Keith Whitley Memorial Concert

KEITH WHITLEY 30^TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE CMA THEATER AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME^® AND MUSEUM THURSDAY, MAY 9

 Show hosted by Lorrie Morgan and Whitley’s son Jesse Whitley to include performances by Country Music Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks, Tom Buller, Mark Chestnut, Larry Cordle, Caleb Daugherty, Kevin Denney, Wesley Dennis, Joe Diffie, Corey Farlow, Carl Jackson, Cory and Dustin Keefe, Tracy Lawrence, Jesse Whitley, Mark Wills, Darryl Worley and Trisha Yearwood.

WHAT: On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the 30^th anniversary of Keith Whitley’s death, Whitley’s friends, family and fans will remember him at the Keith Whitley 30^th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Concert.  The night will honor his memory and pay tribute to Whitley’s artistic contributions to country and bluegrass music. Lorrie Morgan and Whitley’s son Jesse Keith Whitley will host the evening.

Despite the brevity of his career, Whitley’s music has exerted tremendous influence on subsequent generations of country singers, and some of these artists will take the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater to pay homage to Whitley.  

WHO: Country Music Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks, Tom Buller, Mark Chestnut, Larry Cordle, Caleb Daugherty, Kevin Denney, Wesley Dennis, Joe Diffie, Corey Farlow, Carl Jackson, Cory and Dustin Keefe, Tracy Lawrence, Jesse Whitley, Mark Wills, Darryl Worley and Trisha Yearwood will pay tribute to Whitley by each performing Whitley’s music.   

WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: CMA Theater; 224 5^th Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn. 37203

Tickets on sale this Friday, March 29, 2019, at 10 a.m. CST. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cmatheater.com.