Nashville, Tenn., — Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jerry Foster will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum on Saturday, September 10, as the latest subject of the quarterly series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The 1:30 p.m. in-depth interview and performance, held in the Museum’s Ford Theater, is included with Museum admission and free to Museum members. The program will be streamed live at www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

The 90-minute program, hosted by Museum Editor Michael Gray, will include recordings, photos and film clips…

Los Angeles, CA., — Individual balcony seats for the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum’s All for the Hall Los Angeles fundraiser, taking place Tuesday, September 13, at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia, will go on sale to the public on Saturday, August 20, Museum officials announced today.

Tickets to the benefit concert, which will follow a “guitar pull” format and feature performances by Country Music Hall of Fame members Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris…

Nashville, Tenn. — During his lifetime, the legendary Chet Atkins bestowed the title “c.g.p.,” for “Certified Guitar Player,” on only four guitar pickers: Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, the late Jerry Reed, and Steve Wariner. At a program Saturday marking the opening of the new Chet Atkins exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum®, Atkins’ daughter Merle asked Steve Wariner to help her continue the tradition and read a proclamation that officially conferred the last and final “c.g.p.” title on Paul Yandell, the master guitarist who had been Atkins’ bandleader and confidant for over 30 years….

Los Angeles, CA., — The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s All for the Hall fundraiser will return to Los Angeles for a third consecutive year. The event, which will take place on Tuesday, September 13, at Club Nokia, will again follow a “guitar pull” format featuring performances by Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris, and…

Nashville, Tenn., — The Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum will present a special program at historic RCA Studio B on August 9. Legends of RCA Studio B: Conversations with All the King’s Men will be hosted by Country Music Hall of Fame member Harold Bradley, David Briggs and Norbert Putnam. Tickets to the event, which includes a post-program dessert and cocktail reception with the hosts, are $150 and may be purchased at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2069.

Legends of RCA Studio B will feature Briggs, Bradley and Putnam…