During this “Live at the Hall” episode, filmed July 2, 2021, Sam Williams discusses the misperceptions that come with being a member of one of country music’s most famous families, and how he overcame his hesitancy to become a musician once he discovered the therapeutic qualities of songwriting. ...

Songwriter and mandolin player Sierra Hull performs live and shares insight into her instrument and her influences during a 2017 Musician Spotlight at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

A multi-year International Bluegrass Music Association Mandolin Player of the Year winner, Hull perfor...

Luke Dick performs and tells stories about three of the hits he’s co-written: Dierks Bentley’s “Burning Man,” Eric Church’s “Kill a Word,” and Miranda Lambert’s “Bluebird.” He also shares two songs from a documentary he produced about his mother.

In a virtual interview with the Museum’s Michael ...

Steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar performs live and shares stories from her life and career on May 14, 2022, as part of the Museum's Nashville Cats series, which spotlights musicians who have made significant contributions to country music.

During the program, Cashdollar talks about her life and...

Singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer performs her songs “100 Years Old” and “Whiskey Lows” as Bonus Tracks for her “Live at the Hall” episode, recorded live on September 11, 2021, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

For her main “Live at the Hall” program, Spencer discusses her musical i...

Songwriter Ronnie Bowman answers questions from the audience, performs, and tells stories behind some of the songs he has written. Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series, this live performance was recorded on August 6, 2022.
During the show, Bowman discusses his inspiration for becoming ...

During a 2021 interview and performance, singer-songwriter Waylon Payne discusses the road to sobriety that led to his critically acclaimed 2020 album, "Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me," and performs five of its songs live.

The son of country musicians Sammi Smith (who sang the...

At this concert honoring master songwriter Tom T. Hall and his renowned 1974 children’s album, "Songs of Fox Hollow," the Country Music Hall of Fame member joins a cast that includes Bobby Bare, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Duane Eddy, Tommy Cash, Jim Lauderdale, Peter Cooper, Eric Brace & Last T...

In this one-man show, John Lomax III discusses the Lomax family’s legacy and performs some of the most influential American roots-music songs that his relatives have collected and preserved. Performing a cappella, Lomax takes the audience on a generational journey, from cowboy songs such as “The ...

In the Museum’s CMA Theater, singer-songwriter and recording artist Sam Williams performs the deeply personal song “The World: Alone,” included on his 2021 album “Glasshouse Children,” and “Long Gone Lonesome Blues,” a 1950 hit for his grandfather, Country Music Hall of Fame member Hank Williams....

Award-winning bluegrass group Sister Sadie performs the Merle Haggard classic “The Fugitive" and the gospel traditional “Glory, Glory Hallelujah (Lay My Burden Down)” as Bonus Tracks for their episode of the “Live at the Hall” series.

The band recorded these performances and their main “Live at ...

Singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook sings “Stanley By God Terry” and “Two Chords and a Lie,” both from her 2020 album “Aftermath,” at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on July 29, 2021, as Bonus Tracks for the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series.

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

Crystal Gayle shares live songs and talks about her upbringing and career in this 2014 concert and interview at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Gayle reminisces about her mother and father, having a musical family, and meeting her much older and most famous sibling, Loretta Lynn, for ...

Elizabeth Cook, Mary Gauthier, and Abigail Washburn explore their musical roots and their approach to songwriting in this September 8, 2010, program at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, hosted by author Jewly Hight. The panelists—all of whom are featured in Hight’s 2011 book, “Right By H...

One half of the Grammy award-winning duo Brothers Osborne, guitarist, songwriter, backing vocalist John Osborne details his musical journey during this Musician Spotlight program. With the guitar in his hands serving as constant punctuation to his light-hearted storytelling, Osborne plays riffs f...

Singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton joins the Museum remotely for a 2021 Songwriter Session, sharing memories of her songwriting education and development and live versions of a mix of her songs, including hits she's written for major country stars (Keith Urban and Lady A among them) and selections fr...

Frank Howard and Peggy Gaines Walker, artists instrumental in Nashville’s soul music scene of the 1960s, join the Museum’s Michael Gray and the National Museum of African American Music’s Dr. Bryan Pierce, to share their memories of the city’s vibrant R&B community. That community included pionee...

Recording artist and songwriter Elvie Shane performs “Sundress,” from his 2021 debut album “Backslider,” and one of his favorite gospel songs, “I’m Bound for that City,” as bonus tracks for his “Live at the Hall” episode. He also opens up about his faith and how it plays a role in his music and l...

Richie Furay, a founding member of the bands Buffalo Springfield and Poco, performs songs from 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, and is presented in support of the exhibition “...

Family, friends, collaborators, and admirers share stories and performances centering around Country Music Hall of Fame member Waylon Jennings in this “Live at the Hall” video compilation. Included: Jennings’s wife and fellow singer-songwriter Jessi Colter, his bandleader Richie Albright, produce...

Emily West and the band Whiskey Wolves of the West perform "Crying," written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, during a special holiday concert at Historic RCA Studio B.

Filmed live on December 8, 2018, this bonus track is presented as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at t...

Deke Dickerson a virtuosic guitar player, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and author—leads this 2019 program on California country music, performing songs that include “California on My Mind,” “Hello Trouble,” and “Hubbin’ It,” while also telling stories about Country Music Hall of Fame member...

Matraca Berg and Jeff Hanna share the stage during a Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, recorded October 20, 2020. The two perform live and discuss their best-known compositions, including Berg’s “Strawberry Wine” and Hanna’s “Bless the Broken Road.”

Berg, a member ...

Texas-born, Nashville-based singer and songwriter Stephanie Urbina Jones joins Mariachi Tennessee on stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Ford Theater in 2018, sharing country classics interpreted in a variety of mariachi styles—a blend that she dubs "country music with chili pepp...