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The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame/Tex Ritter Museum opened in August 2002 in a $2.5 million state-of-the-art facility. Since that date, over 30,000 country music fans have stepped back in time to re-live great moments in country music history.
- The Tex Ritter Museum - Texas Country Music Hall of Fame - TCMHOF
The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame/Tex Ritter Museum...
- TCMHOF - Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame/Tex Ritter Museum...
- The Tex Ritter Museum - Texas Country Music Hall of Fame - TCMHOF
Panola County, Texas. Early Life and Musical Pursuits. Tex Ritter was the most well-versed of all Hollywood’s singing cowboys. Born Woodward Maurice Ritter in Panola County, Texas (where Jim Reeves was born), Ritter was raised with a deep love of western music.
The Tex Ritter Museum is also inside and a great display of all his additions to western movies and music. A juke box filled with country music by our legends is available to play and listen to. The plaques of all the inductees are located in the long hallway.
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- 310 W Panola St, Carthage, 75633-2535, Texas
Jan 11, 2024 · The Tex Ritter Museum. Address: 310 W. Panola St., inside the the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. Hours: Mon-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for children. Website: tcmhof.com. Ritter embraced being typecast as a cowboy for the rest of his career.
The marquee serves as the entrance to the Tex Ritter Museum. A native of Panola County, Ritter was one of the first singers inducted into the hall of fame when it was established in 1998. It also has an exhibit on Ritter's son, John Ritter.
Ritter became one of the founding members of the Country Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee, and spearheaded the effort to build the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum into which he was inducted in 1964.
