Chris Hillman and Dwight Yoakam, among the most significant figures in Los Angeles country-rock, recently sat down together for an in-depth interview in the Museum’s Ford Theater. They discussed their rich and storied careers, their musical influences, and the impact of this West Coast movement across six decades. 

The program was hosted by Museum writer-editor Erin Osmon and offered in support of the Museum’s exhibition "Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock," presented by City National Bank. The exhibit, which will conclude its nearly three-year run on September 16, traces the L.A.-based communities of visionary singers, songwriters, and musicians who, from the 1960s through the 1980s, created and shaped the musical fusion “country-rock” and made a lasting impact on popular music.