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Public Programs

Poets and Prophets

Since 2007, this in-depth interview series has hosted songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music. Through one-on-one interviews with legendary writers, the audience gains a better understanding of how songwriters work behind the scenes to create famous songs. Historic recordings, photographs, and film clips supplement the interview. The honoree often performs some of their songs during the program as well.

 

Poets and Prophets: Salute to Songwriter Dennis Morgan

Saturday, July 26, 2025 | 2:30 – 4:00 PM | Ford Theater

Dennis Morgan has been one of the music industry’s most versatile and consistently successful songwriters for more than forty years. His catalog includes more than twenty #1 singles, and his compositions have topped the charts in multiple genres and various countries. Around age twenty, Morgan began his songwriting career when he hitchhiked to Nashville with $40 and a cache of original songs. 

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Past Poets and Prophets Include:

  • Pat Alger (2019)
  • Al Anderson (2016)
  • Bill Anderson (2009)
  • Matraca Berg (2009)
  • Bobby Braddock (2007)
  • Gary Burr (2017)
  • Wayne Carson (2011)
  • Buzz Cason (2014)
  • Jerry Chesnut (2009)
  • Hank Cochran (2007)
  • Roger Cook (2013)
  • Rodney Crowell (2022)
  • Sonny Curtis (2012)
  • Jackie DeShannon (2024)
  • Dean Dillon (2008)
  • Bob DiPiero (2014)
  • Tom Douglas (2013)
  • Kye Fleming (2012)
  • Jerry Foster (2011)
  • Dallas Frazier (2010)
  • Natalie Hemby (2025)
  • John Hiatt (2024)
  • Luke Laird (2023)
  • Red Lane (2010)
  • Dickey Lee (2015)
  • Hillary Lindsey (2024)
  • John D. Loudermilk (2007)
  • Shane McAnally (2016)
  • Bob McDill (2008)
  • Lori McKenna (2018)
  • Roger Murrah (2010)
  • Paul Overstreet (2016)
  • Dan Penn (2010)
  • Gretchen Peters (2015)
  • Curly Putman (2009)
  • Mike Reid (2017)
  • Allen Reynolds (2012)
  • Liz Rose (2019)
  • Mark D. Sanders (2012)
  • Don Schlitz (2011)
  • Whitey Shafer (2008)
  • Allen Shamblin (2018)
  • Billy Joe Shaver (2018)
  • Red Simpson (2013)
  • Jeffery Steele (2008)
  • Mike Stoller (2023)
  • JD Souther (2023)
  • Sonny Throckmorton (2013)
  • Sharon Vaughn (2017)
  • Jim Weatherly (2019)
  • Jimmy Webb (2017)
  • Billy Edd Wheeler (2014)
  • Norro Wilson (2011)
  • Craig Wiseman (2007)