Open December 5, the Museum’s latest exhibit, Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror, traces the life of an artist, raised within a legacy few get to experience, who established a legacy all her own. Referred to as “a musical mystic” and a “songwriting time traveler,” Cash has created work that moves among genres and transcends time with a singular voice.
Live in Concert:
Rosanne Cash with John Leventhal
Rosanne Cash and John Levanthal take the CMA Theater stage on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 8:00 PM CT.
Ticket prices start at $55.
Rosanne Cash Past Programs
Rosanne Cash Exhibit Highlights
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Gibson Dove Guitar
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After Rosanne Cash’s husband John Leventhal acquired this 1964 Gibson Dove in the 1990s, it became her primary performance guitar for many years. Leventhal also played the instrument extensively on Cash’s 2003 album, Rules of Travel, and presented it to Rosanne’s daughter Carrie Crowell and her husband, musician and producer Dan Knobler, as a wedding gift in 2014.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Sky Cradle Club Certificate
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Rosanne Cash was nine months old when American Airlines made her a member of the Sky Cradle Club, following her flight from San Antonio, Texas, to Memphis, Tennessee, March 1, 1956.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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“Closer Than I Appear” Handwritten Lyrics
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These are Rosanne Cash’s handwritten lyrics for her song “Closer Than I Appear,” from her 2003 album, Rules of Travel.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Red Velvet Shawl
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Rosanne Cash wore this red velvet shawl in the 1988 music video for “It’s a Such a Small World,” written by Rodney Crowell. A #1 country hit for the couple, her duet with Crowell was included on his 1988 album, Diamonds & Dust.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Martin OM-28M Guitar
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Rosanne has used this Martin OM-28M Rosanne Cash Signature Edition model extensively. The instrument is the first of forty-eight of her signature guitars built, with a rose inlay on the headstock and “CASH” inlaid in mother-of-pearl at the final fret on the fingerboard.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Stella McCartney–Designed Jacket
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Rosanne Cash wore this Stella McCartney–designed jacket, embellished with rhinestones and embroidered birds, at the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in 2018.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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“The Real Me” Handwritten Lyrics
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These are handwritten lyrics by Rosanne Cash for her song “The Real Me,” from her 1987 album, King’s Record Shop.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Libertine Plaid Jacket
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Rosanne Cash wore this Libertine plaid jacket on the cover of her 2009 album, The List.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Leather and Suede Coat
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Johnny Cash had this green leather and suede coat made for Rosanne Cash in New York’s Greenwich Village when she was a teenager, c. 1970.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Boots
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Rosanne Cash wore these handmade Charlie Dunn boots, embossed with moons, stars, and her initials, on the cover of her 1987 album, King’s Record Shop.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Writing Desk
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Johnny Cash used this modest desk when writing at his small, private office at home. Rosanne Cash, who inherited the desk after her father’s death, thinks of it as a prism where the past and the future, legacy and rebellion, come together.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Guitar Strap
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Rosanne Cash has used this personalized guitar strap extensively in performance. After she inherited her father’s desk, she found the name patch from his Air Force uniform in a drawer and had a tailor sew it to the strap.
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Alabama Chanin Jacket
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Rosanne Cash wore this Alabama Chanin jacket, embellished with gold beads, when she was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, October 25, 2017. During the ceremony at Austin’s ACL Live at the Moody Theatre, Cash and John Leventhal were joined by Ry Cooder, Neko Case, and Elvis Costello for a performance of Cash’s 1981 breakthrough hit, “Seven Year Ache.”
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Letter
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Johnny Cash wrote this letter to Rosanne Cash on her birthday in 1996. Photo
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Building Marquee Photo by Larry Hirshowitz
PLAN YOUR VISIT
The exhibition Rosanne Cash: Time is a Mirror runs December 5, 2024, through March, 2026, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.