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BARBARA MANDRELL BECOMES FIRST WOMAN INDUCTED INTO THE STEEL GUITAR HALL OF FAME The   "Sweetheart of the Steel" Honored with Two Hall of Fame Inductions This Year Nashville, Tenn.--September 9, 2009-- Barbara Mandrell became the first woman to be inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame at the International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis, MO on Saturday, September 5.    Known as the "Sweetheart of the Steel," Mandrell was a multi-instrumentalist by the time she was 10.  She was on tour with  The Johnny Cash Show  by age 13 and had her first  Billboard  chart record at age 21.  Her NBC variety show, "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell   Sisters" drew nearly 40 million viewers weekly and introduced a nation to country music.  Earlier this year, Mandrell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and now accepts the honor of joining the ranks of elite masters of the steel guitar.  Barbara Mandrell...

NASHVILLE , Tenn.-- July 27, 2009 --On the heels of her induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame, Barbara Mandrell will make a television appearance to support her latest project, the Nashville Music Garden . Located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Demonbreun (in the Hall of Fame Park just across the street from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center ), the 2,700-square-foot public garden honors those that have made a positive impact on Nashville's entertainment industry. Tune in to " Volunteer Gardener " on Nashville Public Television (NPT-Channel 8) on Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. and watch both gardening and music create their own kind of harmony in this special episode featuring Mandrell and host Troy Marden. The show re-airs on Sunday, August 2 at 9:30 a.m. "Volunteer Gardener" also airs across Tennessee on select PBS stations including Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Martin and Cookeville (check local listings for show times). "I f...