What a great show last week. Reading some of the online comments, I can't believe there were actually people complaining about it. But then again, it was more Americana and Bluegrass than what most of the shows have featured and I have to believe that the casual country fan had no idea who Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings or Dom Flemons are. I am going to guess that those fans will be very happy with the show this week as Grand Ole Opry member Darius Rucker is set for another appearance, and he will be joined by Luke Bryan.
Luke Bryan made his Opry debut on April 6, 2007 and has made a few Opry appearances since then. At the time when Dustin Lynch became a member of the Opry in 2018, Luke made some comments about becoming an Opry member.
“I don’t think I was Dustin’s first call [after he was invited to join the Opry], but I congratulated Dustin,” Luke shared. “I mean, these are hardworking guys out there that are … you know, when they get these Opry nods it changes their life.”
Luke then commented indirectly about not being a member of the Grand Ole Opry yet himself. “I’ve got to put in some good word with them, maybe I can be a member one day,” he stated.
Luke is very aware of what the long-time country music organization does for the genre.
“What they do for country music is amazing,” he says. Continuing, “You know, me and my managers sit down and I’m like, ‘I’ve got to get my butt out to the Opry and play more’,” Luke admits, “So, Opry, save me some dates I’m comin’.”
I guess Saturday night will be one of those dates.
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25 years ago, Saturday August 12, 1995:
1st show
6:30: Jimmy C Newman (host); Billy Walker; Jean Shepard
6:45: Jeanne Pruett (host); Bill Carlisle
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); Skeeter Davis; Charlie Louvin; Charlie Walker; Mike Snider
7:30: Grandpa Jones (host); Jeannie Seely; Victoria Shaw
8:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Brother Oswald; Jack Greene; Claire Lynch; Opry Square Dance Band; The Melvin Sloan Dancers
8:30: Hank Snow (host); Stonewall Jackson; The Whites; Del Reeves; Ray Pillow
2nd show
9:30: Porter Wagoner (host); Skeeter Davis; Charlie Walker; Charlie Louvin; Jeanne Pruett
10:00: Grandpa Jones (host); Stu Phillips
10:15: Jimmy Dickens (host); Claire Lynch
10:30: Mike Snider (host); Roy Drusky
10:45: Jimmy C Newman (host); Victoria Show; Opry Square Dance Band; The Melvin Sloan Dancers
11:00: Hank Snow (host); Wilma Lee Cooper; Stonewall Jackson; The Whites; Jeannie Seely
11:30: Jack Greene (host); Billy Walker; Del Reeves; Jean Shepard
50 year ago, Saturday August 15, 1970:
1st show
6:30: Billy Grammer (host); LaWanda Lindsey; Cousin Jody
6:45: Stu Phillips (host); Lorene Mann; Del Wood
7:00: Charlie Louvin (host); The Four Guys; Tom T Hall; Darrell McCall
7:30: Billy Walker (host); Stringbean; Peggy Sue; Crook Brothers
8:00: Roy Acuff (host); Earl Scruggs Revue; Ernie Ashworth; Hugh X Lewis
8:30: Hank Locklin (host); Marion Worth; Merle Kilgore; Fruit Jar Drinkers; Jay Lee Webb
2nd show
9:30: Billy Grammer (host); Earl Scruggs Revue; LaWanda Lindsey; Cousin Jody
10:00: Stu Phillips (host); Del Wood; Lorene Mann
10:15: Charlie Louvin (host); Tom T Hall; Darrell McCall
10:30: Charlie Louvin (host); Stringbean; Peggy Sue
10:45: The Four Guys (host); Hugh X Lewis; Crook Brothers
11:00: Roy Acuff (host); Ernie Ashworth; Merle Kilgore; Fruit Jar Drinkers; Sam McGee
11:30: Hank Locklin (host); Marion Worth; Jay Lee Webb
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When going back and looking at the records of the Grand Ole Opry, some of the dates are a little hard to confirm, however, best that I can determine, it was August 14, 1965 that Bobby Bare originally became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Bobby, of course, gave up his Opry membership after the Opry moved from the Ryman Auditorium to the new Grand Ole Opry House in 1974. While he gave up his membership, Bobby didn't completely go away, and rejoined the Opry on April 7, 2018. One of my joys was being backstage at the Opry on the night of Jim Ed Brown's 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry and meeting Bobby backstage, who was on the schedule for that night.
Here is the running order from 55 years ago, Saturday August 14, 1965:
7:30: Luzianne
Leroy Van Dyke (host): It's All Over Now
Dottie West: Here Comes My Baby
Wayne Kemp: Love Bug
Del Wood: Snow Deer
Leroy Van Dyke: I Love You So Much it Hurts Me
Stringbean: Ida Red
Curly Fox: San Antonio Rose
Dottie West: No Sign of Living
Stringbean: Nine Pound Hammer
Leroy Van Dyke: Just a State of Mind
8:00: Martha White
Flatt and Scruggs (host): Salty Dog Blues
Charlie Louvin: Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
Margie Bowes: Lost
Crook Brothers: Sally Goodin
Flatt and Scruggs: Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
Ray Pillow: Take You Hands off My Heart
Charlie Louvin: See the Big Man Cry
Margie Bowes: I Don't Like Your Kind of Lovin'
Uncle Josh and Cousin Jake: Big Ball in Brooklyn
Flatt and Scruggs: Foggy Mountain Breakdown
8:30: Stephens
Roy Drusky (host): Peel Me a Nanner
Jim and Jesse: Alabam'
Bobby Bare: Blowing in the Wind/Worried Man Blues
Cousin Jody: Television Set
Roy Drusky: Strangers
Sue York: Love's Gonna Love Here
Bobby Bare: Shame on Me
Jim and Jesse: I'm Lonesome
Roy Drusky: Second Hand Rose
9:00: Pet Milk
Ernest Tubb (host): I'm Looking High and Low for My Baby
Billy Walker: If It Pleases You
Osborne Brothers: I'll Be Alright Tomorrow
Connie Smith: I Can't Remember
Ernest Tubb: Waltz Across Texas
Billy Walker: Cross the Brazos at Waco
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Blackberry Blossom
Osborne Brothers: Ruby
9:30: Kellogg's
Porter Wagoner (host): I'm Gonna Feed You
Bill Monroe: Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy
Norma Jean: I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car from Him
Glaser Brothers: Teardrops 'Til Dawn
Porter Wagoner: Green, Green Grass of Home
David Houston: Livin' in a Houseful of Love
Bill Monroe: Brown County Breakdown
Glaser Brothers: A Girl Like You
Mack Magaha and Buck Trent: Goodbye Liza Jane
Porter Wagoner: Misery Loves Company
10:00: Schick
Charlie Louvin (host): I Don't Hurt Anymore/Less & Less
Dottie West: All the World is Lonely Now
Stringbean: The Man Who Rode Around the World
Dottie West: Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Charlie Louvin: I Just Don't Understand
10:15: Mary Carter
Bobby Bare (host): Four Strong Winds
Margie Bowes: I Can't Stand Your Kind of Lovin'
Cousin Jody: Mockingbird
Bobby Bare: Just to Satisfy You
10:30: Harvey's
Osborne Brothers (host): This Heart of Mine
Curly Fox: The Old Gray Mule
Del Wood: Cattle Call
Osborne Brothers: Bulge Call Rag
10:45: Newport
Ernest Tubb (host): Lots of Luck
Crook Brothers: Sally Ann
Jack Greene: Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
Ernest Tubb: Letter's Have no Arms
11:00: Coca Cola
Porter Wagoner (host): Dooley
Glaser Brothers: South of the Border
Norma Jean: Go Cat Go
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Alabama Gal
Porter Wagoner: Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
Jim and Jesse: When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Sam and Kirk McGee: Columbus Stockade Blues
Mack Magaha: Orange Blossom Special
Glaser Brothers: Let Me Down Easy
Porter Wagoner: Howdy Neighbor, Howdy
11:30: Lava
Marty Robbins (host): Ruby Ann
Bill Monroe: Live and Let Live
Billy Walker: If it Pleases You
Connie Smith: Once a Day
Don Winters: Change that Dial
David Houston: Livin' in a Houseful of Love
Bill Monroe: So Unlonesome
Billy Walker: I'm so Miserable Without You
Marty Robbins: Ribbon of Darkness/Bouquet of Roses/I Could Never Be Ashamed of You/You Know How Talk Gets Around/Take These Chains from My Heart/Lovesick Blues/(?)
Hope Bobby Bare is doing well and feeling better.
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Finally, 38 years ago, Saturday August 14, 1982 was the final Grand Ole Opry show for the legendary Ernest Tubb. Here is the running order from that night:
1st show
6:30: Mrs. Grissoms
The Four Guys (host): Turn Your Radio On
Wilburn Brothers: Arkansas
The Four Guys: A Blaze of Glory
6:45: Rudy's
Billy Grammer (host): Georgiana Moon
Skeeter Davis: Just When I Needed You Most
Billy Grammer: Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
7:00: Shoney's
Ernest Tubb (host): Thanks a Lot
Jean Shepard: Blanket on the Ground/I'll Be There
Lonzo and Oscar: Ramblin' Fever/Windy City
Jack Leonard: I Can't Help It/Take These Chains from My Heart/Half as Much/Your Cheating Heart
Ernest Tubb: Waltz Across Texas/Walkin' the Floor Over You
7:30: Standard Candy
Billy Walker (host): When a Man Loves a Woman
Jeannie Seely: You Don't Need Me, But You Will/I'm All Through Crying Over You
Crook Brothers and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Cotton-Eyed Joe
Bill Carlisle: No Help Wanted
Billy Walker: You Gave Me a Mountain
8:00: Martha White
Roy Acuff (host): Wabash Cannonball
Connie Smith: The Key's in the Mailbox/'Til I Kissed Ya
Charlie Walker: Don't Squeeze My Sharmon
Roy Thackerson: (?)/Orange Blossom Special
Carolee Singers: A Song the Holy Angels Cannot Sing
Roy Acuff: I'll Fly Away
8:30: Acme
Bill Monroe (host): My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling
Roy Drusky: I Really Don't Want to Know
Del Wood: The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
Vic Willis Trio: Faded Love
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Katy Hill
Bill Monroe: Little Cabin Home on the Hill
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Ernest Tubb (host): Seaman's Blues
Skeeter Davis: Me & Bobby McGee/The Old Rugged Cross/The King is Coming
Wilburn Brothers: I Know a Goodbye When I See One/Because He Lives
Ernest Tubb: Another Story; Another Time; Another Place
10:00: Little Debbie
Bill Monroe (host): On & On
Connie Smith: Satisfied
Bill Monroe: Come Hither to Go Yonder
10:15: Sunbeam
Billy Grammer (host): Wildwood Flower
Lonzo and Oscar: Old Songs
Billy Grammer: I Was Born in Renfro Valley
10:30: Martha White
Roy Acuff (host): Meeting in the Air
Roy Thackerson: Sally Goodin/Orange Blossom Special
Roy Acuff: Cabin in Gloryland
10:45: Beechnut
Billy Walker (host): A Million & One
Jean Shepard: Alabama Jubilee
Crook Brothers and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Liberty
Billy Walker: Cattle Call
11:00: Coca Cola
Roy Drusky (host): There'll Never be Anyone Else But You for Me
Jeannie Seely: I'm Almost Ready/Healing Hands of Time
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Sugar Tree Stomp
Kirk McGee: Blue Night
Bill Carlisle: Elvira
Roy Drusky: Just a Closer Walk with Thee
11:30: Bama
The Four Guys (host): Cottonfields/Mariah
Del Wood: There's a Big Wheel
Charlie Walker: Don't Play Me no Songs About Texas
Vic Willis Trio: Shenandoah/You Were Always on My Mind
The Four Guys: Made in the USA
Pity that Hank Snow wasn't on that final night. If not for Ernest Tubb, there would have been no Hank Snow on the Opry.
There you have it for this week. As always, thanks for reading and commenting and I hope everyone enjoys Darius and Luke on Saturday night.
Luke Bryan made his Opry debut on April 6, 2007 and has made a few Opry appearances since then. At the time when Dustin Lynch became a member of the Opry in 2018, Luke made some comments about becoming an Opry member.
“I don’t think I was Dustin’s first call [after he was invited to join the Opry], but I congratulated Dustin,” Luke shared. “I mean, these are hardworking guys out there that are … you know, when they get these Opry nods it changes their life.”
Luke then commented indirectly about not being a member of the Grand Ole Opry yet himself. “I’ve got to put in some good word with them, maybe I can be a member one day,” he stated.
Luke is very aware of what the long-time country music organization does for the genre.
“What they do for country music is amazing,” he says. Continuing, “You know, me and my managers sit down and I’m like, ‘I’ve got to get my butt out to the Opry and play more’,” Luke admits, “So, Opry, save me some dates I’m comin’.”
I guess Saturday night will be one of those dates.
____________________________________________________________________
25 years ago, Saturday August 12, 1995:
1st show
6:30: Jimmy C Newman (host); Billy Walker; Jean Shepard
6:45: Jeanne Pruett (host); Bill Carlisle
7:00: Jimmy Dickens (host); Skeeter Davis; Charlie Louvin; Charlie Walker; Mike Snider
7:30: Grandpa Jones (host); Jeannie Seely; Victoria Shaw
8:00: Porter Wagoner (host); Brother Oswald; Jack Greene; Claire Lynch; Opry Square Dance Band; The Melvin Sloan Dancers
8:30: Hank Snow (host); Stonewall Jackson; The Whites; Del Reeves; Ray Pillow
2nd show
9:30: Porter Wagoner (host); Skeeter Davis; Charlie Walker; Charlie Louvin; Jeanne Pruett
10:00: Grandpa Jones (host); Stu Phillips
10:15: Jimmy Dickens (host); Claire Lynch
10:30: Mike Snider (host); Roy Drusky
10:45: Jimmy C Newman (host); Victoria Show; Opry Square Dance Band; The Melvin Sloan Dancers
11:00: Hank Snow (host); Wilma Lee Cooper; Stonewall Jackson; The Whites; Jeannie Seely
11:30: Jack Greene (host); Billy Walker; Del Reeves; Jean Shepard
50 year ago, Saturday August 15, 1970:
1st show
6:30: Billy Grammer (host); LaWanda Lindsey; Cousin Jody
6:45: Stu Phillips (host); Lorene Mann; Del Wood
7:00: Charlie Louvin (host); The Four Guys; Tom T Hall; Darrell McCall
7:30: Billy Walker (host); Stringbean; Peggy Sue; Crook Brothers
8:00: Roy Acuff (host); Earl Scruggs Revue; Ernie Ashworth; Hugh X Lewis
8:30: Hank Locklin (host); Marion Worth; Merle Kilgore; Fruit Jar Drinkers; Jay Lee Webb
2nd show
9:30: Billy Grammer (host); Earl Scruggs Revue; LaWanda Lindsey; Cousin Jody
10:00: Stu Phillips (host); Del Wood; Lorene Mann
10:15: Charlie Louvin (host); Tom T Hall; Darrell McCall
10:30: Charlie Louvin (host); Stringbean; Peggy Sue
10:45: The Four Guys (host); Hugh X Lewis; Crook Brothers
11:00: Roy Acuff (host); Ernie Ashworth; Merle Kilgore; Fruit Jar Drinkers; Sam McGee
11:30: Hank Locklin (host); Marion Worth; Jay Lee Webb
_______________________________________________________________
When going back and looking at the records of the Grand Ole Opry, some of the dates are a little hard to confirm, however, best that I can determine, it was August 14, 1965 that Bobby Bare originally became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Bobby, of course, gave up his Opry membership after the Opry moved from the Ryman Auditorium to the new Grand Ole Opry House in 1974. While he gave up his membership, Bobby didn't completely go away, and rejoined the Opry on April 7, 2018. One of my joys was being backstage at the Opry on the night of Jim Ed Brown's 50th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry and meeting Bobby backstage, who was on the schedule for that night.
Here is the running order from 55 years ago, Saturday August 14, 1965:
7:30: Luzianne
Leroy Van Dyke (host): It's All Over Now
Dottie West: Here Comes My Baby
Wayne Kemp: Love Bug
Del Wood: Snow Deer
Leroy Van Dyke: I Love You So Much it Hurts Me
Stringbean: Ida Red
Curly Fox: San Antonio Rose
Dottie West: No Sign of Living
Stringbean: Nine Pound Hammer
Leroy Van Dyke: Just a State of Mind
8:00: Martha White
Flatt and Scruggs (host): Salty Dog Blues
Charlie Louvin: Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
Margie Bowes: Lost
Crook Brothers: Sally Goodin
Flatt and Scruggs: Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord
Ray Pillow: Take You Hands off My Heart
Charlie Louvin: See the Big Man Cry
Margie Bowes: I Don't Like Your Kind of Lovin'
Uncle Josh and Cousin Jake: Big Ball in Brooklyn
Flatt and Scruggs: Foggy Mountain Breakdown
8:30: Stephens
Roy Drusky (host): Peel Me a Nanner
Jim and Jesse: Alabam'
Bobby Bare: Blowing in the Wind/Worried Man Blues
Cousin Jody: Television Set
Roy Drusky: Strangers
Sue York: Love's Gonna Love Here
Bobby Bare: Shame on Me
Jim and Jesse: I'm Lonesome
Roy Drusky: Second Hand Rose
9:00: Pet Milk
Ernest Tubb (host): I'm Looking High and Low for My Baby
Billy Walker: If It Pleases You
Osborne Brothers: I'll Be Alright Tomorrow
Connie Smith: I Can't Remember
Ernest Tubb: Waltz Across Texas
Billy Walker: Cross the Brazos at Waco
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Blackberry Blossom
Osborne Brothers: Ruby
9:30: Kellogg's
Porter Wagoner (host): I'm Gonna Feed You
Bill Monroe: Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy
Norma Jean: I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car from Him
Glaser Brothers: Teardrops 'Til Dawn
Porter Wagoner: Green, Green Grass of Home
David Houston: Livin' in a Houseful of Love
Bill Monroe: Brown County Breakdown
Glaser Brothers: A Girl Like You
Mack Magaha and Buck Trent: Goodbye Liza Jane
Porter Wagoner: Misery Loves Company
10:00: Schick
Charlie Louvin (host): I Don't Hurt Anymore/Less & Less
Dottie West: All the World is Lonely Now
Stringbean: The Man Who Rode Around the World
Dottie West: Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Charlie Louvin: I Just Don't Understand
10:15: Mary Carter
Bobby Bare (host): Four Strong Winds
Margie Bowes: I Can't Stand Your Kind of Lovin'
Cousin Jody: Mockingbird
Bobby Bare: Just to Satisfy You
10:30: Harvey's
Osborne Brothers (host): This Heart of Mine
Curly Fox: The Old Gray Mule
Del Wood: Cattle Call
Osborne Brothers: Bulge Call Rag
10:45: Newport
Ernest Tubb (host): Lots of Luck
Crook Brothers: Sally Ann
Jack Greene: Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
Ernest Tubb: Letter's Have no Arms
11:00: Coca Cola
Porter Wagoner (host): Dooley
Glaser Brothers: South of the Border
Norma Jean: Go Cat Go
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Alabama Gal
Porter Wagoner: Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
Jim and Jesse: When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Sam and Kirk McGee: Columbus Stockade Blues
Mack Magaha: Orange Blossom Special
Glaser Brothers: Let Me Down Easy
Porter Wagoner: Howdy Neighbor, Howdy
11:30: Lava
Marty Robbins (host): Ruby Ann
Bill Monroe: Live and Let Live
Billy Walker: If it Pleases You
Connie Smith: Once a Day
Don Winters: Change that Dial
David Houston: Livin' in a Houseful of Love
Bill Monroe: So Unlonesome
Billy Walker: I'm so Miserable Without You
Marty Robbins: Ribbon of Darkness/Bouquet of Roses/I Could Never Be Ashamed of You/You Know How Talk Gets Around/Take These Chains from My Heart/Lovesick Blues/(?)
Hope Bobby Bare is doing well and feeling better.
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Finally, 38 years ago, Saturday August 14, 1982 was the final Grand Ole Opry show for the legendary Ernest Tubb. Here is the running order from that night:
1st show
6:30: Mrs. Grissoms
The Four Guys (host): Turn Your Radio On
Wilburn Brothers: Arkansas
The Four Guys: A Blaze of Glory
6:45: Rudy's
Billy Grammer (host): Georgiana Moon
Skeeter Davis: Just When I Needed You Most
Billy Grammer: Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party
7:00: Shoney's
Ernest Tubb (host): Thanks a Lot
Jean Shepard: Blanket on the Ground/I'll Be There
Lonzo and Oscar: Ramblin' Fever/Windy City
Jack Leonard: I Can't Help It/Take These Chains from My Heart/Half as Much/Your Cheating Heart
Ernest Tubb: Waltz Across Texas/Walkin' the Floor Over You
7:30: Standard Candy
Billy Walker (host): When a Man Loves a Woman
Jeannie Seely: You Don't Need Me, But You Will/I'm All Through Crying Over You
Crook Brothers and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Cotton-Eyed Joe
Bill Carlisle: No Help Wanted
Billy Walker: You Gave Me a Mountain
8:00: Martha White
Roy Acuff (host): Wabash Cannonball
Connie Smith: The Key's in the Mailbox/'Til I Kissed Ya
Charlie Walker: Don't Squeeze My Sharmon
Roy Thackerson: (?)/Orange Blossom Special
Carolee Singers: A Song the Holy Angels Cannot Sing
Roy Acuff: I'll Fly Away
8:30: Acme
Bill Monroe (host): My Sweet Blue Eyed Darling
Roy Drusky: I Really Don't Want to Know
Del Wood: The World is Waiting for the Sunrise
Vic Willis Trio: Faded Love
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Katy Hill
Bill Monroe: Little Cabin Home on the Hill
2nd show
9:30: Kellogg's
Ernest Tubb (host): Seaman's Blues
Skeeter Davis: Me & Bobby McGee/The Old Rugged Cross/The King is Coming
Wilburn Brothers: I Know a Goodbye When I See One/Because He Lives
Ernest Tubb: Another Story; Another Time; Another Place
10:00: Little Debbie
Bill Monroe (host): On & On
Connie Smith: Satisfied
Bill Monroe: Come Hither to Go Yonder
10:15: Sunbeam
Billy Grammer (host): Wildwood Flower
Lonzo and Oscar: Old Songs
Billy Grammer: I Was Born in Renfro Valley
10:30: Martha White
Roy Acuff (host): Meeting in the Air
Roy Thackerson: Sally Goodin/Orange Blossom Special
Roy Acuff: Cabin in Gloryland
10:45: Beechnut
Billy Walker (host): A Million & One
Jean Shepard: Alabama Jubilee
Crook Brothers and The Stoney Mountain Cloggers: Liberty
Billy Walker: Cattle Call
11:00: Coca Cola
Roy Drusky (host): There'll Never be Anyone Else But You for Me
Jeannie Seely: I'm Almost Ready/Healing Hands of Time
Fruit Jar Drinkers: Sugar Tree Stomp
Kirk McGee: Blue Night
Bill Carlisle: Elvira
Roy Drusky: Just a Closer Walk with Thee
11:30: Bama
The Four Guys (host): Cottonfields/Mariah
Del Wood: There's a Big Wheel
Charlie Walker: Don't Play Me no Songs About Texas
Vic Willis Trio: Shenandoah/You Were Always on My Mind
The Four Guys: Made in the USA
Pity that Hank Snow wasn't on that final night. If not for Ernest Tubb, there would have been no Hank Snow on the Opry.
There you have it for this week. As always, thanks for reading and commenting and I hope everyone enjoys Darius and Luke on Saturday night.