Naomi Juddās life was celebrated at the Ryman Auditorium with the CMT special Naomi Judd: A River of Time ā Celebration.
The evening started with Naomiās daughter Ashley Judd greeting the crowd at the Ryman, āWelcome to the mother church of country music. This is where mom wanted her public celebration to take place.ā
Ashley also thanked the people that attended the celebration, āThank you for being in community, and in fellowship with usā¦because we can pretend to care, but we cannot pretend to show up. So, thank you for showing up for our mom.ā
Ashley big sister Wynonna then took the stage for the first performance of the evening ā visibly emotional she first commented āHow appropriateā¦the mother church.ā Then Wynonna started with the song āRiver Of Time.ā
Little Big Town was also at the Ryman to honor Naomi.
Before they sang The Juddās āGrandpaā LBTās Karen Fairchild shared, āTo Ashley, Wy and the whole familyā¦our thoughts and prayers are with you. Your music has been the fabric of our lives, and Naomi, it will live with us forever. So, thank you forā¦itās a great honor just to be on this stage with you all tonight.ā
Emmylou Harris & Allison Russell performed āThe Sweetest Giftā during the celebration.
Wynonna Judd was joined by Brandi Carlile on āThe Roseā
Wynonna also performed āLove Can Build A Bridgeā
During the evening Wynonna also shared with the audience at the Ryman and those watching at home that The Final Tour which is planned for the Fall will go on.
Wy said, āSo, I made a decisionā¦Iām gonna have to honor her and do this tour.ā
The audience at the Ryman validated Wynonnaās choice with a explosion of applause at the announcement.

Wynonna added, āThe show must go onā¦as hard as it may be.ā
The final performance of The Judds also aired on CMT just over a month ago during the CMT Music Awards.
Photo Credit: Derrek Kupish