorned with rhinestones and the signatures of many of her favorite artists, including Jessi Colter, Rodney Crowell, Little Jimmy Dickens, Wanda Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Charley Pride, Jeannie Seely, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart and Tanya Tucker.
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Scotty McCreery boots
Scotty McCreery wore these Lucchese boots at many appearances in 2022, including in the music video for his Top Ten country hit “Damn Strait.” The NCS varsity letter patches on the boot shafts represent his alma mater, North Carolina State University, while his initials, SCM (Scott Cooke McCreery), are embroidered on the pull straps.
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Sierra Ferrell sunglasses
Sierra Ferrell wore these custom-made sunglasses with rhinestone-studded frames when she was on tour in the UK and Europe in 2022.
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Black Opry lapel pin
These rhinestone-studded silver and gold lapel pins, in the shape of the Black Opry’s initials, were worn by the Black Opry’s founder and co-director, Holly G., and her co-director, Tanner Davenport, respectively, at the collective’s first anniversary celebration at Nashville’s City Winery, April 18, 2022
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Black Country Music Association ball cap
The Black Country Music Association’s logo adorns this ball cap, made for its members by Frankie Staton in the mid-1990s.
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Molly Tuttle clothing
Molly Tuttle wore this crocheted wool sweater, cropped blouse, Miracle Eye jeans and Frye short boots on the cover of her 2022 album, Crooked Tree.
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Charley Crockett suit
Jerry Lee Atwood at Union Western Clothing Co. designed this suit — embellished with contrasting piping, smile pockets, rhinestones and embroidered flowers and alligators — for Charley Crockett. He wore the suit when he performed at the Palomino Music Festival in Pasadena, California, July 9, 2022.
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Miranda Lambert jumpsuit
Miranda Lambert wore this Dulce Bestia jumpsuit, customized by Fables by Barrie, when she appeared on CBS-TV’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, December 31, 2021.
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Reba McEntire jacket
When Reba McEntire performed a tribute to Loretta Lynn at the CMA Awards in 2022, she wore a Sandi Spika-designed ensemble that included this beaded-and-sequined jacket. McEntire first wore the outfit during her “Starting Over Tour” in 1995.
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Lainey Wilson guitar
Lainey Wilson has played this Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar extensively at her shows.