Appearance Supports Exhibition Dierks Bentley: Every Mile a Memory,
Presented by Citi, Open Now at Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum

NASHVILLE, Tenn., – June 7, 2016 – On the heels of the best-selling album of his career with this week's #1 critically acclaimed studio album Black (Capitol Records Nashville), multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley and The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will host an autograph signing on Thursday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. The appearance is presented in support of the exhibition Dierks Bentley: Every Mile a Memory, presented by Citi. Bentley joins a packed week of CMA Music Festival activity at the museum that includes appearances by Gary Allan, Bill Anderson, Brandy Clark, Dan + Shay, Mickey Guyton, Brenda Lee, Scotty McCreery, Oak Ridge Boys, Charley Pride, RaeLynn, Aubrie Sellers and more.

Schedule of Events (Just Announced Item Underlined):  
Wednesday, June 8
11:30 a.m.: Autograph signing with Craig Morgan
1:30 p.m.: Songwriter Session and autograph signing with Aubrie Sellers and Adam Wright
3:30 p.m.: Songwriter Session with Gary Allan  

Thursday, June 9
10:00 a.m.: Autograph signing with Bill Anderson
11:30 a.m.: Autograph signing with Dierks Bentley
1:00 p.m.: Autograph signing with Bobby Bare
1:15 p.m.: Interview with 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Daniels at Fan Fair X
2:00 p.m.: Autograph signing with Oak Ridge Boys
3:00 p.m.: Autograph signing with Dan + Shay

Friday, June 10 
10:00 a.m.: Book signing with Scotty McCreery
12:30 p.m.: Performance and signing by some of CMT’s Next Women of Country, including Lauren Alaina, Clare Dunn, Brooke Eden, Margo Price and Tara Thompson. Hosted by CMT’s Leslie Fram 
2:15 p.m.: Autograph signing with Mark Chesnutt

Saturday, June 11 
10:00 a.m.: Autograph signing with Brandy Clark
10:00 a.m.: Autograph signing with Brenda Lee
11:30 a.m.: Songwriter Session and autograph signing with RaeLynn
Noon: Autograph signing with Charley Pride
1:00 p.m.:Songwriter Session and autograph signing with Mickey Guyton
3:30 p.m.: Songwriter Session and autograph signing with Jack Ingram

Sunday, June 12
1:00 p.m.: Fiddle Demonstration with Ryan Joseph 
2:00 p.m.: Film Screening: Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records

Museum admission is not required for autograph signings. However, a purchase of artists’ merchandise from the Museum Store is necessary to participate. Signing passes for Bentley’s appearance are now available for purchase only in the Museum Store. All programs are included with museum admission and free to museum members; capacity is limited. Call 615-416-2001 for more information on all programs.

For a complete schedule of signings, performances and other programming during Music Fest at the Hall, presented by Comcast, visit countrymusichalloffame.org/musicfestatthehall.

Running through Sept. 6, 2016, Dierks Bentley: Every Mile a Memory includes stage wear, guitars, song manuscripts, photos and more from Bentley’s personal collection. For more information about the exhibit, click here. Follow @countrymusichof on Twitter and join the conversation using #DierksBentleyExhibit and #CMAFest. 

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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and in 2015 welcomed over one million patrons, placing it among the ten most-visited history museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio BTM, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive, and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.