Local exports: Alabama, Alan Shuptrine contributing to Nashville culture [photos]

"Cadence," a 2016 watercolor on paper by Alan Shuptrine, from the collection of Ansley Taylor Ozbek, may be seen in the Tennessee State Museum exhibition of Shutrine's work, "Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain." "Cadence," a 2016 watercolor on paper by Alan Shuptrine, from the collection of Ansley Taylor Ozbek, may be seen in the Tennessee State Museum exhibition of Shutrine's work, "Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain."

By Staff Report June 18, 2017 4 min read

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Local exports: Alabama, Alan Shuptrine contributing to Nashville culture

"Into the Clearing" is a 2013 drybrush watercolor by Alan Shuptrine.

Members of the country band Alabama in their heyday, circa 1998, are, clockwise from left, Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Mark Herndon. An exhibition tracking their rise to superstardom is on view for another week at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

A photo collage traces career highlights of the country supergroup in "Alabama: Song of the South" at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Various instruments used by the band are on view in the "Alabama: Song of the South" exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

If you go

› What: “Alabama: Song of the South.”› When: Through June 25.› Where: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Fifth Ave. S, Nashville.› Admission: $24.95 ages 13-adults, $13.95 children 6-12; discounts for seniors, military and AAA members (ticket upgrades to premium tours available).› Phone: 615-416-2001.› Website: www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

If you go

‘ What: “Alan Shuptrine: Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain.” – When: Through Oct. 1. – Where: Tennessee State Museum, 505 Deaderick St., Nashville. – Admission: Free. – Phone: 615-741-2692. – Website: www.tnmuseum.org.

Visitors to Nashville will find Chattanooga-area connections at two popular venues in Music City.

“Alabama: Song of the South,” an exhibition tracing the musical beginnings of the Fort Payne, Ala., band, is on view for another week at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

“Appalachian Watercolors of the Serpentine Chain,” a collection of 54 watercolors by nationally recognized Chattanooga painter Alan Shuptrine, may be seen at the Tennessee State Museum through the summer.