So, did I miss anything while I was gone other than Keith Urban's annual Opry appearance?
Anyways, back from the mountains and it will be a big weekend at the Grand Ole Opry as there are two shows scheduled for both the Friday Night Opry and Saturday's Grand Ole Opry.
The Friday Night Opry will feature the Opry's newest member, Kelsea Ballerini, who is scheduled for both shows. Joining Kelsea will be Opry members Mike Snider, Ricky Skaggs, Dailey & Vincent, John Conlee, Riders In The Sky, Jesse McReynolds and Diamond Rio.
John Conlee, Riders In The Sky, and Ricky are also scheduled for Saturday's Grand Ole Opry, will they will be joined by members Old Crow Medicine Show, Bill Anderson, The Whites, Jeannie Seely, and for the late show only, Bobby Osborne.
Guesting on the Friday Night Opry will be Morgan Evans (Kelsea's beau), and making his Opry debut, Chris Shiflett. As far as Saturday night is concerned, the guest list for both shows includes Devin Dawson, Frankie Ballard, Brett Young, and on the first show, Charlie Nagatani, who will continue his streak of annual Opry appearances.
Friday May 17
1st show
7:00: John Conlee (host); Mike Snider; Morgan Evans
7:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jesse McReynolds; Chris Shiflett
8:00: Dailey & Vincent (host); Diamond Rio
8:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); Kelsea Ballerini
2nd show
9:30: John Conlee (host); Mike Snider; Morgan Evans
10:00: Dailey & Vincent (host); Kelsea Ballerini
10:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jesse McReynolds; Chris Shiflett
11:00: Ricky Skaggs (host); Diamond Rio
Saturday May 18
1st show
7:00: Jeannie Seely (host); John Conlee; Devin Dawson
7:30: Bill Anderson (host); Charlie Nagatani; Frankie Ballard
8:00: Ricky Skaggs (host); The Whites; Brett Young; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Old Crow Medicine Show (host); Riders In The Sky
2nd show
9:30: Jeannie Seely (host); John Conlee; Devin Dawson
10:00: Bill Anderson (host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Frankie Ballard
10:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); The Whites; Brett Young; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Old Crow Medicine Show (host); Riders In The Sky
Raised alongside the California coastline in Santa Barbara, Chris Shiflett kicked off his career in seminal pop-punk groups like No Use For a Name and the Gimme Gimmes. As the 90s gave way to the 2000s, he joined the Foo Fighters' line-up. He's since become one of the band's longest-running members, flying the flag of modern rock & roll for two decades. Along the way, he's also become the host of a bi-weekly Americana podcast, "Walking the Floor," as well as the driving force behind solo projects like Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants. "Hard Lessons" follows "West Coast Town" as the second solo record to bear his name alone, and it's perhaps the most Shi-flett-sounding album in his entire catalog, with songs that nod to the classic Bakersfield sound one minute and Keith Richards' greasy guitar style the next.
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And now, here is the posted Grand Ole Opry line-up from ten years ago, the 3rd weekend in May 2009:
Friday May 15
7:00: Hal Ketchum (host); Connie Smith; Jim Ed Brown
7:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Ashton Shepherd
8:00: Riders In The Sky (host); Jack Greene; Keith Anderson
8:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); Gary Mule Deer; Gene Watson
Saturday May 16
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); The Whites; David Nail
7:30: Jeannie Seely (host); Jim Ed Brown; Jewel
8:00: Marty Stuart (host); Jan Howard; Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jean Shepard; Jack Greene; Charlie Daniels Band
Now from 25 years ago, Saturday May 21, 1994
1st show
6:30: GHS Strings
Stonewall Jackson (host): Me and You and A Dog Named Boo
Jean Shepard: I'm Just an Old Bridge that You Keep Burning
Stonewall Jackson: Don't Be Angry
6:45: Country Music Hall of Fame
Grandpa Jones (host): Old Rattler
Skeeter Davis: The End of the World/Lovesick Blues
Grandpa Jones: Little Old Log Cabin by the Stream
7:00: Shoney's
Porter Wagoner (host): Ol' Slewfoot
Hank Locklin: Please Help Me I'm Falling
Charlie Louvin and Bob Bates: Make Him a Soldier
Bill Carlisle: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
Jan Howard: Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye
Porter Wagoner and Colene Walters: Please Don't Stop Loving Me
Porter Wagoner: Wake Up Jacob
7:30: Standard Candy
Jack Greene (host): Looking Back is Easier
Rhonda Vincent: I'm Not Over You
The Whites: Hangin' Around
Charley Pride: Shutters & Boards/Is Anybody Going to San Antone/Kiss an Angel Good Morning
Jack Greene: There Goes My Everything/Statue of a Fool
8:00: Martha White
Bill Anderson (host): But You Know I Love You
Roy Drusky: Somewhere My Love
Jimmy C Newman: Louisiana Cajun Band
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Opry Square Dance Band and The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Sally Goodin
Bill Anderson: The Unicorn
8:30: Kraft
Hank Snow (host): Ramblin' Rose
Connie Smith: Once A Day
The Four Guys: Turn Your Radio On
Ray Pillow: One Memory to Another
Mike Snider: Lonesome Road Blues/Snuff Dipper
Hank Snow: Blueberry Hill
2nd show
9:30: Dollar General
Porter Wagoner (host) and Colene Walters: The Last Thing on My Mind
Jan Howard: The One You Slip Around With
Rhonda Vincent: Mama Knows the Highway
Randy Howard: Sally Goodin
Charley Pride: Walk on By/Kaw-liga
Porter Wagoner: The Cowboy's Hat
10:00: Doctor's Cream
Grandpa Jones (host): Oh, Suzannah
Brother Oswald: The End of the World
Grandpa Jones: Dark as the Dungeon
10:15: Tennessee Pride/Sunbeam
Bill Anderson (host): Before I Met You
Stonewall Jackson: 'Ol Chunk of Coal
Bill Anderson: Still
10:30: Gruhn Guitars
Jean Shepard (host): If Teardrops Were Pennies
The Whites: No One Has to Tell Me What Love Is
Jean Shepard and The Whites: Love's Gonna Live Here
10:45: Opry Book
Mike Snider (host): Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Charlie Louvin and Bob Bates: Nobody's Darling But Mine
Opry Square Dance Band and The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Tennessee Waggoner
Randy Howard: Tom & Jerry
11:00: Coca Cola
Hank Snow (host): The Call of the Wild
The Four Guys: Tennessee
Hank Locklin: Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Jimmy C Newman: Big Mamou
Charlie Walker: A Way to Free Myself
Hank Snow: The Rainbow's End
11:30:
General Jackson
Jack Greene (host): Walking the Floor Over You
Connie Smith: I Never Once Stopped Loving You/Sing, Sing, Sing
Billy Walker: Word Games/Singing the Blues
Jeannie Seely: Houston
Jack Greene: Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
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Finally, from 50 years ago, Saturday May 17, 1969 which was the night that Tammy Wynette became, for a short amount of time, a member of the Grand Ole Opry:
1st show
6:30/6:45
Hank Locklin
Willis Brothers
Bill Carlisle
The Four Guys
Bobby Lord
7:00: Luzianne
Bill Anderson (host): I Love You Drops
Charlie Walker: Honky Tonk Season
Stringbean: Ol' Man, Can You Play the Banjo
Del Wood: Ballin' the Jack
Bill Anderson: My Life
Charlie Walker: Jambalaya
Jimmy Gately: Cryin' Don't Pay
Stringbean: Nine Pound Hammer
Bill Anderson: City Lights/I've Enjoyed as Much of This As I Can Stand/I Don't Love You Anymore/Once A Day/Cold Hard Facts of Life/Cincinnati, Ohio/Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
7:30: Standard Candy
Roy Acuff (host): Once More
Stonewall Jackson: Don't Be Angry
Jean Shepard: I'm Tied Around Your Finger
Archie Campbell: Scarlet Ribbons
Crook Brothers: Eighth of January
Justin Tubb: The Great River Road Mystery
Roy Acuff: Filipino Baby
8:00: Martha White
George Jones (host): White Lightening
Tammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E
George Jones and Tammy Wynette: Milwaukee, Here I Come
Grandpa Jones: Mountain Laurel
Tammy Wynette: Singing My Song
Jones Boys: Fire on the Mountain
8:30: Stephens
Bill Monroe (host): Train 45
Glaser Brothers: California Girl
Margie Bowes: Understand Your Gal/Big City
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper: Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
Bill Monroe: I Haven't Seen Mary in Years
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Bill Cheatham
Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues/Orange Blossom Special
Johnny Cash and June Carter: Jackson
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Hank Locklin (host): Geisha Girl
Willis Brothers: Bob
Jean Shepard: Many Happy Hangovers to You
Bill Carlisle: No Help Wanted
Hank Locklin: Country Hall of Fame
Willis Brothers: Rambling Boy
The Four Guys: Daddy Sang Base
Justin Tubb: Be Glad
10:00: Fender
Roy Acuff (host): Wabash Cannonball
Charlie Walker: Little Old Wine Drinker Me
Del Wood: Are You From Dixie
Roy Acuff: The Great Speckled Bird
10:15: Pure
Bill Anderson (host): Wild Weekend
Stringbean: Gonna Make Myself A Name
Jimmy Gately: Heavenly Sunshine
Bill Anderson: My Life
10:30; Buckley's
Stonewall Jackson (host): A Wound Time Can't Erase
Bobby Lord: Yesterday's Letters
Johnny Cash: I Still Miss Someone/Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash and June Carter: Jackson
Stonewall Jackson: Waterloo
10:45: True
Bill Monroe (host): Blue Moon of Kentucky
Margie Bowes: That Completely Destroys My Plans
Crook Brothers: Sally Ann
Bill Monroe: I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home
11:00: Coca Cola
George Jones (host): The Race is On
Tammy Wynette: Stand By Your Man
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Cotton Eyed Joe
George Jones: I'll Be Over When the Grass Grows Over Me
Tammy Wynette: Your Good Girl;s Gonna Go Bad
Sam McGee: Uncle Bud
George Jones: Walk Thru This World With Me
11:30: Lava
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (host): My Georgia Moon
Grandpa Jones: Raining on the Mountain, Now My Love
The Four Guys: Swing Down Chariot
Wilma Lee Cooper; I Don't Care if Tomorrow Never Comes
Grandpa Jones: T for Texas
The Four Guys: Love of the Common People
Earl White: I'll Love You More Today (Then He Can From Now On)
As I wrote, Tammy Wynette did not stay as an Opry member for very long. She and George were married in February 1969 and the divorce was final in 1975. But by that point, Tammy was long gone from the Opry.
Tammy's Grand Ole Opry induction came at about the same time that George Jones rejoined the Opry. While Tammy left, George more or less stayed.
That is it for this week. As always, I hope everyone enjoys the Opry this weekend and thanks for checking out this week's blog.
Anyways, back from the mountains and it will be a big weekend at the Grand Ole Opry as there are two shows scheduled for both the Friday Night Opry and Saturday's Grand Ole Opry.
The Friday Night Opry will feature the Opry's newest member, Kelsea Ballerini, who is scheduled for both shows. Joining Kelsea will be Opry members Mike Snider, Ricky Skaggs, Dailey & Vincent, John Conlee, Riders In The Sky, Jesse McReynolds and Diamond Rio.
John Conlee, Riders In The Sky, and Ricky are also scheduled for Saturday's Grand Ole Opry, will they will be joined by members Old Crow Medicine Show, Bill Anderson, The Whites, Jeannie Seely, and for the late show only, Bobby Osborne.
Guesting on the Friday Night Opry will be Morgan Evans (Kelsea's beau), and making his Opry debut, Chris Shiflett. As far as Saturday night is concerned, the guest list for both shows includes Devin Dawson, Frankie Ballard, Brett Young, and on the first show, Charlie Nagatani, who will continue his streak of annual Opry appearances.
Friday May 17
1st show
7:00: John Conlee (host); Mike Snider; Morgan Evans
7:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jesse McReynolds; Chris Shiflett
8:00: Dailey & Vincent (host); Diamond Rio
8:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); Kelsea Ballerini
2nd show
9:30: John Conlee (host); Mike Snider; Morgan Evans
10:00: Dailey & Vincent (host); Kelsea Ballerini
10:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jesse McReynolds; Chris Shiflett
11:00: Ricky Skaggs (host); Diamond Rio
Saturday May 18
1st show
7:00: Jeannie Seely (host); John Conlee; Devin Dawson
7:30: Bill Anderson (host); Charlie Nagatani; Frankie Ballard
8:00: Ricky Skaggs (host); The Whites; Brett Young; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Old Crow Medicine Show (host); Riders In The Sky
2nd show
9:30: Jeannie Seely (host); John Conlee; Devin Dawson
10:00: Bill Anderson (host); Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Frankie Ballard
10:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); The Whites; Brett Young; Opry Square Dancers
11:00: Old Crow Medicine Show (host); Riders In The Sky
Raised alongside the California coastline in Santa Barbara, Chris Shiflett kicked off his career in seminal pop-punk groups like No Use For a Name and the Gimme Gimmes. As the 90s gave way to the 2000s, he joined the Foo Fighters' line-up. He's since become one of the band's longest-running members, flying the flag of modern rock & roll for two decades. Along the way, he's also become the host of a bi-weekly Americana podcast, "Walking the Floor," as well as the driving force behind solo projects like Chris Shiflett and the Dead Peasants. "Hard Lessons" follows "West Coast Town" as the second solo record to bear his name alone, and it's perhaps the most Shi-flett-sounding album in his entire catalog, with songs that nod to the classic Bakersfield sound one minute and Keith Richards' greasy guitar style the next.
_________________________________________________________________________
And now, here is the posted Grand Ole Opry line-up from ten years ago, the 3rd weekend in May 2009:
Friday May 15
7:00: Hal Ketchum (host); Connie Smith; Jim Ed Brown
7:30: Jimmy Dickens (host); Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys; Ashton Shepherd
8:00: Riders In The Sky (host); Jack Greene; Keith Anderson
8:30: Ricky Skaggs (host); Gary Mule Deer; Gene Watson
Saturday May 16
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); The Whites; David Nail
7:30: Jeannie Seely (host); Jim Ed Brown; Jewel
8:00: Marty Stuart (host); Jan Howard; Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press; Opry Square Dancers
8:30: Riders In The Sky (host); Jean Shepard; Jack Greene; Charlie Daniels Band
Now from 25 years ago, Saturday May 21, 1994
1st show
6:30: GHS Strings
Stonewall Jackson (host): Me and You and A Dog Named Boo
Jean Shepard: I'm Just an Old Bridge that You Keep Burning
Stonewall Jackson: Don't Be Angry
6:45: Country Music Hall of Fame
Grandpa Jones (host): Old Rattler
Skeeter Davis: The End of the World/Lovesick Blues
Grandpa Jones: Little Old Log Cabin by the Stream
7:00: Shoney's
Porter Wagoner (host): Ol' Slewfoot
Hank Locklin: Please Help Me I'm Falling
Charlie Louvin and Bob Bates: Make Him a Soldier
Bill Carlisle: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
Jan Howard: Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye
Porter Wagoner and Colene Walters: Please Don't Stop Loving Me
Porter Wagoner: Wake Up Jacob
7:30: Standard Candy
Jack Greene (host): Looking Back is Easier
Rhonda Vincent: I'm Not Over You
The Whites: Hangin' Around
Charley Pride: Shutters & Boards/Is Anybody Going to San Antone/Kiss an Angel Good Morning
Jack Greene: There Goes My Everything/Statue of a Fool
8:00: Martha White
Bill Anderson (host): But You Know I Love You
Roy Drusky: Somewhere My Love
Jimmy C Newman: Louisiana Cajun Band
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Opry Square Dance Band and The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Sally Goodin
Bill Anderson: The Unicorn
8:30: Kraft
Hank Snow (host): Ramblin' Rose
Connie Smith: Once A Day
The Four Guys: Turn Your Radio On
Ray Pillow: One Memory to Another
Mike Snider: Lonesome Road Blues/Snuff Dipper
Hank Snow: Blueberry Hill
2nd show
9:30: Dollar General
Porter Wagoner (host) and Colene Walters: The Last Thing on My Mind
Jan Howard: The One You Slip Around With
Rhonda Vincent: Mama Knows the Highway
Randy Howard: Sally Goodin
Charley Pride: Walk on By/Kaw-liga
Porter Wagoner: The Cowboy's Hat
10:00: Doctor's Cream
Grandpa Jones (host): Oh, Suzannah
Brother Oswald: The End of the World
Grandpa Jones: Dark as the Dungeon
10:15: Tennessee Pride/Sunbeam
Bill Anderson (host): Before I Met You
Stonewall Jackson: 'Ol Chunk of Coal
Bill Anderson: Still
10:30: Gruhn Guitars
Jean Shepard (host): If Teardrops Were Pennies
The Whites: No One Has to Tell Me What Love Is
Jean Shepard and The Whites: Love's Gonna Live Here
10:45: Opry Book
Mike Snider (host): Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Charlie Louvin and Bob Bates: Nobody's Darling But Mine
Opry Square Dance Band and The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Tennessee Waggoner
Randy Howard: Tom & Jerry
11:00: Coca Cola
Hank Snow (host): The Call of the Wild
The Four Guys: Tennessee
Hank Locklin: Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
Jimmy C Newman: Big Mamou
Charlie Walker: A Way to Free Myself
Hank Snow: The Rainbow's End
11:30:
General Jackson
Jack Greene (host): Walking the Floor Over You
Connie Smith: I Never Once Stopped Loving You/Sing, Sing, Sing
Billy Walker: Word Games/Singing the Blues
Jeannie Seely: Houston
Jack Greene: Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
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Finally, from 50 years ago, Saturday May 17, 1969 which was the night that Tammy Wynette became, for a short amount of time, a member of the Grand Ole Opry:
1st show
6:30/6:45
Hank Locklin
Willis Brothers
Bill Carlisle
The Four Guys
Bobby Lord
7:00: Luzianne
Bill Anderson (host): I Love You Drops
Charlie Walker: Honky Tonk Season
Stringbean: Ol' Man, Can You Play the Banjo
Del Wood: Ballin' the Jack
Bill Anderson: My Life
Charlie Walker: Jambalaya
Jimmy Gately: Cryin' Don't Pay
Stringbean: Nine Pound Hammer
Bill Anderson: City Lights/I've Enjoyed as Much of This As I Can Stand/I Don't Love You Anymore/Once A Day/Cold Hard Facts of Life/Cincinnati, Ohio/Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
7:30: Standard Candy
Roy Acuff (host): Once More
Stonewall Jackson: Don't Be Angry
Jean Shepard: I'm Tied Around Your Finger
Archie Campbell: Scarlet Ribbons
Crook Brothers: Eighth of January
Justin Tubb: The Great River Road Mystery
Roy Acuff: Filipino Baby
8:00: Martha White
George Jones (host): White Lightening
Tammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E
George Jones and Tammy Wynette: Milwaukee, Here I Come
Grandpa Jones: Mountain Laurel
Tammy Wynette: Singing My Song
Jones Boys: Fire on the Mountain
8:30: Stephens
Bill Monroe (host): Train 45
Glaser Brothers: California Girl
Margie Bowes: Understand Your Gal/Big City
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper: Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
Bill Monroe: I Haven't Seen Mary in Years
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Bill Cheatham
Johnny Cash: Folsom Prison Blues/Orange Blossom Special
Johnny Cash and June Carter: Jackson
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Hank Locklin (host): Geisha Girl
Willis Brothers: Bob
Jean Shepard: Many Happy Hangovers to You
Bill Carlisle: No Help Wanted
Hank Locklin: Country Hall of Fame
Willis Brothers: Rambling Boy
The Four Guys: Daddy Sang Base
Justin Tubb: Be Glad
10:00: Fender
Roy Acuff (host): Wabash Cannonball
Charlie Walker: Little Old Wine Drinker Me
Del Wood: Are You From Dixie
Roy Acuff: The Great Speckled Bird
10:15: Pure
Bill Anderson (host): Wild Weekend
Stringbean: Gonna Make Myself A Name
Jimmy Gately: Heavenly Sunshine
Bill Anderson: My Life
10:30; Buckley's
Stonewall Jackson (host): A Wound Time Can't Erase
Bobby Lord: Yesterday's Letters
Johnny Cash: I Still Miss Someone/Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash and June Carter: Jackson
Stonewall Jackson: Waterloo
10:45: True
Bill Monroe (host): Blue Moon of Kentucky
Margie Bowes: That Completely Destroys My Plans
Crook Brothers: Sally Ann
Bill Monroe: I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home
11:00: Coca Cola
George Jones (host): The Race is On
Tammy Wynette: Stand By Your Man
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Cotton Eyed Joe
George Jones: I'll Be Over When the Grass Grows Over Me
Tammy Wynette: Your Good Girl;s Gonna Go Bad
Sam McGee: Uncle Bud
George Jones: Walk Thru This World With Me
11:30: Lava
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (host): My Georgia Moon
Grandpa Jones: Raining on the Mountain, Now My Love
The Four Guys: Swing Down Chariot
Wilma Lee Cooper; I Don't Care if Tomorrow Never Comes
Grandpa Jones: T for Texas
The Four Guys: Love of the Common People
Earl White: I'll Love You More Today (Then He Can From Now On)
As I wrote, Tammy Wynette did not stay as an Opry member for very long. She and George were married in February 1969 and the divorce was final in 1975. But by that point, Tammy was long gone from the Opry.
Tammy's Grand Ole Opry induction came at about the same time that George Jones rejoined the Opry. While Tammy left, George more or less stayed.
That is it for this week. As always, I hope everyone enjoys the Opry this weekend and thanks for checking out this week's blog.