The Grand Ole Opry joined forces with Women Rock for the Cure during the ninth annual Opry Goes Pink show on Oct. 24. Kelsea Ballerini and 10-year-old cancer survivor Chrissy had the honor of flipping the switch to make the Opry’s signature barn turn pink. Trisha Yearwood performed and introduced Chrissy as this year’s Women…
Chris Young fulfilled a bucket-list goal on Oct. 17 as Brad Paisley officially inducted him into the Grand Ole Opry. After Chris performed two of his four songs, Brad walked onstage and welcomed Chris into the Opry family. “When I was first made a member of this crazy family, I had no idea the actual…
Keith Urban and Chris Janson helped celebrate the Grand Ole Opry’s 92nd birthday this month by performing on Oct. 10. Before the show, the country stars got together for a rehearsal on Keith’s tour bus, jamming out to John Michael Montgomery’s 1995 No. 1 hit, “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).” Below, check out Keith…
Eric Church honored the victims of the Las Vegas shooting Wednesday night (Oct. 4) during his performance at the Grand Ole Opry. Eric performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 29, two days before a gunman killed 58 people and injured more than 500 during Jason Aldean’s headlining set on…
Scotty McCreery, who is closing in on his 24th birthday on Oct. 9, has always had a bit of an old soul. Scotty put his old-school soul on display during his Grand Ole Opry performance in July, treating attendees to a medley of classic country hits, including Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’,” Randy Travis’ “Forever and…
Eric Church honored the victims of the Las Vegas shooting Wednesday night (Oct. 4) during his performance at the Grand Ole Opry. Eric performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 29, two days before a gunman killed 58 people and injured more than 500 during Jason Aldean’s headlining set on…
Reba McEntire celebrated the 40th anniversary of her Grand Ole Opry debut with two shows last night (Sept. 22)—and two surprise guests: Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood. If was a full circle moment for Reba, as she was upstaged by Dolly during her Opry debut on Sept. 17, 1977. “First time I ever sang on…
Darius Rucker’s new single, “For the First Time,” is all about taking chances and doing new things. Tonight (Sept. 20), Darius is planning to celebrate two important firsts in his life: meeting Vince Gill 25 years ago and being inducted into the Grande Ole Opry by Vince five years ago. Darius will be playing the Grande…
Jim Casey talks with Craig Morgan about his family’s new business (Gallery at Morgan Farms in Dickson, Tenn.), his upcoming American Stories Tour sponsored by Operation Finally Home, performing for the troops, hunting bears on the eighth season of Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors, and more. Show Participants Craig Morgan Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial Show Notes…
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC will team up for a multi-network telethon to benefit those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma tonight (Sept. 12). The hour-long telethon—Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief—will be staged live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Times Square in New York and the Universal Studios lot in Los…
