Shane McAnally Traces Career At CMHoF Poets And Prophets Event

Pictured (L-R): Songwriter Josh Osborne, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young, songwriter Paul Overstreet, McAnally, former Poet and Prophet honoree Kye Fleming, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Michael Gray, former Poet and Prophet honoree Roger Murrah, and singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves. Photo by Kelli Dirks, CK Photo

Pictured (L-R): Songwriter Josh Osborne, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young, songwriter Paul Overstreet, McAnally, former Poets and Prophets honoree Kye Fleming, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Michael Gray, former Poets and Prophets honoree Roger Murrah, and singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves. Photo by Kelli Dirks, CK Photo

Songwriter Shane McAnally joined the Poets and Prophets series at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 13). The event was part of the museum’s quarterly program that celebrates songwriters that have made a significant and lasting contribution to country music.

Pictured (L-R): Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne. Photo: Kelli Dirks, CK Photo

Moderated by Country Music Hall of Fame historian Michael Gray, the program recounted McAnally’s journey through photos, videos, and live performances of some of McAnally’s biggest hits, including a surprise acoustic rendition of “Merry Go Round,” performed by Kacey Musgraves, with whom he and Josh Osborne wrote the song.