December 2, 2012, 4:15 pm Marty Stuart will celebrate his 20th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday, December 8. He will be honored during a one-hour segment on each of the night’s two shows with performances by his wife and fellow Opry member Connie Smith, Charley Pride, Old Crow Medicine Show, and songwriter Brandy Clark. [...] Read More
October 30, 2012, 4:17 pm Charley Pride has donated several personal items to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, set to open in 2015, reports the Shreveport Times. The son of Mississippi sharecroppers, Charley’s love of country music helped propel him to become one of country music’s biggest stars. “Obviously, the one thing that stands out [...] Read More
September 7, 2012, 8:32 am The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will resume their quarterly program series, Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians, with a salute to singer Millie Kirkham on September 29. The in-depth interview will take place at 1:30 p.m. and is included with museum admission. It will also be streamed live at countrymusichalloffame.org. [...] Read More
August 13, 2012, 2:34 pm Mel Tillis celebrated his 80th birthday on Wednesday, August 8 with a private party held at Honky Tonk Central in downtown Nashville. About 400 of Mel’s closest friends, including daughter Pam Tillis,packed the party to honor the milestone birthday. Charley Pride, Lorrie Morgan, Bobby Bare, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann, Alabama‘s Jeff Cook, Eddie Raven, Jimmy [...] Read More
May 30, 2012, 11:29 am The Grand Ole Opry will host five star-packed shows during CMA Music Festival, including the Opry Plaza Party, a free Music Fest kick-off event. The Opry will also hold a benefit guitar auction, autograph signings and more during CMA Music Festival, which takes place June 7-10 in Nashville. The Opry fun will begin Tuesday, June [...] Read More
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