{"id":115258,"date":"2021-11-01T16:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=115258"},"modified":"2021-11-01T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T21:00:24","slug":"marty-stuart-to-receive-third-annual-crossroads-of-american-music-award-at-2021-grammy-museum-mississippi-gala-on-december-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/marty-stuart-to-receive-third-annual-crossroads-of-american-music-award-at-2021-grammy-museum-mississippi-gala-on-december-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Marty Stuart to Receive Third Annual Crossroads of American Music Award at 2021 GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi Gala on December 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup>-winning country icon to be recognized for his contributions to American music during special ceremony<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GRAMMY\u00ae<\/sup>-winning country musician Marty Stuart <\/strong>will be the recipient of the third annual Crossroads of American Music Award <\/strong>at GRAMMY Museum\u00ae<\/sup> Mississippi\u2019s 2021 Gala<\/strong>, which will take place at the Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi, on Wednesday,\u00a0December 1, at 6 pm<\/strong>. Presented by Walmart<\/strong>, the 2021 GRAMMY Museum Gala will feature a special appearance by Stuart, who will accept the award and perform live. Tickets for the 2021 Gala went on sale on October 15. Additional sponsors include Quality Steel Corporation <\/strong>and Visit Mississippi<\/strong>.\u00a0More details will be announced soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am so proud of my Mississippi musical heritage. I’ve proclaimed that all over the world,” said Stuart.\u00a0 “The Crossroads of American Music Award is a tangible reminder of where I come from and what I\u2019m\u00a0a part of. When you cross the state line the sign reads Birthplace of America\u2019s Music. That says it all. To be recognized by GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi for doing something I love and to be mentioned alongside of past recipients Bobby Rush and Charley Pride is indeed an honor.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate Marty Stuart as this year’s recipient of our Crossroads of\u00a0American Music Award,” said Emily Havens<\/strong>, Executive Director of GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi. “As a native Mississippian and five-time GRAMMY winner, Marty has made such an incredible impact\u00a0on the country music industry, and the American musical landscape. We look forward to welcoming back guests to our first in-person gala since 2019 and celebrating all that Marty Stuart has achieved\u00a0 and contributed.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi’s Red Carpet Guild<\/strong>, an organization of committed volunteers whose\u00a0mission is to promote, support and sustain the Mississippi Museum, is currently developing plans for\u00a0the Mississippi Museum’s 2021 Gala, with this year’s theme being “Sparkle and Twang<\/strong>.” The event\u00a0will take place on Wednesday, December 1, at 6 pm at GRAMMY Museum\u00ae Mississippi and will feature a reception and cocktails, live music, and a silent and live auction. This year\u2019s event will also feature the presentation of the 2021 L.U.C.Y. Award<\/strong>, which honors a K-12 educator from the state of Mississippi\u00a0who embodies the educational mission of GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets to the virtual gala can be purchased at\u00a0 www.grammymuseumms.org<\/a><\/strong>. Additional details regarding the 2021 Gala are forthcoming.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established by the Museum\u2019s Board of Directors, the Crossroads of American Music Award honors\u00a0an artist who has made significant musical contributions influenced by the creativity born in the cradle\u00a0of American music. The inaugural recipient of the Crossroads of American Music Award was three time GRAMMY Award winner, the late Charley Pride<\/strong>, and the 2020 recipient was GRAMMY-winning\u00a0blues icon Bobby Rush<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual GRAMMY Museum Mississippi Gala is the Museum\u2019s signature fundraising event.\u00a0Proceeds from this year\u2019s gala will benefit the Museum\u2019s education program, which seeks to use music as a gateway to learning by inspiring and cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and self expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT MARTY STUART <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With legends like George Jones<\/strong>, Johnny Cash<\/strong>, and Merle Haggard<\/strong> all passed on, country music\u00a0purists often echo the question Jones himself asked: \u201cWho\u2019s going to fill their shoes?\u201d The answer, in\u00a0part, is Philadelphia, Mississippi, native Marty Stuart. While he\u2019s too gracious to admit it himself, the\u00a0GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and musician is living, breathing country music history. Since\u00a0learning guitar and mandolin as a child, he\u2019s played alongside the masters, from Cash to Lester Flatt<\/strong>,\u00a0who discovered him; been a worldwide ambassador for Nashville, Bakersfield, and points in between;\u00a0and safeguarded country\u2019s most valuable traditions and physical artifacts, including its literal shoes.\u00a0Stuart counts the brogan of Carter Family<\/strong> patriarch A.P. Carter and an assortment of Cash\u2019s black\u00a0boots among his vast collection of memorabilia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since becoming one of the most eclectic country artists to come onto the scene in the ’80s, Stuart has moved between honkey tonk (1994’s Love and Luck<\/em>), rockabilly (1986’s self-titled album), country rock (2003’s Country Music<\/em>), traditional country (1992’s Let There Be Country<\/em>), California-inspired\u00a0western music (2017’s Way out West<\/em>), gospel (2005’s Souls’ Chapel<\/em>), and bluegrass (1982’s Busy\u00a0Bee Cafe<\/em>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But most importantly, Stuart continues to record and release keenly relevant music, records that\u00a0honor country\u2019s rich legacy while advancing it into the future. Way Out West<\/em>, his 18th studio album,\u00a0hits both of those marks. Produced by Mike Campbell<\/strong> (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers<\/strong>), the\u00a0album is a cinematic tour-de-force, an exhilarating musical journey through the California desert that\u00a0solidifies Stuart as a truly visionary artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A five-time GRAMMY winner, Stuart won his first GRAMMY in 1992 for Best Country Vocal\u00a0Collaboration for The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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