Trisha Yearwood & Friends Celebrate Linda Ronstadt & L.A. Country-Rock

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Pictured (L-R): Bernie Leadon, Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, Patti Scialfa, Rodney Crowell and James Taylor backstage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater. Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Trisha Yearwood hosted a sold-out concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater last night (July 22) with some special guests celebrating the music of Linda Ronstadt and the L.A. country-rock scene of the 1960s-’80s.

The concert featured performances by Yearwood, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Bernie Leadon, Patti Scialfa and James Taylor, and was co-produced by Yearwood and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in connection with the museum’s “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock” exhibit, presented by City National Bank.

Performances from Yearwood included gems like “You’re No Good,” “Blue Bayou,” “It’s So Easy,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Silver Threads and Golden Needles” and more, including “To Know Him Is to Love Him” by Yearwood joined by Emmylou Harris and Patti Scialfa.

“I’m not exaggerating when I say that Linda Ronstadt is THE reason I became a singer,” says Yearwood. “Celebrating Linda and her fellow L.A.-based musicians alongside some of my biggest musical heroes is a lifelong dream come true for me.”

The concert, which benefited the museum and its educational mission, was filmed and will be released next month on the museum’s website and YouTube channel. “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock,” which will conclude its nearly three-year run on Sept. 16, explores the L.A.-based communities of visionary singers, songwriters and musicians including Ronstadt, who created and shaped the country-rock sound and made a lasting impact on pop music.

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