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Songwriter Round: Songs of Eric Church: Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde, and Driver Williams 25 May 12:00 PM Current Exhibitions Learn more about American Currents: State of the Music. American Currents: State of the Music Learn more about Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited. Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited Learn more about Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth. Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth Learn more about Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul. Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul Go to previous slide Go to next slide Go to slide 1 Go to slide 2 Go to slide 3 Go to slide 4 Visit Back Plan Your Visit Get Tickets Calendar Directions, Parking, and Hotels Group Tours Museum Policies and FAQ Admission for Locals Field Trips Venue Rental Contact Us Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 Rep. 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Watch & Listen Back Explore History Online Exhibits Videos Podcasts Shop Back Shop The Museum Store Archival Prints Books Hatch Show Print Western Edge Exhibit Merch Hall of Fame Collection Gifts and Home Free shipping with $50 Purchase | Members Save 10% On Every Order, Join Today Museum Tickets Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum The House That Holds The Music MUSEUM TICKETS Plan Your Visit UPCOMING EVENTS View All Songwriter Session: Faren Rachels 18 May 12-12:45 pm Musician Spotlight: John Cowan 19 May 1-1:45 pm Songwriter Round: Songs of Eric Church: Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde, and Driver Williams 25 May 12:00-1:00 pm Songwriter Session: Leslie Satcher 1 Jun 12-12:45 pm Go to previous slide Go to next slide Go to slide 1 Go to slide 2 Go to slide 3 Go to slide 4 Announcements Available May 31 - Learn More Duane Eddy 1938 – 2024 Read More Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited Now Open Learn More Current Exhibitions View All Go to previous slide Go to next slide Go to slide 1 Go to slide 2 Go to slide 3 Go to slide 4 Go to slide 5 Go to slide 6 Go to previous slide Prev Go to next slide Next Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues Revisited returns to the Museum on April 26, 2024. The acclaimed 2004–2005 exhibit explored an often-overlooked chapter of Nashville’s musical history—an influential rhythm & blues scene that thrived from the 1940s through the 1960s. And the exhibit’s companion compilation album won a Grammy in 2005. This twentieth-anniversary edition of Night Train revisits highlights from the exhibit’s debut, along with new artifacts and rare photos. View Exhibition American Currents: State of the Music The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual exhibition American Currents: State of the Music offers a broad look at country music and its place in American culture over the past year. The latest installment, open now through February 2025, features music and moments from cozy clubs to arena rafters. View Exhibition Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock Western Edge examines the close-knit communities of Los Angeles-based singers, songwriters and musicians who, from the 1960s through the 1980s, embraced country music, frequented local nightclubs, and created and shaped the musical fusion known as country-rock” – ultimately making an indelible and lasting impact on popular music. Learn More An American Masterwork: Thomas Hart Benton’s "Sources of Country Music" at 50 An American Masterwork: Thomas Hart Benton’s Sources of Country Music” at 50 explores Benton’s process in creating his final painting, which was commissioned by the Museum in 1973. The exhibit includes sketches, drawings, lithographs, photographs, and a three-dimensional model of the painting, along with a 1975 video of Benton speaking about the mural. Learn More Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth explores the influential career and enduring music of Patty Loveless. From staking out a distinctive place in country music beginning in the 1980s to her talent for finding memorable material and her embrace of traditional influences, this exhibit illustrates Loveless’s role in the genre through personal and career artifacts, photos, interviews, and more. Learn More Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul Eric Church: Country Heart, Restless Soul , presented by Gibson, is now open. This new exhibit traces Church’s life and career—from his North Carolina roots and experience as a Nashville songwriter to his place as one of country music’s revered rule breakers. Learn More Help Support Our Mission Every dollar donated to the Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supports its educational mission: to collect , preserve , and interpret the evolving history and traditions of country music. Make a Donation Become a Museum Member Hall of Fame Members View All Go to previous slide Go to next slide Go to slide 1 Go to slide 2 Go to slide 3 Go to slide 4 Go to slide 5 Go to previous slide Prev Go to next slide Next Patsy Cline One of the best-selling female country singers of the twentieth century, Patsy Cline achieved iconic status following her tragic death at age thirty in 1963. Cline was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, and is frequently invoked as a standard for female vocalists, having inspired scores of singers including k. d. lang, Loretta Lynn, Linda Ronstadt, Trisha Yearwood, and Wynonna Judd. Learn More DeFord Bailey DeFord Bailey was an influential harmonica player in both country music and blues, one of the Grand Ole Opry’s most popular early performers, and country’s first African-American star. Learn More Brooks & Dunn Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn—performing together as Brooks & Dunn—charged onto the country music scene in 1991. They went on to become the best-selling country duo of all time, with forty-one Top Ten hits (including twenty #1s) and two decades of packing concert arenas. They collected a mountain of music-industry honors, including two Grammys, nineteen CMA awards, and twenty-five ACM awards. Learn More Reba McEntire Reba McEntire ranks as the most successful female country performer of her generation, and she has been cited as a role model by nearly every successful woman to follow in her wake. She has achieved more than fifty Top Ten...