tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post5955889229855472038..comments2024-03-26T23:59:24.053-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: June Opry Highlightsfayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-88888994695737894872015-06-03T20:04:28.105-04:002015-06-03T20:04:28.105-04:00The best two invitations to become a members of th...The best two invitations to become a members of the Grand Ole Opry came when Little Jimmy Dickens hauled that step-stool out onto the stage to get "eye to eye" with Trace Adkins AND when he became an "itty-bitty" Oak Ridge Boy ... both were just hilarious. So miss Little Jimmy Dickens.<br /><br />(Jeanene)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-17159393066849172562015-06-02T20:14:08.990-04:002015-06-02T20:14:08.990-04:00Nittannee, it's interesting that Doug Kershaw ...Nittannee, it's interesting that Doug Kershaw (and Rusty) came to the Opry a year after Jimmy C and quickly left, but Jimmy C really didn't do much Cajun on there for a while. There's also the problem that most of the bluegrass acts are getting up there and the Opry hasn't done enough to replenish the supply. But with the emphasis now on guests, who knows what the thinking is!<br /><br />Jimmy C was my mother's all-time favorite, and I had the privilege of meeting him and Miss Mae. Not just a great entertainer, but a class act. All of the losses have hurt but, for me, that one hurt a bit more.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-45681840745788315352015-06-01T20:12:47.713-04:002015-06-01T20:12:47.713-04:00Closing in on the 1 year anniversary of Jimmy C´s ...Closing in on the 1 year anniversary of Jimmy C´s passing, and its just not the same around the Opry without the Cajun country sound..... The Opry has always prided itself on presenting a pleothra of the various genres of country, however recently that has gone down the crapper as bro country keeps getting pumped in each weekend.<br />Imagine the day you dont have Mike Snider or Riders in The Sky at the Opry ...... thats most likely the day that I stop listening completely, unless there is an artist from the 50s or 60s still around, or a bluegrass act.Nittannee73https://www.blogger.com/profile/08977684960717941053noreply@blogger.com