It is altogether fitting that we undertake this salute to Earl and Louise Scruggs. For decades, following in the tradition of Ralph Peer and Jimmie Rodgers, or Fred Rose and Hank Williams, they have formed one of country music's most productive musical and business partnerships. The path they have forged is very much in keeping with our Museum philosophy, which encourages an open-ended, broad-minded interpretation of the country music story. Vince Gill
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Gill also related how, in a fit of anger against Gibson, Monroe took a pocketknife and gouged out the company's nameplate.] That's the beauty of this mandolin, ... It's the Holy Grail. Most musicians think it's in the New Testament. And it ought to be. - Vince Gill Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0dpbGwgYWxzbyByZWxhdGVkIGhvdywgaW4gYSBmaXQgb2YgYW5nZXIgYWdhaW5zdCBHaWJzb24sIE1vbnJvZSB0b29rIGEgcG9ja2V0a25pZmUgYW5kIGdvdWdlZCBvdXQgdGhlIGNvbXBhbnkncyBuYW1lcGxhdGUuXSBUaGF0J3MgdGhlIGJlYXV0eSBvZiB0aGlzIG1hbmRvbGluLCAuLi4gSXQncyB0aGUgSG9seSBHcmFpbC4gTW9zdCBtdXNpY2lhbnMgdGhpbmsgaXQncyBpbiB0aGUgTmV3IFRlc3RhbWVudC4gQW5kIGl0IG91Z2h0IHRvIGJlLiA=&author=ICBWaW5jZSBHaWxsICAgIA==&num=4 "[Gill also related how, in a fit of anger against Gibson, Monroe took a pocketknife and gouged out the company's nameplate.] That's the beauty of this mandolin, ... It's the Holy Grail. Most musicians think it's in the New Testament. And it ought to be. - Vince Gill Quotes")
![[Gill was the final inductee in an evening that ran long because of rambling introductions, excessive performances and pause-plagued acceptance remarks.] I would like to keep this slightly brief, ... I'd like to have kept the whole evening briefer. Amy's going to be leaving town tonight for a week, and I thought I might get lucky before the bus left. - Vince Gill Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0dpbGwgd2FzIHRoZSBmaW5hbCBpbmR1Y3RlZSBpbiBhbiBldmVuaW5nIHRoYXQgcmFuIGxvbmcgYmVjYXVzZSBvZiByYW1ibGluZyBpbnRyb2R1Y3Rpb25zLCBleGNlc3NpdmUgcGVyZm9ybWFuY2VzIGFuZCBwYXVzZS1wbGFndWVkIGFjY2VwdGFuY2UgcmVtYXJrcy5dIEkgd291bGQgbGlrZSB0byBrZWVwIHRoaXMgc2xpZ2h0bHkgYnJpZWYsIC4uLiBJJ2QgbGlrZSB0byBoYXZlIGtlcHQgdGhlIHdob2xlIGV2ZW5pbmcgYnJpZWZlci4gQW15J3MgZ29pbmcgdG8gYmUgbGVhdmluZyB0b3duIHRvbmlnaHQgZm9yIGEgd2VlaywgYW5kIEkgdGhvdWdodCBJIG1pZ2h0IGdldCBsdWNreSBiZWZvcmUgdGhlIGJ1cyBsZWZ0LiA=&author=ICBWaW5jZSBHaWxsICAgIA==&num=8 "[Gill was the final inductee in an evening that ran long because of rambling introductions, excessive performances and pause-plagued acceptance remarks.] I would like to keep this slightly brief, ... I'd like to have kept the whole evening briefer. Amy's going to be leaving town tonight for a week, and I thought I might get lucky before the bus left. - Vince Gill Quotes")
