The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum holds an annual benefit, All for the Hall, to raise funds for the organization's education program, and big names supported the event on Sept. 17, 2019. Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill created this benefit in 2005. 2019: Country stars gathered for a benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's education program. Cultural MilestonesHank Williams was the voice of country music in the 1940s, and his music helped define the genre:1923: Hank Williams was born on Sept. 17 in Mount Olive, Alabama. Industry Changes and ChallengesFrom the death of a country music legend to a wedding, these were industry changes for Sept. 17:2014: Country music legend George Hamilton died in Nashville at the age of 77.