John Prine, Patsy Cline, Dr. Paul T. Kwami to join Music City Walk of Fame
A beloved folk singer, a country legend, a Music Row titan and a longtime torchbearer for the Fisk Jubilee Singers enter the Music City Walk of Fame next month.
The latest Walk of Fame class includes singer-songwriter John Prine, "Crazy" Country Music Hall of Famer Patsy Cline, music industry veteran Ed Hardy and Dr. Paul T. Kwami, former music director of the Grammy Award-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers.
The four late stewards of Nashville entertainment and culture join the Walk of Fame at a free public ceremony set for Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. in downtown Nashville's Walk of Fame Park. The new additions now brings Nashville's Walk of Fame to 97 sidewalk stars.
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As with most Walk of Fame inductions, the ceremony comes with plenty of star power. The event plans to feature Brenda Lee presenting on behalf of John Prine; Trisha Yearwood celebrating Patsy Cline; CeCe Winans honoring Kwami; and Garth Brooks paying tribute to Hardy, according to a Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. news release.
The induction coincides with what would've been Prine's 76th birthday and a weeklong celebration of the singer held in music venues throughout Nashville.
Prine, Cline and company mark the second class to be inducted this year; Bobby Bare, Dierks Bentley, Keb' Mo' and Connie Smith entered the Walk of Fame at a ceremony held last April. Organizers recognize inductees for "their significant contributions to preserving the musical heritage of Nashville and for contributing to the world through song," according to a news release.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Music City Walk of Fame: John Prine, Patsy Cline to be inducted
