About Bill Rains

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J William Rains
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    Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and Buck Owens returned to the stage of the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2000) -- or at least it seemed as if they had -- when larger-than-life bronze statues of all three were unveiled at the former home of the Grand Ole Opry.

    Montana artist Bill Rains created the statues. Beginning today (Sept. 22), they will be part of "Nashville Legends on Parade," an exhibition co-sponsored by the Ryman and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC). Along with the three new statues, the exhibit includes three other works: a bronze of Hank Williams Sr. that has stood in the lobby of the Grand Ole Opry House since 1998; an Ernest Tubb statue stationed in the Ernest Tubb Record Store on Music Valley Drive since 199...

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