Erin Lee Allender for the Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumThe new American Currents exhibit doesn’t officially open at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum until Friday, but Carly Pearce recently got a special first look, along with her Opry pal, Jeannie Seely.
The two close friends are paired together in the display, which looks back at the music of 2018. American Currents features a very special, very expensive pair of boots worn by Carly.
“My mom and I were shopping a couple of years before I knew I’d have a chance to perform at the Opry,” Carly explains. “I saw these boots and immediately had to try them on, but they were ridiculously expensive. So my mom made a deal with me that she would buy them under one condition — that I saved them and never put them on until I sang at the Opry for the first time.”
“I kept that promise,” Carly continues, “and didn’t open the box until my debut. Since then, I’ve only worn them on that stage because they are a pure example of my hard work and parents’ belief and love.”
You can check out Carly’s fancy boots — and her behind-the-scenes tour of the Hall of Fame with Jeannie — on Instagram. American Currents: The Music of 2018 runs through February of next year.
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