Vince Gill performs for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Tonight, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibition Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock, presented by City National Bank, with Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in Concert.
Wendy Moten performs for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
An all-star lineup of musical luminaries associated with country-rock performed in the museum’s CMA Theater, along with torchbearers who have been influenced by the sounds and artists from the L.A. music scene.
Rosie Flores and James Intveld perform for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Performers included Alison Brown, Kai Clark, Rodney Dillard, Jimmie Fadden, Rosie Flores, Jesse Furay Lynch, Richie Furay, Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill, Jeff Hanna, Chris Hillman, Rob Ickes, James Intveld, John McEuen, Wendy Moten, Herb Pedersen, Al Perkins, Denny Sarokin and Watkins Family Hour.
John Jorgenson and James Intveld perform for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The house band was led by guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson and included JayDee Maness (steel guitar), Steve Duncan (drums) and Mark Fain (bass). The event was emceed by longtime L.A. music journalist Randy Lewis.
Randy Lewis speaks for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Exclusive backstage interviews with many participating artists will air this weekend on SiriusXM’s Dwight Yoakam & the Bakersfield Beat’s “Western Edge” takeover on Prime Country (Channel 58) celebrating the opening of the exhibit. The concert will air on the channel later this fall.
Jeff Hanna performs for Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Western Edge exhibit, which is now open for a nearly three-year run, traces the L.A.-based communities of visionary singers, songwriters and musicians who, between the 1960s and 1980s, frequented local nightclubs, embraced country music, created and shaped the musical fusion “country-rock” and, ultimately, made a lasting impact on popular music. The exhibit features artists from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Eagles, Rick Nelson, Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt to the Blasters, Rosie Flores, Los Lobos, Lone Justice, Dwight Yoakam and many more.
Back row L-R: Alison brown, Jimmie Fadden, Vince Gill, Jeff Hanna, Randy Lewis, Sean Watkins, Rob Ickes, James Intveld, Mark Fain, Jesse Furay Lynch, Al Perkins, Kai Clark, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, front row L-R: Sara Watkins, Rosie Flores, Denny Sarokin, Steve Duncan, JayDee Maness, Rodney Dillard, John McEuen, Richie Furay, Wendy Moten, John Jorgenson attends Western Edge: Los Angeles Country-Rock in concert at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The concert kicked off a slate of opening weekend concerts and programs, which are supported by the Academy of Country Music and travel partner American Airlines. Read more about the exhibit and more opening weekend events here. In addition, an illustrated exhibit companion book is now available for sale, and the official Western Edge Playlist is now available on Amazon Music.
