Wendy Moten to Be Honored As Next Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Nashville Cats Honoree
Vocalist Wendy Moten will be featured in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s “Nashville Cats” interview series on May 16 in the museum’s Ford Theater.
The series spotlights renowned musicians and session singers who have played important roles in support of artists in either the recording studio or on concert tours. The interview will be moderated by museum writer-editor Jon Freeman, and will be illustrated with rare photos, film and recordings.
A Memphis native, Moten grew up singing in church and attended Overton High School, where she sang in the school’s famed competition choir, led by Lulah Hedgeman. A professional singer by 16, she signed with EMI and released her self-titled debut album in 1992. Her singles “Come in Out of the Rain” and “So Close to Love” charted in the U.S. and the U.K. Moten continued work as a backup singer, first with Julio Iglesias for 15 years, then for Faith Hill, Martina McBride and Tim McGraw. In recent years, she has served as a featured singer on Vince Gill’s tours.
In studio sessions, Moten has lent her voice to recordings by Garth Brooks, Buddy Guy, Thomas Rhett, Joss Stone, Carrie Underwood, and many others. In the early 2020s, she tried out for the NBC’s The Voice and was chosen to be part of coach Blake Shelton’s team, finishing the season as the runner-up.
“Nashville Cats” is included with museum admission and free to museum members, but seating is limited, and a program ticket is required for admittance. Tickets for the Moten program will go on sale to the public on April 2 here. Following the program, Moten will sign commemorative Hatch Show Print posters.
