Discover the Stories Behind Session Musicians, Engineers and Producers
Each exhibit tells the story of a musician that you may have heard but may have never seen. The Musicians Hall of Fame is a premiere Nashville attraction and the one and only museum in the world that honors the talented musicians who actually played on the greatest recordings of all time.
Instruments and Memorabilia
It’s possible to spend days in the museum because there is so much to see. Here’s a small taste:
- The American Sound Studio, where Elvis Presley recorded some of his biggest records such as “Suspicious Minds,” “In the Ghetto, ” and more
- Guitars played on Glen Campbell’s nationally broadcast TV show and as a session musician in the early 1960
- One of Jimi Hendrix’s Stratocaster guitars and the stage he performed on in Nashville at The Jolly Roger
- One of James Jamerson’s Fender P-Basses
- Steve Lukather’s original Les Paul guitar given to him by his father
- Instruments used by Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Elton John, and so much more
