The museum announced the news in a detailed Facebook tribute, calling Ivey a “challenging thinker” whose impact on the institution and the arts world was “incalculable.”
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During his leadership, the Hall of Fame:
Expanded its staff, archives and collectionsEarned national accreditationGrew its budget fourfoldUnderwent multiple building expansionsAcquired Hatch Show Print in 1992A National Arts Leader
In December 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed Ivey chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, where he served for four years. He later became director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University and taught there until 2012.
Ivey co-founded Leadership Music in 1989, wrote liner notes for numerous historical recordings and albums, published scholarly articles, and authored three books about culture, politics, and the arts.
Fans and Friends Pay Tribute
"I am stricken — he was a treasured friend and a great NEA Chair. We stirred up a lot of good things together in DC," wrote one friend.
"Bill was indeed a positive contributor to the Country Music Hall of Fame, a good man!" wrote another.
Another wrote simply, "Indeed a life well lived."
A longtime friend also commented, "As my friend Pete stated, our mutual friend, Bill was a kind and gentle force of nature, a scholar, historian, mentor, inspiration and friend for over 35 years. RIP ????."
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