Steve Turner, the chairman emeritus and longtime board chair of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, passed away on February 11 at the age of 77.
Turner’s leadership and vision had a profound impact on both the museum and the city of Nashville. Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, paid tribute to Turner’s legacy, stating, “Steve Turner’s leadership and vision changed Nashville in many ways. But nowhere was his influence more transformative than with our museum. As a longtime board chairman, he saw what our museum should be, what it aspired to be — and made it so.”
Turner’s work was instrumental in shaping the museum’s success. He played a key role in forging partnerships and deals that expanded the museum’s presence, most notably leading the museum’s 2014 expansion, which more than doubled its size and greatly increased its influence. “He was a businessman with the soul of a creative artist and the heart of a champion,” Young continued. “Simply put, he inspired us and made our museum the success it is today.”
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