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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Recording artist and songwriter Caitlyn Smith performs and shares stories behind some of the songs she has written: “High,” co-written with Miley Cyrus and recorded by both Smith and Cyrus, “Maybe in Another Life,” and “Tacoma,” which Garth Brooks recorded for his 2014 album, “Man Against Machine...

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer discuss and perform songs from their collaborative album “Not Dark Yet” in this 2017 program, hosted by NPR music critic Ann Powers. The conversation delves into the song selections for the record and the process of creating arrangements that highlight their harmon...

Four potent voices in Americana music—Don Bryant, Yola Carter, Raul Malo, and Joan Osborne—discuss their influences and perform songs during this “Southern Streams” program, taped at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on September 14, 2017, and presented in partnership with the Americana M...

Hit-making songwriters Buzz Cason, Dallas Frazier, Dickey Lee, and Dan Penn come together to perform signature songs at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on April 1, 2017, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Museum’s Poets and Prophets series.

A Nashville native, Cason has written s...

Ashley Campbell, Bailey Bryan, the Sisterhood Band, Abby Anderson, and Cassadee Pope take the spotlight for the 2018 edition of CMT’s annual Next Women of Country showcase, held on June 8 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, during Nashville’s CMA Fest.

CMT executive Leslie Fram introd...