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...

Nashville singer Wendy Moten makes a 2019 visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for a Musician Spotlight, part of a series designed to highlight the careers and musicianship of accomplished touring and session musicians.

Joined by guitarist Gary Talley, Moten performs a broad mix of...

Songwriter Ronnie Bowman 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.
A long-time co-writer with Chris Stapleton, Bowman performs “Outlaw State of Mind,” a song included o...

During a special 2020 Veterans Day Songwriter Session at the Museum, songwriter and Operation Song founder Bob Regan shares the stage with OS program director Mike Byer to perform a selection of songs, and discuss their organization, its purpose, and process. Operation Song pairs professional son...

John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas, masters of American music, sit down for a conversation with the Museum’s Peter Cooper about their collaborative 2021 album, "Leftover Feelings," recorded with the Jerry Douglas Band at Historic RCA Studio B, which is operated by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Mus...

Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver performs and shares stories from his colorful life and career live in the Ford Theater on September 15, 2018, as part of the Museum's Poets and Prophets series, which spotlights songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music.

Billy Joe Shaver op...

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Nashville club, Exit/In, Dianne Davidson, Jason Ringenberg, and Webb Wilder, all artists who performed there regularly, share memories of the legendary venue with the Museum’s Peter Cooper and perform live.

Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” seri...

John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas perform “Long Black Electric Cadillac” and “Changes in My Mind,” both from their 2021 collaborative album “Leftover Feelings," as bonus tracks for their episode of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series.

During the full “Live at the Hal...

For this 2021 episode of the Museum's "Live at the Hall," singer-songwriter Shannon McNally and pedal steel guitarist Fred Newell perform three songs together and discuss their individual careers and their collaborations on McNally’s 2021 album, “The Waylon Sessions.” They open the program with a...

Sonny Curtis—award-winning songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, and member of the Crickets—performs live and shares stories during a special 2017 Songwriter Session in honor of the Museum’s fiftieth anniversary.

Accompanied with just his acoustic guitar, the Musicians Hall of Fame, Nashville...

Singer-songwriter Shannon McNally and steel guitar player Fred Newell perform their rendition of “You Asked Me To”—written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings, and released on Jennings's 1973 album “Honky Tonk Heroes”—as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at the Hall” s...

Lauren Alaina, along with guitarist Tico Hernandez, performs a selection of live songs as “Bonus Tracks” for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series.

Here, Alaina shares stripped-down versions of her chart-topping collaborations “One Beer,” recorded with Hardy and D...

Music producer David “Fergie” Ferguson is joined by musicians and writers Pat McLaughlin and Mark Howard to perform “Four Strong Winds,” written by Ian Tyson, and “Hard Times Come Again No More,” written by Stephen Foster. Both songs are included on Ferguson’s 2021 album “Nashville No More.”

Par...

Ashley Gorley and Rodney Clawson—who wrote some of Luke Bryan’s biggest hits, including “Crash My Party,” “That’s My Kind of Night,” and “Play It Again”—perform during a special 2015 Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in support of the exhibition “Luke Bryan: Dirt Ro...

Dan Penn, whose soulful songwriting made a mark in the musical history of Muscle Shoals and Memphis, shares a conversation and performs live during a Songwriter Session at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, recorded August 25, 2020.

In conversation with the Museum’s Michael Gray, Penn ta...

The career and legacy of pioneering talent scout, record producer, music publisher, and artist manager Ralph Peer is explored during this 2014 multi-media program at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, featuring Barry Mazor (author of "Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music") and...