Live Music

Live Music

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosts live music throughout the year, including its regular Songwriter Sessions and Musician Spotlights and stylistically varied performances in its 800-seat CMA Theater. The Museum's unparalleled collection of historically and culturally unique resources includes classic and current country music film and TV performances and more, ranging from the 1920s to the present.

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Live Music
  • John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2021

    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...

  • Shannon McNally and Fred Newell • Live at the Hall, 2021

    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...

  • The Crickets’ Sonny Curtis • Songwriter Session, 2017

    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...

  • Shannon McNally and Fred Newell Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2021

    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 Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2021

    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...

  • David Ferguson Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2021

    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...

  • Luke Bryan Songs With Writers Ashley Gorley and Rodney Clawson

    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 • Songwriter Session, 2020

    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...

  • Ralph Peer and the Making of Country Music • Concert and Conversation

    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...

  • Chuck Mead and Special Guests • Bakersfield Sound Tribute Concert, 2014

    Chuck Mead and guests Suzy Bogguss, James Burton, Cam, Deke Dickerson, and Caitlin Rose perform vintage songs showcasing the Bakersfield Sound, with selections made famous by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and others.

    The concert, held December 13, 2014, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum...

  • Steve Forbert Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2021

    Steve Forbert performed a bonus selection of songs live in Nashville, as part of a 2021 installment of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's “Live at the Hall” performance and interview series. Forbert's additional live performances here include: “Rough and Rowdy Ways,” a song from his Gram...

  • Joe Robinson and Pat Bergeson Salute Chet Atkins • Concert, 2011

    Virtuoso guitarists Joe Robinson and Pat Bergeson lead this concert saluting Chet Atkins, taped on October 1, 2011, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in conjunction with the Museum's 2011 – 2012 exhibit "Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player."

    Australian guitar phenom Joe Robinson wor...

  • Jerry Reed Tribute Concert, 2012

    During this 2012 concert, friends and disciples of the late Jerry Reed gather to perform the singer, songwriter, master guitarist, and Country Music Hall of Fame member's original songs and covers that he interpreted with his signature finger-picking style. Guests include Thom Bresh, Craig Dobbin...

  • Victoria Banks • Songwriter Session, 2020

    During this 2020 Songwriter Session, veteran Nashville songwriter Victoria Banks—whose work has been recorded by artists including Lauren Alaina, Sara Evans, and Carly Pearce—shares some of her songwriting wisdom and performs six of her songs, including "What Are You Gonna Tell Her?", the groundb...

  • Muhlenburg County Thumbpickers Live Performance

    During this 2012 concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, four accomplished thumbpickers—Eddie Pennington, Freddie Russell, Joe Hudson, and Paul Mosely—salute Country Music Hall of Fame members Chet Atkins and Merle Travis, who helped popularize thumbstyle guitar playing in the 1940s...

  • Pedal Steel Guitar Pioneer Buddy Emmons • Tribute Concert

    Pedal steel guitar pioneer Buddy Emmons, who displayed his craft alongside classic country artists such as Little Jimmy Dickens, Ray Price, and Ernest Tubb, is honored during this 2017 tribute concert, featuring Country Music Hall of Fame member Hargus “Pig” Robbins, “King of Twang” guitarist Dua...

  • Suzy Bogguss Toasts Chet Atkins

    During this 2011 program, Suzy Bogguss performs a selection of songs, including several she recorded with Chet Atkins, and reminisces about her friendship and creative collaboration with the guitar great and Country Music Hall of Fame member.

    Bogguss opens with two 1991 hits, “Outbound Plane” a...

  • Tommy Emmanuel Honors Chet Atkins in Story and Song

    Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel—a Chet Atkins protégé and one of only five guitarists honored with a “Certified Guitar Player” or C.G.P. award by the guitar legend—performs at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in support of its exhibition “Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player.”

    During th...

  • Alex Hall and Tenille Townes • Songwriter Session, 2021

    Singer-songwriters Alex Hall and Tenille Townes joined the Museum remotely for a Songwriter Session in February 2021, sharing live performances and thoughts about the art and craft of songwriting. Hall's debut EP, "Six Strings," features a collection of well-known collaborators, including Vince G...

  • Chet Atkins Tribute Concert • Friends and Flame Keepers

    At a 2012 tribute concert honoring guitar great Chet Atkins, friends, family, and flame-keepers of his sound gather to spotlight and celebrate the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s enduring contributions to country music history.

    John Knowles, whom Atkins honored with the C.G.P. (“Certified Gu...

  • Earl Klugh • Tribute Concert to Chet Atkins, 2012

    Master guitarist Earl Klugh honors his friend and musical hero Chet Atkins (1924-2001) during a concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Along with sharing fond memories, Klugh invites a number of guitarists to join him.

    Guests at this June 30, 2012, performance include Ben Hall, Jo...

  • Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Jason Carter Bonus Tracks • Live at the Hall, 2022

    Fiddle players Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Jason Carter perform a rendition of Butthole Surfers’ 1996 hit, “Pepper.” Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series, this live performance was recorded on August 28, 2022.
    Bronwyn Keith-Hynes co-founded the progressive bluegrass band Mile Twelve. She r...

  • Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Jason Carter • Live at the Hall, 2022

    Fiddle players Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and Jason Carter perform songs including “A Good Woman’s Love,” “Angel Island,” “Bonaparte’s Retreat,” and “Opus 12,” and tell stories about their careers as musicians. Part of the Museum’s “Live at the Hall” series, this live performance was recorded on August ...

  • Steve Wariner • Tribute to Chet Atkins, 2012

    Steve Wariner pays tribute to Chet Atkins during this 2012 program at the Country Music Hall of Museum, sharing stories about the Country Music Hall of Fame member and performing a mix of Atkins’ songs and his own hits.

    The first words Wariner remembers saying to his musical hero: “Shut up.” (He...