Charlie McCoy, harmonica virtuoso, multi–instrumentalist, Grammy, CMA and ACM award winner, and a 2009 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame recalls his career in a 2006 interview with Bill Lloyd as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats series.

As a Session musi...

Lloyd Green, storied pedal steel guitar player and Grammy, ACM and CMA nominated instrumentalist, joins Bill Lloyd for an in-depth interview in the premiere instalment of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s ongoing “Nashville Cats” series.

Green, heard on more than 25,000 recordings and ...

Billy Sanford, Nashville A-List musician whose guitars tracked sessions in Nashville studios for more than fifty years, joins Bill Lloyd for a look back at his career in this interview, part of the “Nashville Cats” series.

The interview begins with Sanford recalling growing up in Shreveport, Lou...

As one of the legendary Nashville Cats and “A-Team” session players, Harold Bradley has contributed to sessions resulting in hundreds of chart-topping recordings and hit movie soundtracks. In the studio and on stage he adeptly glides between the genres of country, pop, jazz, R&B, and rock & roll...

Guitarist Wayne Moss–whose signature licks have appeared on such classics as Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" and Waylon Jennings' "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"–looks back on his decades-long career as one of Nashville's top studio musicians as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Muse...

Mickey Raphael, harmonica virtuoso and featured player in Willie Nelson’s band, joins the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for this 2018 interview, part of the Nashville Cats series exploring the careers of session musicians and the professional relationships they’ve had with country music s...

Acclaimed West Coast pedal steel guitarist JayDee Maness discusses his storied career as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats series. This program, recorded April 12, 2025, was moderated by the Museum’s Dave Paulson and offered in support of the exhibition “Western E...

Kenny Lovelace, who has been Jerry Lee Lewis’s bandleader and right-hand man, shares stories about his career and his relationship with Lewis in this interview and performance. Lovelace and a small band perform four musical numbers following the interview: “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made ...

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...

Celebrated Nashville bassist Alison Prestwood is honoured as part of the Museum’s Nashville Cats series, which spotlights musicians who have made significant contributions to country music. This program, hosted by the Museum’s Jon Freeman, was recorded on September 22, 2025.

Prestwood opens the ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum honors acclaimed fiddle player Rob Hajacos in this instalment of Nashville Cats, a series that spotlights musicians who have made significant contributions to the country music genre. Museum writer-editor Jon Freeman moderates the program, which was recor...

Violist and string arranger Kristin Wilkinson looks back at her genre-spanning career with Museum writer-editor Jon Freeman. This program was recorded live on November 16, 2024, as part of the Museum’s Nashville Cats interview series, which highlights legendary musicians.

Throughout the program,...

Keyboardist Bobby Wood retraces the steps of his historic music career from Mississippi to Nashville, including collaborations with Garth Brooks, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, and others. This in-depth discussion with the Museum’s RJ Smith was recorded live on August 17, 2024, as part of the Museu...

Multi-instrumentalist Dan Dugmore, best known as a pedal steel guitarist, shares stories from his career as part of the Museum’s Nashville Cats interview series, which highlights legendary musicians. This live interview was recorded on March 9, 2024, in support of the Museum’s exhibition “Western...

Renowned bassist David Hood 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 July 8, 2023.

In this interview, led by the Museum’s Michael Gray...

Guitarist Brent Mason 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 May 20, 2023.

In this interview, led by the Museum’s Michael McCall, Bren...

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...

Celebrated arranger Bergen White—whose work can be heard on such classics as Jimmy Buffett’s “Come Monday,” Ronnie Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain Rain,” and Elvis Presley’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me”—reflects on his five-decade-long career during this eighty-minute program, part of the Country...

Joey Miskulin—considered among the all-time great accordion players—discusses his career as a polka band member, studio player, and member of the Grammy-winning cowboy band Riders in the Sky during this April 14, 2018, program, part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats se...

Master guitarist Pete Wade, whose work has appeared on such classics as Ray Price’s “Crazy Arms” and Charley Pride’s “Mountain of Love,” discusses his six-decade career during this April 16, 2016, program, part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats series.

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Accomplished fiddler and violinist Andrea Zonn—who has toured with Vince Gill, James Taylor, and Lyle Lovett, among others—discusses her career as a backing musician and solo artist during this June 17, 2017, program, part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats series.

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Session guitarist and producer Chip Young details his experiences of playing on sessions with Elvis Presley, his friendship with Country Music Hall of Fame member Jerry Reed, and the notable records he produced at his studio, Young’Un Sound. Young wraps the October 9, 2010, program—part of the Co...

Ray Edenton—part of the small group of revered session musicians known as the Nashville A-Team, and one of the most recorded guitarists in American history—describes his career recording with artists such as the Everly Brothers, Marty Robbins, and many others during this October 6, 2007, program,...