Sat Apr 25 2026

12:30 PM (Doors 11:00 AM)

3rd and Lindsley

818 3rd Ave. S Nashville, TN 37210

3rd and Lindsley

818 3rd Ave. S Nashville, TN 37210

$32.45 - $47.29

All Ages

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Hear country music’s biggest songs and the stories behind them at DAYTIME hit songwriters show - BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! 

Featuring:

JIM COLLINS

- “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Big Green Tractor” (Jason Aldean)
- “The Good Stuff” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” (Thompson Square)
- “It Just Comes Natural” (George Strait)
- "Damn Strait" (Scotty McCreery)
- “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Then They Do” (Trace Adkins)
- “God Must Really Love Me” (Craig Morgan)
- “This Love” (LeAnn Rimes)
- “Hands Of A Working Man” (Ty Herndon)
- “Baby Be My Love Song” (Easton Corbin)
 
DON SAMPSON
- “Waitin’ On a Woman” (Brad Paisley)
- “Tough Little Boys” (Gary Allan)
- “Midnight in Montgomery” (Alan Jackson)
- “Rebecca Lynn” (Bryan White)
- “What’s a Guy Gotta Do” (Joe Nichols)
- “Was It 26” (Charlie Daniels and Chris Stapleton)
- “If I Were A Painting” (Willie Nelson)
- “I Love You This Much” (Jimmy Wayne)
- “Paper Angels” (Jimmy Wayne)
- “Don’t Mind If I Do” (George Strait)
- “Walkin’ The Floor Over Me” (Alan Jackson)
- “I Don’t Have Far To Fall” (Skip Ewing)
 
JOHNNY CLAWSON
- “Weren't For The Wind" (Ella Langley)
- "Texas" (Blake Shelton)
- "girl who drank wine" (Ella Langley)
- "closet to heaven" (Ella Langley)
- "20-20" (Ella Langley)
- "Gettin' Older" (Chris Young)
- "Swear Words" (Ashley Cooke)

RAY STEPHENSON

- “Hemingway’s Whiskey” (Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson & Guy Clark)
- “Red River Blue” (Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert)
- “Willie’s Guitar” (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & John Anderson)
- “Honkytonk Road” (Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Cody Canada, Sean McConnell & Walt Wilkins)
- “Magdalene” (Guy Clark, Joe Ely and Kevin Welch)
- “Heroes” (Guy Clark)
- “Leanin’ On A Lonesome Song” (Gord Bamford)

BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE PRE-SHOW FEATURING: MAURA STREPPA (at 12:15 PM)

BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOW featuring Jim Collins , Don Sampson , Johnny Clawson & Ray Stephenson + Maura Streppa

  • BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOW

    Country

  • Jim Collins

    Country

  • Don Sampson

    Country

  • Johnny Clawson

    Country

  • Ray Stephenson

    Country

    It is a rare creative soul who can work at the highest artistic levels in two distinct disciplines. Ray Stephenson has just this kind of soul.

     

    Wildly literate, utterly artistic, impossibly ambitious, absolutely a slave to his art, the South Georgian is completely committed to the truth. He is a world class  songwriter, recording artist, an intensely captivating live singer, guitar player, record producer & virtuoso painter. Add in the ability to express the uniquely personal in a universal way, and you have a true artist. 

    Ray Stephenson does exactly that in his paintings, his songwriting & his performances. 

     

    As a musician, Ray Stephenson is a Grammy Award winning, Platinum selling singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN. His successes include winning CCMA Songwriter of the Year in 2013, writing the title track of Kenny Chesney’s album Hemingway’s Whiskey, and writing the Blake Shelton/Miranda Lambert duo and album title track, Red River Blue. Both reached #1 on the Billboard Album Charts and were certified Platinum. Some of the most revered and iconic legends in Country Music have recorded his music, including Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Merle Haggard. He’s been a part of 4 Grammy nominated projects and 1 Grammy winning project (Guy Clark’s final recording, My Favorite Picture Of You, which brought home the Grammy “Best Folk Album” in 2015).

    ​

    As a painter, Ray's paintings are hanging in the homes of collectors like Willie Nelson and Oprah Winfrey.  In 2012, Ray became the Official Painter of the Monsters of Rock Tour. He’s been featured at the Bluebird Cafe, Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville Airport, the Country Music Hall of Fame ,Gaylord Hotels, Aloft Hotel, 3rd and Lyndsley, CMT and Two Old Hippies. He's had feature articles in Nashville Arts & Southwest Georgia Living magazines.

     

    His paintings explore his love of color, texture, music & nature. Ray’s artistic influences are found in the paintings of Odd Nerdrum, Gustav Klimpt, Rembrandt and Andrew Wyeth. His fine art is highly sought after by art collectors & is a part of several prestigious private collections. He has exhibited his work in Nashville, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta, & the US Virgin islands. 

  • Maura Streppa

    Music

    THE GIRL IN BAND SHIRTS & BOLO TIES

    Country. Soul. Pop. Rock ‘n Roll.

    Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago and finding her home in Tennessee by way of North Carolina, Maura Streppa combines her northern roots and southern influence into one. Heavily influenced by musicians ranging from Lowell George and John Prine to Janis Joplin and Dolly Parton, Maura creates a home for lovers of old and new. Her southern rock vocals take modern country melodies to a new level. Maura’s writing ranges from upbeat honky tonk tunes to raw, intimate songs about her daily struggles.

    With 12 songs available on all streaming services, Maura’s music has been recognized by Billboard, Sirius XM “The Highway”, iHeart Radio “Women of Country”, as well as her song “Singer and The Song” winning the 2022 Tennessee Songwriters Week.

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limit 20 per person
GENERAL ADMISSION

This is a seated show. General Admission ticket holders choose their seats upon entry. High top tables, low top tables, and bar seating available when doors open at 11am.

$32.45 ($25.00 + $7.45 fees, including tax)
VIP RESERVED TABLE
The price is per ticket. Which includes your seat at a reserved table. In order to have a reserved table you must purchase 4 reserved tickets. (There are no individual reserved seats)
RESERVED TABLE - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 4
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 8
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 12
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 16
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 20
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT

Delivery Method

Will Call
FREE Hold at venue box office.

Terms & Conditions

Service Fee includes TN State Sales Tax

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

We only accept tickets through Ticketweb.

Handicap accommodations are available, please contact Backstage Nashville in advance to set this up.

You do not need to present the credit card used for purchase. You will just need to provide the name the tickets were purchased under to enter, your party does not need to arrive at the same time, each guest can enter under the name the tickets were purchased under.

BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! DAYTIME HIT SONGWRITERS SHOW featuring Jim Collins , Don Sampson , Johnny Clawson & Ray Stephenson + Maura Streppa

Sat Apr 25 2026 12:30 PM

(Doors 11:00 AM)

3rd and Lindsley Nashville TN

$32.45 - $47.29 All Ages

Hear country music’s biggest songs and the stories behind them at DAYTIME hit songwriters show - BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE! 

Featuring:

JIM COLLINS

- “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Big Green Tractor” (Jason Aldean)
- “The Good Stuff” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” (Thompson Square)
- “It Just Comes Natural” (George Strait)
- "Damn Strait" (Scotty McCreery)
- “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” (Kenny Chesney)
- “Then They Do” (Trace Adkins)
- “God Must Really Love Me” (Craig Morgan)
- “This Love” (LeAnn Rimes)
- “Hands Of A Working Man” (Ty Herndon)
- “Baby Be My Love Song” (Easton Corbin)
 
DON SAMPSON
- “Waitin’ On a Woman” (Brad Paisley)
- “Tough Little Boys” (Gary Allan)
- “Midnight in Montgomery” (Alan Jackson)
- “Rebecca Lynn” (Bryan White)
- “What’s a Guy Gotta Do” (Joe Nichols)
- “Was It 26” (Charlie Daniels and Chris Stapleton)
- “If I Were A Painting” (Willie Nelson)
- “I Love You This Much” (Jimmy Wayne)
- “Paper Angels” (Jimmy Wayne)
- “Don’t Mind If I Do” (George Strait)
- “Walkin’ The Floor Over Me” (Alan Jackson)
- “I Don’t Have Far To Fall” (Skip Ewing)
 
JOHNNY CLAWSON
- “Weren't For The Wind" (Ella Langley)
- "Texas" (Blake Shelton)
- "girl who drank wine" (Ella Langley)
- "closet to heaven" (Ella Langley)
- "20-20" (Ella Langley)
- "Gettin' Older" (Chris Young)
- "Swear Words" (Ashley Cooke)

RAY STEPHENSON

- “Hemingway’s Whiskey” (Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson & Guy Clark)
- “Red River Blue” (Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert)
- “Willie’s Guitar” (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & John Anderson)
- “Honkytonk Road” (Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Cody Canada, Sean McConnell & Walt Wilkins)
- “Magdalene” (Guy Clark, Joe Ely and Kevin Welch)
- “Heroes” (Guy Clark)
- “Leanin’ On A Lonesome Song” (Gord Bamford)

BACKSTAGE NASHVILLE PRE-SHOW FEATURING: MAURA STREPPA (at 12:15 PM)

It is a rare creative soul who can work at the highest artistic levels in two distinct disciplines. Ray Stephenson has just this kind of soul.

 

Wildly literate, utterly artistic, impossibly ambitious, absolutely a slave to his art, the South Georgian is completely committed to the truth. He is a world class  songwriter, recording artist, an intensely captivating live singer, guitar player, record producer & virtuoso painter. Add in the ability to express the uniquely personal in a universal way, and you have a true artist. 

Ray Stephenson does exactly that in his paintings, his songwriting & his performances. 

 

As a musician, Ray Stephenson is a Grammy Award winning, Platinum selling singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN. His successes include winning CCMA Songwriter of the Year in 2013, writing the title track of Kenny Chesney’s album Hemingway’s Whiskey, and writing the Blake Shelton/Miranda Lambert duo and album title track, Red River Blue. Both reached #1 on the Billboard Album Charts and were certified Platinum. Some of the most revered and iconic legends in Country Music have recorded his music, including Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Merle Haggard. He’s been a part of 4 Grammy nominated projects and 1 Grammy winning project (Guy Clark’s final recording, My Favorite Picture Of You, which brought home the Grammy “Best Folk Album” in 2015).

​

As a painter, Ray's paintings are hanging in the homes of collectors like Willie Nelson and Oprah Winfrey.  In 2012, Ray became the Official Painter of the Monsters of Rock Tour. He’s been featured at the Bluebird Cafe, Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville Airport, the Country Music Hall of Fame ,Gaylord Hotels, Aloft Hotel, 3rd and Lyndsley, CMT and Two Old Hippies. He's had feature articles in Nashville Arts & Southwest Georgia Living magazines.

 

His paintings explore his love of color, texture, music & nature. Ray’s artistic influences are found in the paintings of Odd Nerdrum, Gustav Klimpt, Rembrandt and Andrew Wyeth. His fine art is highly sought after by art collectors & is a part of several prestigious private collections. He has exhibited his work in Nashville, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta, & the US Virgin islands. 

THE GIRL IN BAND SHIRTS & BOLO TIES

Country. Soul. Pop. Rock ‘n Roll.

Hailing from the suburbs of Chicago and finding her home in Tennessee by way of North Carolina, Maura Streppa combines her northern roots and southern influence into one. Heavily influenced by musicians ranging from Lowell George and John Prine to Janis Joplin and Dolly Parton, Maura creates a home for lovers of old and new. Her southern rock vocals take modern country melodies to a new level. Maura’s writing ranges from upbeat honky tonk tunes to raw, intimate songs about her daily struggles.

With 12 songs available on all streaming services, Maura’s music has been recognized by Billboard, Sirius XM “The Highway”, iHeart Radio “Women of Country”, as well as her song “Singer and The Song” winning the 2022 Tennessee Songwriters Week.

Please correct the information below.

Select ticket quantity.

Select Tickets

All Ages
limit 20 per person
GENERAL ADMISSION
This is a seated show. General Admission ticket holders choose their seats upon entry. High top tables, low top tables, and bar seating available when doors open at 11am.
$32.45 ($25.00 + $7.45 fees, including tax)
VIP RESERVED TABLE
The price is per ticket. Which includes your seat at a reserved table. In order to have a reserved table you must purchase 4 reserved tickets. (There are no individual reserved seats)
RESERVED TABLE - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 4
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 8
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 12
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 16
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT
RESERVED TABLES - TABLES FOR GROUPS OF 20
$47.29 ($37.50 + $9.79 fees, including tax)
SOLD OUT

Delivery Method

Will Call

Terms & Conditions

Service Fee includes TN State Sales Tax

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

We only accept tickets through Ticketweb.

Handicap accommodations are available, please contact Backstage Nashville in advance to set this up.

You do not need to present the credit card used for purchase. You will just need to provide the name the tickets were purchased under to enter, your party does not need to arrive at the same time, each guest can enter under the name the tickets were purchased under.