Revered singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pat McLaughlin arrived in Nashville in 1977, after living in San Francisco and Boston. The Waterloo, Iowa, native was drawn in by the city’s diverse musical community, and he immersed himself in music at night and earned a living through carpentry work during the day. McLaughlin experienced his first significant success as a songwriter in 1987, when Steve Wariner took “Lynda” to #1. After signing with the Los Angeles division of Capitol Records that same year, McLaughlin released the critically acclaimed albums Pat McLaughlin (1988) and Get Out and Stay Out (1995). Other album releases include Tiny Town (1998), a self-titled work by his one-off supergroup with New Orleans–based greats Johnny Ray Allen, Kenneth Blevins, and Tommy Malone; Uncle Pat (2000); Horsefly (2006); and The World-Famous Headliners (2011), which featured band members Big Al Anderson, Shawn Camp, Greg Morrow, and Michael Rhodes. McLaughlin’s songs have been recorded by artists including Gary Allan, Dan Auerbach, Bahamas, Phoebe Bridgers, Marcus King, Taj Mahal, Delber McClinton, Bonnie Raitt, Tanya Tucker, Josh Turner, and Lee Ann Womack. A regular band member and collaborator of the late John Prine, McLaughlin won a Grammy for Best American Roots Song and the Americana Music Association’s Song of the Year award for Prine’s final recording, “I Remember Everything,” in 2021. The Museum’s Allison Moorer will host this program, which will be illustrated with photos, film, and recordings. After the program, McLaughlin will sign commemorative Hatch Show Print posters. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.

Members may reserve tickets here at 10 a.m. beginning on Thursday, August 20.

Non-members may purchase Museum admission and reserve tickets here to the program at 10 a.m. beginning on Friday, August 21.