Heart of Texas Country Music Association

The Heart of Texas Country Music Museum Ribbon Cutting with Dave Kirby, Big Bill Lister, Ron Williams, Jimmy Eaves, Leona Williams, David McCormick, Tracy Pitcox, Justin Trevino, Johnny Moore, Al Dean, Frankie Miller, and Darrell McCall.

 

It is impossible to include everything that

we have on display. We hope that you

will enjoy the following "mini-tour"!

On display at the Heart of Texas Country Music Museum is Barbara Mandrell's personal jukebox from her Nashville home. Next to the jukebox is one of Barbara's stage outfits-one of four different outfits that are rotated out representing this legendary artist.

Johnny Bush's boots and belt.

The Texas Honky Tonk King wrote

"Whiskey River."


One display at the museum contains dresses from Dottsy, Margo Smith,

Kay Starr and Dale Evans. The corner display case contains hats from

Little Jimmy Dickens, Tommy Hill, Johnny Paycheck

and boots from Dickens and Johnny Cash.


Country Music Hall of Famer Floyd Tillman is represented with monogrammed boots

and his Gibson guitar. We also have

Floyd's blue hat on display as well.


Miss "Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page wore this beautiful rhinestone encrusted gown before

it went on display at our museum.

Patsy Cline has become one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. We proudly display a dress that her mother

made for her and one of her purses.

A Blue Harvey Krantz designed suit from Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson.

"Hank" is embroidered on the front of this suit along with stitched arrows.

The King of Country Music Roy Acuff is reprented with a belt and a pair of his boots often worn on the Grand Ole Opry.

 

Patsy's purse with an autographed photo.


Our display honoring Jim Reeves

contains two of his suits, a record award

and a Grammy Nomination plaque.


Custom Made black, white, yellow and red boots and a white cowboy hat from

Country Music Hall of Famer Carl Smith.

Country Music Hall of Famer Faron Young was known for many great Country Hits and his "flashy lifestyle" as evident in this watch.

One of Country Music's funniest men, Speck Rhodes was a regular on the

Porter Wagoner Show.

The Singing Cowboy Rex Allen's custom made suit

Webb Pierce's famous "Wondering Acres" guitar shaped mail box has been refurbished and is on display inside the museum.

The suit from Justin Tubb's MCA Dot tribute album to his dad-Ernest Tubb.

This suit was also used in the Grand Ole Opry history book and on one

of Justin's last posters.


Texan Goldie Hill was one of the most popular female artists of the 1950's. This colorful outfit features green piping and embroidered flowers along with arrow pockets. A white pair of Goldie's boots are also on display.

The Stutterin Boy Mel Tillis' boots.


One of the most interesting pieces of our collection is a Leon Russell outfit featuring rhinestones and purple grapes

on a pink suit with a hat to match.


One of Minnie Pearl's

trademark $1.98 hats.

A pair of the late Country Music Hall of Famer Johnny Cash's famous black boots.

Joe Paul Nichols' green suit and boots

from his album "Presents the Five Pennies."

Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright broke ground for our museum. They were also eager to donate personal stage wear for their display.

Claude Gray's Yamaha Guitar used on personal appearances throughout the world.

Dave Kirby's guitar and boots. Dave was born in Brady, Texas, and wrote "Is Anybody Going To San Antone?" and "Memories To Burn."

His BMI Awards are on display as well.


Boots, Hat, Shirt and Guitar from

Legend Big Bill Lister.


Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson's rhinestone shirt and monogrammed guitar strap.

The Coal Miners Daughter Loretta Lynn's blue gown used on the cover of TV Guide and her own personal tour book.

Grand Ole Opry Star Jan Howard is represented with a black gown and two of her awards from the 1960's.

Nudie designed these beautiful boots

for Mary Lou Turner when she was

on the Bill Anderson Show.

 

George

George Strait's Resistol Straw Hat.


Mickey Gilley's Suit worn on several personal appearances including the Porter Wagoner Show.

Jim Reeves' 1956 Flxible Touring Bus (show here with the Blue Boys in 1965) is now parked beside our museum. The inside of the bus has been refurbished and you can now go through this historic vehicle. After Jim's death, "Big Blue" was used by Wilma Burgess

and The Wilburn Brothers.

Another stage outfit from Goldie Hill.

Country Music Hall of Famer Little Jimmy Dickens' boots, hat, guitar strap and suit.

Nathan Turk Designed this beautiful Rose Maddox dress.

Rose sent it to us with a letter that stated "This is the last one that I have."

The Heart of Texas Country Music Museum is located at 1701 South Bridge Street in Brady, Texas. There is no admission and the museum is operated and

financed by the Heart of Texas Country Music Association.

 

The Museum's normal hours are:

Friday from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Saturday from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM

and Sunday from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM.

 

For special tours or after hour visits, please call our office at (325) 597-1895, (325) 597-0695, (325) 597-2276 or email us at: tracy@hillbillyhits.com