05.18.20

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCES JUNE LINEUP FOR SONGWRITER SESSIONS

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCES JUNE LINEUP FOR SONGWRITER SESSIONS

Weekly Songwriter Sessions are on Instagram Live Tuesday evenings at 8 p.m. CDT. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. May 18, 2020 – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum  announced today the June lineup for its weekly Songwriter Sessions on Instagram Live. During these sessions, held Tuesdays at 8 p.m. CDT, viewers hear from and interact with the talents behind country music’s biggest hits. The Songwriter Sessions are presented by SunTrust and hosted by Abi Tapia, the museum’s director of public programs. The June lineup is below.

June 2

Jessi Alexander, whose compositions include “The Climb” (Miley Cyrus), “I Drive Your Truck” (Lee Brice) and “Mine Would Be You” (Blake Shelton).

 

June 9

Dierks Bentley, whose compositions include his singles “I Hold On,” “What Was I Thinkin’” and “Living.”

 

June 16

Bob DiPiero, whose compositions include “Blue Clear Sky” (Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait), “Gone” (Montgomery Gentry) and “Daddy’s Money” (Ricochet).

 

June 23

Yola, whose compositions include her singles “Faraway Look,” “It Ain’t Easier” and “Walk Through Fire.”

 

June 30

Steve Wariner, whose compositions include his singles “Holes In The Floor of Heaven,” “When I Still Mattered To You” and “Longneck Bottle/Nothin’ But The Taillights/Blacktop Ends” (medley).

Upcoming Songwriter Sessions in May are with Charlie Worsham tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, and Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Schlitz on Tuesday, May 26.

In addition to this Instagram Live program, country music fans can explore past programs on the museum’s website, where they can hear interviews, great music and insightful commentary. Visitors to the website may also bring the history and magic of the museum home, while exploring at-home resources to use as a family on the Fun at Home page.

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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Contact: 
Aubrey Miller    615-416-2098    agmiller@countrymusichalloffame.org

Media Website: 
http://countrymusichalloffame.org/media 

About the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum collects, preserves, and interprets country music and its history for the education and entertainment of diverse audiences. In exhibits, publications, and educational programs, the museum explores the cultural importance and enduring beauty of the art form. The museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and for the last five consecutive years has welcomed over one million patrons each year, placing it among the 10 most-visited history museums in the U.S. The Country Music Foundation operates Historic RCA Studio B®, Hatch Show Print® poster shop, CMF Records, the Frist Library and Archive and CMF Press. Museum programs are supported by Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and Tennessee Arts Commission.

More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.