The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the 3 shows this weekend. Yes, that is right as the Opry has scheduled Carrie Underwood for the Friday Night Opry and as a result of her appearance and strong ticket sales, a 2nd show has been added. That is the good news. The bad news is that for the 2nd week in a row, we have a Friday Night Opry that looks pretty similar to a Tuesday or Wednesday night show. There are only 7 acts booked, but after only 1 Opry member last Friday, we are up to 3 this weekend. No segment hosts and the same running order for both shows.
Saturday's Grand Ole Opry has guest artists Casey James, Jonathan Jackson, along with T. Bubba Bechtol. We also have a return performance by Fiddlin' Carson Peters and his band. 11 acts booked of whom 6 are Opry members. And there is a slot being saved for Jimmy Dickens.
Friday July 25
1st show
7:00: John Conlee; The Gibson Brothers
7:30: Lennon & Maisy; The Whites
8:00: Henry Cho; The Band Perry
8:30: Carrie Underwood
2nd show
9:30: John Conlee; Greg Bates
10:00: Lennon & Maisy; The Whites
10:30: Henry Cho; The Band Perry
11:00: Carrie Underwood
Saturday July 26
7:00: John Conlee (host); Greg Bates
7:30: The Whites (host); T. Bubba Bechtol; Fiddlin' Carson Peters Band
Intermission
8:15: George Hamilton IV (host); Jean Shepard; Jonathan Jackson; Opry Square Dancers
8:45: Connie Smith (host); Jesse McReynolds; Casey James
And now, here is the posted Grand Ole Opry line-up from 5 years ago this weekend, July 24 & 25, 2009:
Friday July 24
7:00: Jeannie Seely (host); Jim Ed Brown; Mark Wills
7:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Point Of Grace
8:00: Bill Anderson (host); Jan Howard; T. Graham Brown
8:30: Vince Gill (host); Connie Smith; Mike Snider
Saturday July 25
1st show
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Mandy Barnett
7:30: Jeannie Seely (host); The Whites; Cherryholmes
8:00: Mike Snider (host); Jim Ed Brown; Clay Walker; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Bill Anderson (host); Jimmy C Newman; Carrie Underwood
2nd show
9:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Mandy Barnett
10:00: Mike Snider (host); The Whites; Clay Walker
10:30: Jim Ed Brown (host); Stu Phillips; Cherryholmes; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Bill Anderson (host); Jimmy C Newman; Carrie Underwood
And from 10 years ago this weekend, July 23 & 24, 2004:
Friday July 23
7:30: Porter Wagoner (host); The Whites; Mel McDaniel; Doyle Dykes
8:00: Jean Shepard (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Jimmy C Newman; Waylon Payne; Sammi Smith
8:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Craig Morgan
9:00: Bill Anderson (host); Riders In The Sky; Charley Pride
9:30: Jim Ed Brown (host); Stu Phillips; Osborne Brothers; Bering Stait
Saturday July 24
1st show
6:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); The Whites; Darrell Scott
7:00: Hal Ketchum (host); SHeDAISY; Joe Nichols; Charley Pride
8:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Jean Shepard; Billy Walker; Jeannie Seely; Mike Snider; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Bill Anderson (host); Jessi Alexander; Connie Smith
2nd show
9:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Mel McDaniel; Jimmy C Newman; Jessi Alexander
10:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; The Whites; SHeDAISY
10:30: Hal Ketchum (host); Jean Shepard; Charley Pride; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Bill Anderson (host); Osborne Brothers; Connie Smith; Joe Nichols
11:30: Jeannie Seely (host); Billy Walker Darrell Scott
For this week's look back into Grand Ole Opry history, I have Saturday July 24, 1976, which was the last night that Bobby Lord performed on the Opry as a member.
Bobby Lord began his career on television and he was one of the most effective artists to use the media throughout the fifties and sixties. He was given his own television show at the age of 19 while attending the University of Tampa. In 1955, he joined the Ozark Jubilee, where he spent five years as a regular cast member and occcasional host. He came to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and stayed the the show until 1976, although he would continue to make guest appearances after leaving the show. He also hosted "The Bobby Lord Show", which was syndicated by WSM-TV. He had records on the charts from the late 1950s, into the early 1970s. After leaving the Opry, Bobby moved back to Florida where he owned an insurance agency. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 74.
Here is the running order of the Grand Ole Opry, July 24, 1976 as we remember Bobby Lord.
1st show
6:30: Mrs Grissoms
Stonewall Jackson (host): Life to Go
Bill Carlisle: Too Old to Cut the Mustard
Stonewall Jackson: Washed My Hands in Muddy Water/Waterloo
6:45: Rudy's
Willis Brothers (host): Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Lorrie Morgan: Merry-Go-Round of Love
Johnny Carver: Afternoon Delight
Willis Brothers: For the Good Times
7:00: Shoney's
Jimmy C Newman (host): Good Deal Lucille
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: (?)
Jerry Clower: Comedy
Del Wood: Stars & Stripes/Caissons/Anchors Away/U.S. Marines/America the Beautiful
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: Nobody's Darling But Mine
Jimmy C Newman: A Fallen Star/Diggy Liggy Lo
7:30: Standard Candy
Bobby Lord (host): Live Your Life Out Loud
Skeeter Davis: The End of the World
Billy Grammer: Family Man
Crook Brothers/Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Cumberland Gap
Bobby Lord: Fall Away
Skeeter Davis: The Old Rugged Cross/The King is Coming
Billy Grammer: Under the Double Eagle
Bobby Lord: Hawkeye
8:00: Martha White
Lester Flatt (host): Life of Riley
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Justin Tubb: Sweetwater, Texas
Oswald: Mountain Dew
Lester Flatt: Father's Table Grace
Jeanne Pruett: Break My Mind
Justin Tubb: Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again
8:30: Stephens
Hank Snow (host): I'm Moving On
Jean Shepard: Wabash Cannonball
Larry Gatlin: Broken Lady/Take Back, It's Over
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Bill Cheatham
Jean Shepard: Ain't Love Good
Hank Snow: Paper Roses
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Jimmy C Newman (host): Louisiana Saturday Night
Willis Brothers: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Bill Carlisle: Knothole
Del Wood: Stars & Stripes/Caissons/Anchors Away/U.S. Marines/America the Beautiful
Johnny Carver: Afternoon Delight
Willis Brothers: Cool Water
Bill Carlisle: Business Man
10:00: Fender
Jerry Clower (host): Marcelle Stops the Train
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: Curly Headed Baby
Jerry Clower: Comedy
10:15: Union 76
Stonewall Jackson (host): Don't Be Angry
Skeeter Davis: Come on Over
Oswald: Sailing On
Stonewall Jackson: Waterloo
10:30: Trailblazer
Lester Flatt (host):
Paul Warren: Black-Eyed Susie
Lorrie Morgan: Stand By Your Man
Justin Tubb: Looking Back to See
Lester Flatt: Great Big Woman and A Little Biddy Bottle of Wine
Kenny Ingram: Flint Hill Special
10:45: Beech-Nut
Billy Grammer (host): Gotta Travel On
Larry Gatlin: Broken Lady
Crook Brothers/Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Liberty
Billy Grammer: Peace in the Valley
11:00: Coca-Cola
Hank Snow (host): Hello, Love
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Soldiers Joy
Hank Snow: That's When He Dropped the World in my Hands
Jeanne Pruett: It Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Kirk McGee: Blue Night
Hank Snow: My Little Old Town Down in New Orleans
11:30: Elm Hill
Bobby Lord (host): Rainbow Girl
Jean Shepard: Slippin' Away/Ain't Love Good
Rex Allen: Green, Green Grass of Home/The Streets of Larado
Bobby Lord: Y'all Come
What was interesting is that this night featured two future Opry members, Larry Gatlin and Lorrie Morgan. Lorrie was scheduled in place of Marion Worth who cancelled out. Also, Johnny Carver was a replacement for Charlie Louvin, who also cancelled.
Enjoy the Opry this weekend!!!
Saturday's Grand Ole Opry has guest artists Casey James, Jonathan Jackson, along with T. Bubba Bechtol. We also have a return performance by Fiddlin' Carson Peters and his band. 11 acts booked of whom 6 are Opry members. And there is a slot being saved for Jimmy Dickens.
Friday July 25
1st show
7:00: John Conlee; The Gibson Brothers
7:30: Lennon & Maisy; The Whites
8:00: Henry Cho; The Band Perry
8:30: Carrie Underwood
2nd show
9:30: John Conlee; Greg Bates
10:00: Lennon & Maisy; The Whites
10:30: Henry Cho; The Band Perry
11:00: Carrie Underwood
Saturday July 26
7:00: John Conlee (host); Greg Bates
7:30: The Whites (host); T. Bubba Bechtol; Fiddlin' Carson Peters Band
Intermission
8:15: George Hamilton IV (host); Jean Shepard; Jonathan Jackson; Opry Square Dancers
8:45: Connie Smith (host); Jesse McReynolds; Casey James
And now, here is the posted Grand Ole Opry line-up from 5 years ago this weekend, July 24 & 25, 2009:
Friday July 24
7:00: Jeannie Seely (host); Jim Ed Brown; Mark Wills
7:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Point Of Grace
8:00: Bill Anderson (host); Jan Howard; T. Graham Brown
8:30: Vince Gill (host); Connie Smith; Mike Snider
Saturday July 25
1st show
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Mandy Barnett
7:30: Jeannie Seely (host); The Whites; Cherryholmes
8:00: Mike Snider (host); Jim Ed Brown; Clay Walker; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Bill Anderson (host); Jimmy C Newman; Carrie Underwood
2nd show
9:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Mandy Barnett
10:00: Mike Snider (host); The Whites; Clay Walker
10:30: Jim Ed Brown (host); Stu Phillips; Cherryholmes; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Bill Anderson (host); Jimmy C Newman; Carrie Underwood
And from 10 years ago this weekend, July 23 & 24, 2004:
Friday July 23
7:30: Porter Wagoner (host); The Whites; Mel McDaniel; Doyle Dykes
8:00: Jean Shepard (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Jimmy C Newman; Waylon Payne; Sammi Smith
8:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Connie Smith; Craig Morgan
9:00: Bill Anderson (host); Riders In The Sky; Charley Pride
9:30: Jim Ed Brown (host); Stu Phillips; Osborne Brothers; Bering Stait
Saturday July 24
1st show
6:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); The Whites; Darrell Scott
7:00: Hal Ketchum (host); SHeDAISY; Joe Nichols; Charley Pride
8:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Jean Shepard; Billy Walker; Jeannie Seely; Mike Snider; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Bill Anderson (host); Jessi Alexander; Connie Smith
2nd show
9:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Mel McDaniel; Jimmy C Newman; Jessi Alexander
10:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; The Whites; SHeDAISY
10:30: Hal Ketchum (host); Jean Shepard; Charley Pride; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Bill Anderson (host); Osborne Brothers; Connie Smith; Joe Nichols
11:30: Jeannie Seely (host); Billy Walker Darrell Scott
For this week's look back into Grand Ole Opry history, I have Saturday July 24, 1976, which was the last night that Bobby Lord performed on the Opry as a member.
Bobby Lord began his career on television and he was one of the most effective artists to use the media throughout the fifties and sixties. He was given his own television show at the age of 19 while attending the University of Tampa. In 1955, he joined the Ozark Jubilee, where he spent five years as a regular cast member and occcasional host. He came to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and stayed the the show until 1976, although he would continue to make guest appearances after leaving the show. He also hosted "The Bobby Lord Show", which was syndicated by WSM-TV. He had records on the charts from the late 1950s, into the early 1970s. After leaving the Opry, Bobby moved back to Florida where he owned an insurance agency. He passed away in 2008 at the age of 74.
Here is the running order of the Grand Ole Opry, July 24, 1976 as we remember Bobby Lord.
1st show
6:30: Mrs Grissoms
Stonewall Jackson (host): Life to Go
Bill Carlisle: Too Old to Cut the Mustard
Stonewall Jackson: Washed My Hands in Muddy Water/Waterloo
6:45: Rudy's
Willis Brothers (host): Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy
Lorrie Morgan: Merry-Go-Round of Love
Johnny Carver: Afternoon Delight
Willis Brothers: For the Good Times
7:00: Shoney's
Jimmy C Newman (host): Good Deal Lucille
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: (?)
Jerry Clower: Comedy
Del Wood: Stars & Stripes/Caissons/Anchors Away/U.S. Marines/America the Beautiful
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: Nobody's Darling But Mine
Jimmy C Newman: A Fallen Star/Diggy Liggy Lo
7:30: Standard Candy
Bobby Lord (host): Live Your Life Out Loud
Skeeter Davis: The End of the World
Billy Grammer: Family Man
Crook Brothers/Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Cumberland Gap
Bobby Lord: Fall Away
Skeeter Davis: The Old Rugged Cross/The King is Coming
Billy Grammer: Under the Double Eagle
Bobby Lord: Hawkeye
8:00: Martha White
Lester Flatt (host): Life of Riley
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Justin Tubb: Sweetwater, Texas
Oswald: Mountain Dew
Lester Flatt: Father's Table Grace
Jeanne Pruett: Break My Mind
Justin Tubb: Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again
8:30: Stephens
Hank Snow (host): I'm Moving On
Jean Shepard: Wabash Cannonball
Larry Gatlin: Broken Lady/Take Back, It's Over
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Bill Cheatham
Jean Shepard: Ain't Love Good
Hank Snow: Paper Roses
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Jimmy C Newman (host): Louisiana Saturday Night
Willis Brothers: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Bill Carlisle: Knothole
Del Wood: Stars & Stripes/Caissons/Anchors Away/U.S. Marines/America the Beautiful
Johnny Carver: Afternoon Delight
Willis Brothers: Cool Water
Bill Carlisle: Business Man
10:00: Fender
Jerry Clower (host): Marcelle Stops the Train
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper: Curly Headed Baby
Jerry Clower: Comedy
10:15: Union 76
Stonewall Jackson (host): Don't Be Angry
Skeeter Davis: Come on Over
Oswald: Sailing On
Stonewall Jackson: Waterloo
10:30: Trailblazer
Lester Flatt (host):
Paul Warren: Black-Eyed Susie
Lorrie Morgan: Stand By Your Man
Justin Tubb: Looking Back to See
Lester Flatt: Great Big Woman and A Little Biddy Bottle of Wine
Kenny Ingram: Flint Hill Special
10:45: Beech-Nut
Billy Grammer (host): Gotta Travel On
Larry Gatlin: Broken Lady
Crook Brothers/Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Liberty
Billy Grammer: Peace in the Valley
11:00: Coca-Cola
Hank Snow (host): Hello, Love
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Soldiers Joy
Hank Snow: That's When He Dropped the World in my Hands
Jeanne Pruett: It Doesn't Hurt to Ask
Kirk McGee: Blue Night
Hank Snow: My Little Old Town Down in New Orleans
11:30: Elm Hill
Bobby Lord (host): Rainbow Girl
Jean Shepard: Slippin' Away/Ain't Love Good
Rex Allen: Green, Green Grass of Home/The Streets of Larado
Bobby Lord: Y'all Come
What was interesting is that this night featured two future Opry members, Larry Gatlin and Lorrie Morgan. Lorrie was scheduled in place of Marion Worth who cancelled out. Also, Johnny Carver was a replacement for Charlie Louvin, who also cancelled.
Enjoy the Opry this weekend!!!