Marty Stuart’s First Performance as Artist-in-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 11: <> Marty Stuart Performs First of Three Shows as Artist-in-Residence at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on September 11, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)

Marty Stuart, the 2019 Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s artist-in-residence, took the stage at the museum’s CMA Theater for the first of three performances. Stuart is the museum’s 16th artist-in-residence.

Stuart celebrated the re-release of his landmark 10th studio album, The Pilgrim (1999), which showcases his songwriting and instrumental talents and tells the story of a man from Stuart’s hometown of Philadelphia, Mississippi. He performed this 20-year milestone with a host of musical guests including Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris, Country Music Hall of Fame member Connie SmithGary CarterChris StapletonPam Tillis, Kristin Wilkinson with her Superlative Strings, and Stuart’s band the Fabulous Superlatives. Stuart will perform again in the CMA Theater on Wednesday, Sept. 18 and Wednesday, Sept. 25. To purchase tickets for these upcoming shows, visit CMATheater.com.

Marking its 16th year, the museum’s artist-in-residence series honors a musical master who has contributed a large and significant body of work to the canon of American popular music. The artist-in-residence is invited to use the museum’s performance venues to create unique musical experiences. Lambert joins a prestigious group of past honorees that includes Cowboy Jack Clement, Earl Scruggs, Tom T. Hall, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Connie Smith, Kenny Rogers, Ricky Skaggs, Alan Jackson, Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell and Miranda Lambert.

To learn more about the museum’s artist-in-residence program, visit: https://countrymusichalloffame.org/artist-in-residence/

Additional photos from tonight’s performance can be accessed here (Photos by Ed Rode/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum): https://assignments.gettyimages.com/v2/share/e54586cf-a725-41da-93f4-45510c132bd8 

The museum’s artist-in-residence program is presented by Carter Vintage Guitars. 

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