John Anderson Signed On to Play the Opry One Day Before He Died. Jamey Johnson Sang “Swingin'” for Him on the Stage Anderson Helped Build
When the Grand Ole Opry put together its Sunday, November 8 show celebrating 60 years of the CMA Awards, John…
He Lost an Arm and a Leg in Iraq. Nine Years Later, He Began His “American Soldier” Dance Staring Into a Mirror
On April 6, 2015, Army veteran Noah Galloway and his partner Sharna Burgess danced last on “My Most Memorable Year”…
The Man Who Carried Toby Keith’s Flag Guitar Onstage Was Her Husband, Home Early From Afghanistan
On September 8, 2012, Toby Keith was in the middle of a show in Houston, Texas, when a man in…
Reba McEntire’s Family Drove 1,400 Miles for Her Three-Minute Opry Debut, and a Guard Almost Sent Them Home
On the night of September 17, 1977, Reba McEntire was supposed to sing two songs on the Grand Ole Opry.…
Merle Haggard Agreed to Be on This Show, Then Died Before It Was Taped. His Youngest Son Sang His Song Instead.
Merle Haggard had agreed to be part of a series on Country’s Family Reunion, the long-running show where country legends…
The Night Rory Feek Walked Onto the Opry Stage Without Joey, and the Graveside Hymn That Brought Him There
On Saturday night, September 24, 2016, Rory Feek stepped onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first…
Stacy Keach Dies at 85: The Opening Night His Heart Stopped the Show, and Why He Went Back to Finish It
Stacy Keach, the classically trained actor a generation of TV viewers knew as Mike Hammer, died on Tuesday, November 10,…
Buck Owens Wrote This Song All by Himself, and It Held No. 1 for 16 Straight Weeks, a Record No Country Song Beat for 49 Years
In the late summer of 1963, Buck Owens released a song he had written by himself, a quick, cheerful number…
Lorrie Morgan Sang Keith Whitley’s First No. 1 Under a Photo of the Two of Them, on the Stage Where Their Duet Won Without Him
Thirty-seven years after Keith Whitley died, Lorrie Morgan stood in the Grand Ole Opry circle on Sunday night, November 8,…
In the Pouring Rain, Willie Nelson and Neil Young Opened the First Farm Aid With a Question About Real Cowboys
The first Farm Aid began at 9:45 on the morning of Sunday, September 22, 1985. Before the big names, before…