The episode ultimately came to an explosive end with a firey run through вЂњA Little HoneyвЂќ to close out the evening. Price fostered this intimacy with a story preceding her own вЂњTwinkle TwinkleвЂќ, a song written about life on the road following a conversation with Marty Stuart. This latest episode of CMT CrossroadsВ went beyond mere performance and also offered an intimate glimpse at these artists following a year of their separation from fans. Related: вЂJohn Prine And FriendsвЂ™ Vinyl To Capture Guest-Filled 2017 Newport Folk Festival Set The episode continued on with RateliffвЂ™s вЂњWasting TimeвЂќ prior to a run through PriceвЂ™s country-rock anthem вЂњPrisoner of the HighwayвЂќ. Throughout the evening, Rateliff and Price expressed their sincere admiration for each otherвЂ™s respective songbooks as the spirit of live collaboration once again returned to the stage.

Opening the show with an electrifying dual take on PriceвЂ™s вЂњLetting Me DownвЂќ off 2020вЂ™s ThatвЂ™s How Rumors Get Started, the spirit of CMT CrossroadsВ was resurrected after a year in the crypt.ДЄlongside RateliffвЂ™s longtime backing band The Night Sweats, the two singer-songwriters held a musical relay race with вЂњSay It LouderвЂќ from RateliffвЂ™s catalog. The program saw Rateliff and Price trading off verses as well as songs as they mined each otherвЂ™s respective catalogs.

The musical collaboration program came roaring back to life with an episode featuring Nathaniel RateliffВ and Margo Price, recorded at an empty The FactoryВ in Franklin, TN.

CMT CrossroadsВ returned to the airwaves on Friday for its first new episode since March 2020.

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