‘Suiting the Sound: Jewish Rodeo Tailors of Country Music,’ ‘Live at the Hall’

Panel discussion “Suiting the Sound: Jewish Rodeo Tailors of Country Music”—produced in partnership with the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, and presented as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's “Live at the Hall” series—traces the emergence of the “rhinestone cowboy” look of the 1940s and 1950s to the tailor shops of Eastern European Jewish immigrants Bernard “Rodeo Ben” Lichtenstein, Nathan Turk, and Nudie Cohn.

Participants in the discussion, held in Downtown Nashville, include the NMAJH's Josh Perelman, Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum curatorial director Mick Buck.

“Suiting the Sound: Jewish Rodeo Tailors of Country Music” expands on the storytelling in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's online exhibit “Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter,” which examines the dazzling artistry of Western-wear designers—including Lichtenstein, Turk, and Cohn—whose couture fashions helped create an indelible image for country music.

That exhibit is free to access now:
https://countrymusichalloffame.org/ex…

Watch the conversation here, and find more “Live at the Hall” episodes on the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's video hub: https://watch.countrymusichalloffame….