Loyal Cream readers already know that Elvis Costello will play The Ryman on Tuesday, June 16. (Considering the way the Bonnaroo weather is going, sitting on a dry pew sounds like an infinitely better deal than seeing him in Manchester. But that's just me.)
In other awesome news, Cream just received word that Costello will also be giving an interview at the Country Music Hall of Fame the day before his Ryman performance. From the press release:
Costello will discuss his ongoing relationship to Music City, including a George Jones-Costello pairing in 1979 and his 1981 Billy Sherrill-produced album, Almost Blue. Costello's new set, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, released June 2, was produced by T Bone Burnett and includes songs composed by Costello for Johnny Cash ("Complicated Shadows" and "Hidden Shame") and a song co-written by Costello with Loretta Lynn ("I Felt the Chill"). Costello also will speak about his feelings for country music and artists such as Lynn and Hank Williams. Included with museum admission or free to museum members.
That's Monday, June 15, 3 p.m. in the Ford Theater.
Previously on Nashville Cream:
