Contributions To Country Music
Greenwood celebrates Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum spotlight exhibit,
30th Anniversary of “God Bless The USA” and 2013 CMA Music Festival performance
spotlight exhibit, which opened last Friday at the Country Music Hall
of Fame and Museum and will run through April 25, 2014, is housed within
the museum’s permanent third floor exhibit and will feature Greenwood’s
personal costumes and memorabilia spanning the 50 years of his
extraordinary career.
Greenwood’s work with the armed forces includes more than 30 USO
tours, which resulted in his being honored with the prestigious National Patriot’s Award
presented by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. In November
2008, President George W. Bush appointed Lee to a six-year term as a
council member on the National Endowment for the Arts.
“Lee is an American musical icon,” commented APA Nashville’s Steve
Lassiter. “His talents, integrity and unwavering commitment to our
military, both active and retired, is nothing less than stellar.”
Greenwood is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of his signature song, “God Bless The USA,” which became a Top 10 Country hit in 1984, earning him the CMA Song of the Year
Award in 1985. Produced by Jerry Crutchfield, this American tribute to
patriotism remains one of our country’s most popular and recognizable
anthems.
As he continues to tour on a regular basis, Greenwood will return
to the CMA Music Festival next month with a performance on Sunday
evening, June 9, at LP Field.
ABOUT LEE GREENWOOD
Greenwood has enjoyed numerous other hits, and he scored 20 Top Ten
hits between 1983 and 1990. Among them were the chart-toppers “Somebody’s Gonna Love You,” “Going, Going, Gone” and “Dixie Road.” He has earned numerous industry awards, including Male Vocalist of the Year (Academy of Country Music, 1983), Male Vocalist of the Year (Country Music Association, 1983 and 1984) and a Grammy award for Top Male Vocal Performance in 1985 for “I.O.U.” His current EP, I WANT TO BE IN YOUR WORLD,
was released in 2011. In 2012, Lee released his book, DOES GOD STILL
BLESS THE USA. He devotes much of his free time to various charitable
organizations.
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