Singer-songwriter Rissi Palmer and accompanist Charles Newkirk perform songs from Palmer's deeply personal 2019 album, “Revival”: “Seeds,” written after the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and “You Were Here,” written after Palmer suffered a miscarriage. Part of the Museum’s “Live ...

Richie Furay, a founding member of the bands Buffalo Springfield and Poco, performs, shares stories behind the songs he has written, discusses his career, and answers questions from the audience. Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series, this live performance was recorded on October 1, 2022...

Multi-instrumentalist Herb Pedersen plays songs and shares stories from his life and career as part of the Museum's “Nashville Cats” series, which spotlights musicians who have made significant contributions to country music. This program was recorded on February 4, 2023, and is presented in supp...

During a 2020 Songwriter Session, singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin—who's written songs for Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, and Luke Bryan, among others—performs live and reflects on the musical journey that brought her to Nashville.

As a little girl, Arkansas native Enderlin saw Country Music Hall o...

Black Opry founder and co-director Holly G and the Museum’s Angela Stefano Zimmer host this conversation and showcase featuring recording artists and songwriters the Kentucky Gentlemen, Nikki Morgan, Aaron Vance, and Julie Williams, all involved with the Black Opry. Founded in April 2021 as a dig...

Hosted by the Museum’s Adam Ollendorff, Carlos DeFord Bailey, grandson of DeFord Bailey; Ketch Secor, multi-instrumentalist and front man of the band Old Crow Medicine Show; and Jake Groves, harmonica player for Colter Wall and host of WXOX Louisville’s Faint of Harp Radio Hour, talk about the in...

Jenee Fleenor performs the traditional American folk song “In the Pines,” popularized by “Father of Bluegrass” Bill Monroe, and the Buck Owens song “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me),” as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at the Hall” performance and interview ser...

Madison Font and Taylor Kerr, also known as country music duo Maddie & Tae, join the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to kick off season two of "Words & Music at Home," a digital series designed to help aspiring songwriters of all ages learn the art and craft of writing songs.

The ACM- and...

Marshall Chapman takes the stage at the Museum to share stories and perform songs from a decades-spanning career as a singer-songwriter, including “Betty’s Bein’ Bad,” which was recorded by country group Sawyer Brown and taken to #5 in the country charts in 1985.

Throughout her 2020 Songwriter ...

Drummer Jerry Pentecost—who plays for Old Crow Medicine Show, Amanda Shires, and Brent Cobb—performs, shares insights into country and Americana drumming, takes questions from the audience, and welcomes well-known friends and collaborators during a Musician Spotlight at the Country Music Hall of ...

On stage at the Museum, recording artist and songwriter Ray Fulcher performs a selection of songs he’s written, including “Better Than Me” (recorded by Riley Green and Alabama’s Randy Owen), “Does to Me” (Luke Combs featuring Eric Church), and his own “Girl in It” and “Selling Cars.” Fulcher also...

Five rising female artists share songs, personal histories, and career perspective in this CMT’s Next Women of Country program hosted by CMT executive Leslie Fram. Performers include RaeLynn, Angaleena Presley, Danielle Bradbery, Cam, and Kelsea Ballerini.

This June 11, 2015, program opens with...

As bonus performances for his “Live at the Hall” episode, singer-songwriter Charley Crockett performs “July Jackson,” a murder ballad about a woman who is perhaps justified in killing a man, and “All the Way from Atlanta,” a new composition that, as of the September 10, 2021, program taping, had ...

Recording artist and songwriter Ray Fulcher talks about writing “Lovin’ on You” with Luke Combs, shares the story behind his own song “Bucket List Beers,” and performs both as Bonus Tracks for his “Live at the Hall” episode, recorded on August 14, 2021.

For his main “Live at the Hall” program, F...

Songwriter Rodney Crowell performs and shares stories from his life and career on March 19, 2022, as part of the Museum's ‘Poets and Prophets’ series, which spotlights songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music.

During the program, Crowell shares stories behind his hits...

Recording artist and songwriter Elvie Shane shares stories behind songs from his 2021 debut album “Backslider,” including his breakthrough hit “My Boy” and his latest single, “County Roads.” Shane also performs “I Will Run” and “Miles (with My Mama),” and fields questions from the audience, discu...

Hank Williams Jr. visits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to perform and answer questions about his life and career, his father’s legacy, and his family’s ongoing dedication to creative endeavors.

Recorded on March 29, 2008, the live program was held to mark the opening of the Museum’s ...

Hit-makers Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis top the bill for 2013 tribute concert “Always: Singing the Legacy of Patsy Cline,” staged in conjunction with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2012-2013 exhibit "Patsy Cline: Crazy for Loving You." Morgan and Tillis are the daughters of Country M...

Blues guitar player and songwriter Keb’ Mo’ performs “This is My Home” and “Henry” from his Grammy award-winning albums “Oklahoma” and “Slow Down,” respectively. Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series, these Bonus Tracks were recorded on August 19, 2021.

A five-time Grammy winner, Keb’ M...

John Sebastian—best known for his work with the Lovin’ Spoonful—is joined by guitarist Arlen Roth on “Welcome Back,” the “Billboard” Hot 100 chart-topping theme song to the 1970s television sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” and “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?,” the second single from the Lo...

One hundred years ago, two champion fiddlers, Eck Robertson of Texas and Henry C. Gilliland of Oklahoma, recorded what are now widely hailed as the first commercial recordings of country music. This interview and performance, recorded on October 28, 2022 as part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall”...

Allison Russell performs a selection of bonus songs as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series. Here, accompanied by Larissa Maestro on cello, Russell shares live versions of “You’re Not Alone,” written for her daughter Ida and recorded for 2019’s “Songs of O...

Amythyst Kiah performs “Firewater” live at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on June 26, 2021, as part of the “Live at the Hall” performance and interview series. The song appears on Kiah's 2021 album “Wary + Strange.”

For her main “Live at the Hall” program, Amythyst Kiah joins the Muse...

Recording artist and songwriter Hannah Dasher talks about writing her songs “All My Heroes Died Too Young” and “I’m Gonna Whoop Your Redneck Ass,” and performs both as Bonus Tracks for her “Live at the Hall” episode, recorded on August 28, 2021.

For her main “Live at the Hall” program, Dasher pe...