NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sept. 12, 2024 – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum recently hosted a free concert celebrating the release of its expanded box set and online experience, From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, created in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville. The entire concert is now available to view on the museum’s website.

From Where I Stand: The Concert Celebration, Presented by Amazon and Riverview Foundation, was hosted in the museum’s CMA Theater on June 18. The show features performances by a variety of artists represented in the project, including Blanco Brown, Cowboy Troy, Tony Jackson, Hubby Jenkins, Miko Marks, Wendy Moten, Rissi Palmer, Darius Rucker, The War And Treaty and Barrence Whitfield.

Led by concert co-producers Rissi Palmer and Shannon Sanders, the show features the artists performing their own songs, as well as paying tribute to other artists featured in the collection.

“It’s more than just music tonight,” said Palmer during the concert. “We are honoring the ancestors.”

Led by musical director Shannon Sanders, the band featured Tyler Cain, Rob Cureton, Kery Greene, Olivia Jones, Jon “DJ Smoke” Lucas, MarQo Patton and Lars Thorson.

“The From Where I Stand concert was a powerful night of music and connection,” said Sanders. “I’m excited for everyone to be able to experience it online.”

Performances included (in order of appearance):

• Rissi Palmer – “Country Girl,” and “Bad Case of the Blues”
• Hubby Jenkins – “Eighth of January”
• Barrence Whitfield – “Irma Jackson” and “Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul”
• Wendy Moten – “Til I Get It Right” and “Release Me”
• Tony Jackson – “The Grand Tour” and “I Didn’t Wake Up This Morning”
• Miko Marks – “It Feels Good” and “Misty Blue”
• Cowboy Troy – “I Play Chicken with the Train”
• Blanco Brown – “The Git Up”
• The War And Treaty – “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Yesterday’s Burn”
• Darius Rucker – “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Wagon Wheel”
• All performers – “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”

About From Where I Stand

Originally released in 1998 by the museum and Warner Music Group, From Where I Stand returns as a multifaceted, educational initiative, including an expanded CD box set, concert celebration and a free-to-access online experience. The collection spans a century of music and traces the many ways Black Americans have created, contributed to, and been influenced by country music.

The box set and online experience now include a fresh wave of Black artists in country and Americana who emerged through 2020. New essays by recording artists Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer join the original essays by distinguished music scholars and journalists.

All the music in the box set can also be heard on the museum’s website via From Where I Stand: The Online Experience. The free online experience includes all the incisive essays, archival photographs and video, and historical track notes for each selection, as well as resources from the museum’s archive and resources for educators.