Tag: Rodney Crowell

Writer and director T.J. Parsell and producer Bill Brimm are introducing their latest documentary film Invisible at this year’s Nashville Film Festival on Tuesday, October 5 at 7 PM CT at Marathon Music Works. The documentary encompasses the stories of gay women in the southern music industries and the struggles they faced …

The Grand Ole Opry is partnering with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee during this Saturday’s live Opry broadcast (August 28) to help raise money for those affected by the catastrophic flooding last weekend in Middle Tennessee. Donations can be made at www.cfmt.org/opry. The Opry’s hosts and performing artists will …

Shannon McNally has shared a new video from her new album, THE WAYLON SESSIONS. The Nashville-based artist takes on Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” with this vulnerable rendition that captures the original’s raw yearning for intimacy. “I never heard Waylon sing this one. I don’t think …

With her new album, The Waylon Sessions, Shannon McNally set out to revisit the songs and spirit of Waylon Jennings, a legend with whom she’s always had an ongoing fascination, but her collection of tunes ended up being not so much a tribute as it is a recontextualization; a nuanced, …

The Americana Music Association has partnered with The Bluegrass Situation, along with its co-founder, actor/comedian/musician Ed Helms, to present Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, a 21st-century online variety show to benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund and Direct Relief, debuting on April 22 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. With …

Blackbird Presents has announced a star-studded concert event at the historic Opry House. “King Of The Road: Celebrating The Music of Roger Miller” celebrates the songs of one of country music’s most beloved singer-songwriters widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced chart-topping hits. “King Of The Road: Celebrating The Music of Roger …

Steve Earle & The Dukes are set to return with GUY on March 29th, 2019. A return to New West Records, the 16-song set is comprised of songs written by one of his two primary songwriting mentors, the legendary Guy Clark. GUY appears ten years after his Grammy Award winning …

2020 Update: See Tommy Emmanuel at the Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Buy TICKETS Here! Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and performer, Tommy Emmanuel is gearing up for the release of his next album, Accomplice One—out January 19, 2018 on CGP Sounds and distributed by Thirty Tigers—along with a run of February headlining tour dates, …

The Franklin Theatre will play host to the premiere screening of the “Director’s Cut”of A Tribute To John D. Loudermilk, October 24 at 7:00pm.  Tickets are $10.00.   Filmed in March 2016 at the Franklin Theatre, and directed by Dixie Gamble, the live tribute to one of America’s most treasured songwriters was …

A diverse, multi-generational slate of roots music luminaries were celebrated at the 16th Annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards show last night at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. They included previous Americana Lifetime Achievement honorees John Prine (Artist of the Year), Rodney Crowell (Song of the Year), and Marty Stuart …