CMHOFM’s 16th Annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum To Honor Sally Williams

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor industry executive Sally Williams at its 16th annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in its Ford Theater.

Since 2007, the forum has recognized music industry leaders who continue the legacy of Scruggs, who was known to be a trailblazing businesswoman that set new professional standards in artist management. During the discussion, led by the museum’s Angela Stefano Zimmer, the honoree will detail her 30+ years in music and entertainment.

Williams is currently President of Nashville Music & Business Strategy for Live Nation Entertainment and co-manager of Grammy-winning band Old Crow Medicine Show. She first began promoting concerts while attending the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to joining Live Nation, Williams spent nearly two decades with Ryman Hospitality Properties/Gaylord Entertainment. After serving as General Manager of the Ryman Auditorium, she became Opry Entertainment Group’s Senior Vice President of Programming & Artist relations as well as the Grand Ole Opry’s first female General Manager in 2017.

Williams has received multiple accolades from the ACM, International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA), Nashville Business Journal and Pollstar. In 2015, Williams was inducted into the SOURCE Hall of Fame, and was presented with the Frances Preston Outstanding Music Industry Achievement Award by the T. J. Martell Foundation in 2019. In recent years, she has worked with various business, civic and charitable organizations—assuming the roles of CMA Board of Directors Chair, Leadership Music President and Opry Trust Fund President.

The forum is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

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