{"id":1318174,"date":"2020-02-10T23:25:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1817652"},"modified":"2020-02-10T23:25:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:25:19","slug":"all-the-influences-at-all-for-the-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/all-the-influences-at-all-for-the-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Influences at All for the Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span>
\n44m ago<\/span>
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Back in 2009, Keith Urban had an epiphany of sorts. If he threw a concert and invited everyone he knew, he knew he could do some good. So on October 13, 2009, he took the stage at Nashville\u2019s Sommet Center with an all-star guest list and 14,000 fans. And he gave the money he raised to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to Monday night (Feb. 10), and Urban\u2019s All for the Hall shows have since raised millions for the Hall of Fame. \u201cTo date, the All for the Hall concerts have raised $4 million for these programs,\u201d Urban told the sold-out crowd at this year\u2019s show at Nashville\u2019s Bridgestone Arena. \u201cSo from all of us at the Hall, thank all of you for doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

And this time \u2014 Urban\u2019s seventh benefit show for the museum\u2019s education programs \u2014 he filled the Bridgestone Arena with fans and country artists and billed it the All for the Hall Under the Influence <\/em>show. <\/p>\n

For two and a half hours, Urban and his artist friends each had the chance to play a song of their own, and then one from one of their musical influences. Urban was first up with his cover of a cover. He chose the 1977 cover of a 1963 Roy Orbison tune. And when he was done, he stayed on stage all night long, backing each artist on guitar and vocals. <\/p>\n

Keith Urban<\/strong>
Linda Ronstadt\u2019s version of \u201cBlue Bayou\u201d from 1977<\/em><\/p>\n

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