Monday, September 26, 2016

Forever Country Live Concert

Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum and CMA
Kick off Country Music Month with

Forever Country Live Presented by Southwest Airlines®
The Time Jumpers and Charlie Worsham with Special Guest Patty Loveless
Celebrate Half-Century Milestones for CMA Awards and the Museum 
Pictured are (back row, l-r): Southwest Airlines' Kim Boller and Kimberly Greiner, CMA's Damon Whiteside, The Time Jumpers' Larry Franklin, Music City Council Executive Director Justine Avila, The Time Jumpers' Jeff Taylor, CMA CEO Sarah Trahern, The Time Jumpers' Andy Reiss, Southwest Airlines' Alyssa Eliasen, The Time Jumpers' Brad Albin, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Sharon Brawner and Peter Cooper; (front row, l-r): Patty Loveless; Charlie Worsham; and the Time Jumpers' Kenny Sears, Billy Thomas, Paul Franklin, and Joe Spivey. 
Photo by Anna Webber, Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
NASHVILLE, Tenn., – Sept. 26, 2016 – Last night the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum and the Country Music Association (CMA) kicked off Country Music Month with Forever Country Live presented by Southwest Airlines®. The free concert also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the CMA Awards and launched the museum’s initiatives to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017. 
Warner Bros. recording artist Charlie Worsham and Grammy-nominated ensemble The Time Jumpers, featuring Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, and Paul Franklin, dazzled a packed Walk of Fame Park with a sonic look back at 50 years of country music.
Former CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Patty Loveless also joined The Time Jumpers for a special appearance.  
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Charlie Worsham performs at Forever Country Live on September 25.
Photo by Anna Webber, Getty Images
Patty Loveless joins The Time Jumpers at Forever Country Live on September 25. Photo by Anna Webber, Getty Images