ing ▁support ▁and ▁attend ance ▁of ▁artists ▁like ▁Bon nie ▁Ra itt , ▁John ▁F og ert y , ▁Robert ▁Plant ▁and ▁Al ison ▁Kra uss , ▁L yle ▁Lov ett , ▁Steve ▁Ear le ▁and ▁Lev on ▁Hel m ▁( with ▁whom ▁H illy ▁produced ▁the ▁G RA MM Y ▁and ▁E MM Y ▁Award - win ning ▁P BS ▁special ▁Lev on ▁Hel m : ▁Ram ble ▁at ▁the ▁R yman ). ▁ ▁The ▁recent ▁success ▁and ▁inclusion ▁into ▁the ▁Amer icana ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁new ▁and ▁emer ging ▁artists ▁like ▁the ▁Av ett ▁Brothers , ▁the ▁Civil ▁Wars , ▁M um ford ▁& ▁S ons , ▁T ift ▁Mer ritt , ▁the ▁L um ine ers ▁and ▁Grace ▁Pot ter ▁& ▁the ▁No ct urn als ▁has ▁bro aden ed ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icana ▁audience ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁music ▁lov ing ▁fans . ▁ ▁Jed ▁H illy ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Mer ch andis ers ▁( N AR M ) ▁and ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁mer ch and ising ▁comm itte es ; ▁the ▁Rock ▁& ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁American ▁Music ▁Masters ▁Ad vis ory ▁board , ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁May ors ▁Music ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁N AR M , ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Academy ▁( N AR AS ) ▁and ▁the ▁Country ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Jed ▁H illy ▁grew ▁up ▁outside ▁of ▁New