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Randy Travis Celebrates 25 Years at Grand Ole Opry

Posted by Country Girl on October 5th, 2011

photo by: Chris Hollo

The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® paid tribute to Randy Travis as he celebrated 25 years in country music and as an Opry member tonight on the Tuesday Night Opry. Travis was honored in song by fellow artists who appear with him on his newest CD, Anniversary Celebration.

“It’s amazing to me to be celebrating my 25th anniversary in the music business on this stage because of the way I grew up and what I grew up listening to,” Travis said on stage.

Travis’ portion of the show opened with the Opry member and John Anderson performing “Diggin’ Up Bones,” followed by “Is It Still Over,” a Travis collaboration with Carrie Underwood. Josh Turner joined Travis on “T.I.M.E.,” and after mega-hits performed by Travis alone, the show closed with “Didn’t We Shine” featuring the guest of honor plus Connie Smith, Gene Watson, and Joe Stampley.

The “Opry Live” premiere of the show on GAC: Great American Country is scheduled for Sat., Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Central.

The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Humana®. Opry performances are held every weekend of the year, and the Tuesday Night Opry continues through Dec. 13. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to www.opry.com.

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Posted in Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry, Josh Turner, Randy Travis Tags: Carrie Underwood, Connie Smith, Gene Watson, Grand Ole Opry, Joe Stampley, John Anderson, Josh Turner, Randy Travis Comments Off

Randy Travis to Celebrate 25 Years at the Grand Ole Opry with Star-Packed Show Oct. 4

Posted by Country Girl on September 19th, 2011

The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® is set to honor Randy Travis as he celebrates 25 years in country music and as an Opry member on Tues., Oct. 4. Travis will take the stage to perform and will be honored in song by fellow artists who appear with him on his newest CD, Anniversary Celebration.

In addition to Travis, those appearing include Carrie Underwood, John Anderson, Josh Turner, Gene Watson, Connie Smith, Joe Stampley and more. Several performances from the night’s show will be part of an episode of “Opry Live” scheduled to premiere on GAC: Great American Country on Sat., Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Central.

“Randy’s impact on country music over the past 25 years is evident both in the array of celebrated artists who have joined him on this acclaimed anniversary album as well those who will be accompanying him on the Opry stage next month. It will be a great show, celebrating the legacy of a truly special artist.” said Pete Fisher, Opry vice president and general manager.

“It is a great honor to join the Opry, GAC, and the many wonderful artists who have become friends in helping me celebrate 25 years of music. I am thankful for you and all the fans of Country Music” said Randy.

The Grand Ole Opry® is presented by Humana®. Opry performances are held every weekend of the year, and the Tuesday Night Opry continues through Dec. 13. To plan an Opry visit, call (800) SEE-OPRY or log on to www.opry.com.

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Posted in Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry, Josh Turner, Randy Travis Tags: Carrie Underwood, Connie Smith, Gene Watson, Grand Ole Opry, Joe Stampley, John Anderson, Josh Turner, Randy Travis 1 Comment »

Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum and More on Upcoming Anna Wilson Album

Posted by Country Girl on November 8th, 2010

Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Connie Smith, Kenny Rogers and Larry Carlton are among guests stars in Anna Wilson’s forthcoming album. Here is the official word:

Countrypolitan Duets is the brainchild of Nashville based jazz singer Anna Wilson. This revolutionary new album, which is scheduled for release February 1, 2011, also marks the premier album to be released under an new joint venture between Music World Music and Transfer Records.

Countrypolitan Duets creates a magical union of country, jazz and pop by effortlessly blending the genres to form a fresh but timeless new sound that pays homage to Nashville’s musical roots. To quote noted music historian Robert Oermann: “Top vocalist Anna Wilson has made the first album that fully marries jazz to country music. She is not just shaking hands with two Nashville traditions. She is embracing them both. Brilliantly.”

On Tuesday, November 16th, Anna will make her Grand Ole Opry debut at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, with several of the special guests featured on Countrypolitan Duets — Opry member Connie Smith, country singer Billy Dean, jazz icon Larry Carlton and American Idol finalist Matt Giraud. Wilson’s duet with Giraud on the track, “You Don’t Know Me,” in a special limited preview, reached #1 on the iTunes Jazz Charts shortly after release. On Countrypolitan Duets Anna is joined by numerous GRAMMY® winning artists, current chart-toppers like Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts to legends such as Kenny Rogers, Ray Price, Connie Smith and steel guitar great Lloyd Green. In addition, famed jazz musicians Rick Braun and Larry Carlton add their unique musical interpretations to create a sound that is appealing to jazz and country fans alike. The songs chosen for the recording are some of the most loved singles including Patsy Cline’s “Walking After Midnight” and Ray Price’s “You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.”

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{source} Also a special thanks to Mandy for the heads up.

Posted in Keith Urban, Kenny Rogers, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts Tags: Anna Wilson, Connie Smith, Keith Urban, Kenny Rogers, Lady Antebellum, Larry Carlton, Rascal Flatts 2 Comments »

Country Music Comes Home to the Grand Ole Opry

Posted by Country Girl on September 29th, 2010

Tuesday (Sep. 28) was a once in a lifetime show at the Grand Ole Opry.  Our historic and beloved Opry was covered in 4 feet of water only 5 short months ago but was raised and celebrated with it’s family tonight. 

“Our family, our songs and our spirit live on.”  ~Marty Stuart

Emotions ran high as the show started with Little Jimmy Dickens and Brad Paisley singing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”  They were very quickly joined on stage by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Bill Anderson, Dierks Bentley, Jim Ed Brown, John Conlee, Charlie Daniels, Diamond Rio, Martina McBride, Del McCoury, Montgomery Gentry, Lorrie Morgan, Riders in  the Sky, Jeannie Seely, Blake Shelton, Jean Shepard, Ricky Skaggs, Connie Smith, Marty Stuart, Mel Tillis, Josh Turner, Keith Urban and Steve Wariner.

Everyone took their turn on stage throughout the 3  hours show to celebrate and share heartfelt words of what the Opry means to them.   Each artist said in the own special words; “It’s Good to Be Home”. 

There is a plaque on the door of a Grand Ole Opry dressing room Roy Acuff once occupied that reads: “Aint’ Nothin’ Gonna Come Up Today That Me and The Lord Can’t Handle” and it rang true tonight with the sold out crowd. 

Not only did country come home but it also gained a proud new family member.  After Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton received a standing ovation for “Hillbilly Bone” Trace presented Blake with a very special tweet from @opry asking him to be the newest member.  Looking shocked, happy and a few steps away from tears the two hugged it out with everyone on their feet in excitement. 

As if that wasn’t enough for the emotionally charged night the finale brought Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner to close down the show. 

The history and amazing music that is performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage night after night is both nostalgic and worthy of goose bumps.  Country music is home and Nashville never let the music stop playing.   

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Posted in Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Diamond Rio, Dierks Bentley, Grand Ole Opry, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, Lorrie Morgan, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Trace Adkins Tags: Bill Anderson, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels, Connie Smith, Del McCoury, Diamond Rio, Dierks Bentley, Grand Ole Opry, Jason Aldean, Jean Shepard, Jeannie Seely, Jim Ed Brown, John Conlee, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, Little Jimmy Dickens, Lorrie Morgan, Martina McBride, Marty Stuart, Mel Tillis, Montgomery Gentry, Ricky Skaggs, Riders int he Sky, Steve Wariner, Trace Adkins 4 Comments »

A Memorable Night at the Grand Ole Opry with Rascal Flatts, Chuck Wicks and More

Posted by Country Girl on December 12th, 2009

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Last night was amazing.  Every year during the holidays the Grand Ole Opry takes their show back to where it all started, The Ryman Auditorium.  As I have said in the past the Grand Ole Opry is something that every country music fan should experience at least once in their life.  It is where all of country music’s finest have played, it’s where all of the magic happens and last night was no different.

The highlights of the night for me were Chuck Wicks and Rascal Flatts.

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Chuck Wicks was introduced by the legendary Little Jimmy Dickens who said that Chuck has a new album that is being released this week!  WHAT?  Since when did Chuck have a new album coming out?  I have been trying to find information about this all morning and am coming up dry so I will do some more research next week and find out.   Anyways……. The first song that Chuck sang was a BRAND NEW song called “She Gets to Me”.  It is  sexy and I about hit the floor when I heard it.  Ladies, I can’t wait for you to hear the song.   Then he closed his Opry set with Stealing Cinderella.

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Before Rascal Flatts even had the chance to be introduced by Mike Snider the crowd in the Ryman Auditorium went crazy! They need no introduction. What was so fantastic about last nights show is they did not sing the typical songs that we are used to hearing. They brought out the old fan favorites. Last nights set was a dream come true for a true Rascal Flatts fan.  Just take a listen:


They belted out an old favorite “Church on Cumberland Road” followed by “Here Comes Goodbye”.  With Gary leading into what I had hoped would be “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” but turned into “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”.    The energy and screams from the crowd were like I had never heard at the Opry before.  Then the highlight of the night for me was them closing out their set with an old bonus track from their Feels Like Today album.  It’s an old Mac Davis song called “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me”.

Others who took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry last night were Jimmy C. Newman, Ray Pillow, Jim Ed Brown, Connie Smith, Steve Wariner, Bill Anderson, Stonewall Jackson and Vince Gill.

If you have not had the pleasure to visit the Grand Ole Opry please make plans to.  It is a magical experience that will leave you with a sense of why each and every country music artists loves what they do.

You can see the rest of our pictures from the show on our Flickr page.

Country Girl wants you to be a Tattle Tale! Have you been to a country concert lately? Run into a country artist while out on the town? We want to hear all about your country music news and entertainment. Email me at countrygirl@countrymusictattletale.com

A special thanks to Jen who sent us the audio from the Opry show last night.

Posted in Chuck Wicks, Grand Ole Opry, Little Jimmy Dickens, Rascal Flatts, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill Tags: Bill Anderson, Chuck Wicks, Connie Smith, Grand Ole Opry, Jim Ed Brown, Jimmy C Newman, Little Jimmy Dickens, Mike Snider, Rascal Flatts, Ray Pillow, Steve Wariner, Stonewall Jackson, Vince Gill 6 Comments »

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