Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth explores the influential career and enduring music of Patty Loveless. From staking out a distinctive place in country music beginning in the 1980s to her talent for finding memorable material and her embrace of traditional influences, this exhibit illustrates Loveless’s role in the genre through personal and career artifacts, photos, interviews, and more.
Patty Loveless: Interview and Performance
Patty Loveless Exhibit Highlights
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1968 Epiphone FT-30 Caballero Acoustic Guitar
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The 1968 Epiphone FT-30 Caballero acoustic guitar Loveless used as a youngster when she performed with her brother Roger Ramey as the Singing Swinging Rameys in the early 1970s.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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1987 Gibson J-200 Acoustic Guitar
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The 1987 Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar Loveless used extensively for stage work once she became a recording artist.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Manuscript
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An original handwritten manuscript by songwriter Kostas for “Timber I’m Falling in Love.” The song became Loveless’s first #1 hit, in 1989.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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USO Jacket
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The monogrammed USO jacket Loveless wore during the USO Tour that Randy Travis and Patty Loveless made of United States military bases in Alaska, Japan, and South Korea in 1988.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Black Tie Oleg Cassini Dress
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The beaded, floral-print Black Tie Oleg Cassini dress Loveless wore at the CMA Awards in 1998, when she received the Vocal Event of the Year award for her recording of the Jim Lauderdale-penned “You Don’t Seem to Miss Me.” George Jones sang duet vocals with her on the record and was also honored with the award.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Black Velvet Dress
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A black velvet dress, with floral pleats and velvet sleeves, worn by Loveless in the 1991 music video for “I’m That Kind of Girl.”
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Jacket and Floral-Print Dress
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The jacket and floral-print dress, accented with rhinestones and beads, that Loveless wore when Porter Wagoner inducted her into the cast of the Grand Ole Opry on June 11, 1988.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Givenchy Black Jacket and Pants
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The Givenchy black jacket and pants Loveless wore when she and Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill performed “Go Rest High on That Mountain” at the memorial service for Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones at the Grand Ole Opry House, May 2, 2013.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Patty Loveless Exclusive Playlist
Explore Patty Loveless’s enduring music—from staking out a distinctive place in country music beginning in the 1980s to her embrace of traditional influences—in this official playlist for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s exhibit Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth.