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Excluding the Opry Square Dancers, who have sui generis membership status, there are currently 75 Grand Ole Opry members. Solo music artists make up 60 of the members, seven of whom have mostly retired from performing (Stu Phillips, Barbara Mandrell, Jeanne Pruett, Randy Travis, Ricky Van Shelton, Patty Loveless and Ronnie Milsap), but may make occasional appearances.
Stonewall Jackson, a country singer, guitarist and longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry radio show, died Saturday at age 89. The cause was complications from vascular dementia, according to a ...
Pages in category "Grand Ole Opry members" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 201 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Little Jimmy Dickens 4-foot 11 inch star of the Grand Ole Opry. Goldie Hill, the "golden hillbilly", best known for the hit song "I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes". Wilf Carter, the "yodeling" cowboy, aka Montana Slim. Jean Shepard, one of Country's leading female vocalists in the 1950s. Webb Pierce, classic honky-tonker who dominated '50s ...
The Nashville session musician also appeared on records by George Jones, Johnny Cash, and George Strait.R.I.P. Jimmy Capps, "The Gambler" Guitarist and Grand Ole Opry Member Dies at 81 Alex Young
A bulletin board backstage at the Grand Ole Opry House Nov. 16, 1973 displays sympathy cards and messages sent as a result of the deaths of Opry member David (Stringbean) Akeman and his wife, Estelle.
After hearing Jackson's demo tape, Wesley Rose, president of Acuff-Rose Music, arranged for Jackson to audition for the Grand Ole Opry. [1] Jackson became the first artist to join the Grand Ole Opry before obtaining a recording contract. [2] He toured with Ernest Tubb, who became his mentor. [3] Jackson signed with Columbia Records in 1958.
But one of his last major performances happened at the historic Grand Ole Opry. Keith died on Monday at age 62 after battling stomach cancer. ... Watch Toby Keith's last Grand Ole Opry performance.