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Gallery: Guitars of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Can''t make it to Nashville? We bring some of country''s classic instruments to you.

"The most famous country singer in history, Hank Williams began working as a songwriter with Acuff-Rose in 1946. He debuted on the Opry three years later, after first staying on ShreveportÑ?s Louisiana Hayride, where he played this Martin D-18 guitar. A sharp dresser, he performed in stage costumes such as this suit, designed for him in 1951 by Nude the Rodeo Tailor. Williams died on New Year's Eve, 1952, after a life of musical brilliance and offstage tribulation."