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In July, country music star Craig Morgan reenlisted in the Army Reserves on the historic Grand Ole Opry stage. The six-song collection includes two new tracks and a few reimaginations of his hits ...
Country music star Craig Morgan chose to step away from the military after more than 17 ... But fans in the historic halls of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night were in for an unprecedented ...
Craig Morgan Greer was born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, on July 17, 1964. He became an emergency medical technician at age 18. He served on active duty for nine and a half years in the US Army as a member of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and remained in the Army Reserve for another six and a half years. [ 2 ]
The aptly titled EP "Enlisted" comes after Morgan enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve and was sworn in onstage from the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville on July 29.
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.
From 1955 to 1957, Al Gannaway owned and produced both The Country Show and Stars of the Grand Ole Opry, both filmed programs syndicated by Flamingo Films. Gannaway's Stars of the Grand Ole Opry was the first television show shot in color. [15] On October 2, 1954, a teenage Elvis Presley had his only Opry performance.
Country music star Craig Morgan chose to step away from the military after more than 17 years of service, including nearly a decade on active duty.
Ryman Auditorium (originally Union Gospel Tabernacle and renamed Grand Ole Opry House for a period) is a historic 2,362-seat live-performance venue and museum located at 116 Rep. John Lewis Way North, in the downtown core of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974.