Critic's Pick — Riding With the King: A Tribute to John Hiatt

Thirty years ago, acclaimed singer-songwriter John Hiatt joined forces with addiction treatment and recovery facility Cumberland Heights to launch the John Hiatt Fund for Adolescent and Young Adult Treatment. Hiatt, who is best known for hits like “Thing Called Love,” also helped launch the annual Concert for Cumberland Heights to benefit the fund. “I am a recovering alcoholic addict, and I sought treatment myself back in 1984, so I’ve always had a place in my heart for the treatment center model as it pertains to substance abuse,” Hiatt tells the Scene. The Concert for Cumberland Heights returns to the Ryman Auditorium for the 30th consecutive year on Nov. 9. Billed as Riding With the King: A Tribute to John Hiatt, this year’s show will honor Hiatt for his many contributions to Cumberland Heights. Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Keith Urban, Nick Lowe, John Doe, Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Lilly Hiatt and Shawn Colvin are among the artists slated to perform songs by Hiatt. Hiatt himself will close the show with two or three songs. While Hiatt lends his name to the treatment fund, he’s quick to credit others — including former Cumberland Heights employees Walt Quinn and Eleanor Templeton and his longtime manager Ken Levitan — for the success of the concert series, which has raised nearly $4 million to date.

7:30 p.m. at the Ryman

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