Grand Ole Opry 1/10 & 1/11
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the schedule for the two shows this weekend, the Friday Night Opry and the Grand Ole Opry. Both shows continue at the Ryman Auditorium. The Friday Night Opry will feature...
View ArticleCountry Music Hall of Fame-Election of 2014
The voting for the 2014 inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame is now getting underway. The rotating category this year is for songwriters. This individual will join the person, or persons,...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 1/17 & 1/18
The Grand Ole Opry continues the winter run at the Ryman Auditorium with the usual two shows this weekend, the Friday Night Opry and Saturday's Grand Ole Opry. Overall, the line-ups looked pretty...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 1/24 & 1/24
This weekend wraps up the Opry's run at the Ryman Auditorium as the show will return to the Grand Ole Opry House next weekend. The "big" news this weekend is Hal Ketchum returning to the Opry to...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 1/31 & 2/1
The Grand Ole Opry returns to the Opry House this weekend after spending the winter at the Ryman Auditorium. Usually when the Opry returns, that first weekend back is pretty big. While the line-ups are...
View ArticleFebruary Opry Highlights
Here are the historical and important events that have taken place in February regarding the Grand Ole Opry or its members: February 9, 1914: This year will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of...
View Article"Steve Buchanan: The protector of all things Opry"
This morning when I received my daily email from the Nashville Tennessean, that was the headline that greeted me. I read the article and wanted to think about it for a little while before offering a...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 2/7 & 2/8
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the shows this weekend. There are a couple of interesting names on the list and then some that you kinda wonder about. The Friday Night Opry will feature...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 2/14 & 2/15
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the two shows this weekend. The highlight will be another attempt to recognize Opry member Hal Ketchum for 20 years as an Opry member. After having to...
View ArticleOpry Fires Tim Atwood and Hoot Hester
News from the Grand Ole Opry is that they have apparently decided to make some changes and have let go piano player Tim Atwood and fiddle player Hoot Hester. Tim was with the Opry for 38 years and Hoot...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 2/21 & 2/22
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the shows this weekend, the Friday Night Opry and the Grand Ole Opry. After the problems that the Opry had last weekend, I was interested to see what they...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 2/28 & 3/1
There is lots happening at the Grand Ole Opry this weekend and the biggest news is the 50th anniversary of Jesse McReynolds as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Jesse, along with his late brother Jim,...
View ArticleMarch Opry Highlights
Welcome to March!! Wherever you are, I hope winter is ending. It has been tough up here in Ohio. As I do each month, here are the important and historical events that have taken place in Grand Ole Opry...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 3/7 & 3/8
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the 2 shows this weekend, the Friday Night Opry and Saturday's Grand Ole Opry. The Friday Night Opry will feature Gerry House as a guest. He has just...
View ArticleMarch 16, 1974-Opening Night of Grand Ole Opry House
It will be 40 years ago next Saturday night, March 16, 1974, that the new Grand Ole Opry House opened. It was one of the greatest nights in the history of the Grand Ole Opry, which also included the...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 3/14 & 3/15
The Grand Ole Opry will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry House this weekend. In addition to the Friday Night Opry, Saturday's Grand Ole Opry will have 2 shows for the first...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry House 40th Anniversary Recap
This weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Grand Ole Opry's 40th anniversary weekend of the Grand Ole Opry House. I attended all 3 shows and I have to tell you, it was a very good weekend of Opry...
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 3/21/& 3/22
After all the excitement last weekend with the 40th anniversary of the Opry House, it is back to normal for the Opry this weekend with two shows, the Friday Night Opry and Saturday's Grand Ole Opry....
View ArticleOpry Wants Key Role In Country Music
(I was going through my Opry archives this evening and came across an article with that headline. The article was from Thursday January 27, 2000 and written by Jim Patterson of the Associated Press....
View ArticleGrand Ole Opry 3/28 & 3/29
The Grand Ole Opry has posted the line-ups for the two shows this weekend, and I have to say that the Opry has come up with 2 pretty nice shows. The line-ups look pretty solid and feature a couple of...
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