tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post8998291164717505235..comments2024-03-18T21:29:19.210-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: September Opry Highlightsfayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-54353890200752337362013-01-10T07:00:32.634-05:002013-01-10T07:00:32.634-05:00Hello! I simply wanted to highlight the fact that ...Hello! I simply wanted to highlight the fact that you really managed to make a splendid site. And I have a question for you. Do you take place in any competitions among bloggers?FunkyForLife Bloghttp://funkyforlife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-5390855068778582932012-09-06T12:36:07.986-04:002012-09-06T12:36:07.986-04:00If I'm correct, I think Hal performed at a ben...If I'm correct, I think Hal performed at a benefit during Fan Fair... the photos I saw he looked good, however, I can tell you from experience looks can be very deceiving when it comes to MS. (oldtimeopry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-11953774008092192922012-09-05T21:08:42.979-04:002012-09-05T21:08:42.979-04:00I was reading the history of the Opry during the m...I was reading the history of the Opry during the month of September and I saw one sad note.Jerry Clower could have been the last great Opry comedian.I really think that's a damn shame.johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-60439522874360889102012-09-05T14:23:57.483-04:002012-09-05T14:23:57.483-04:00Danny, I haven't heard any update regarding Ha...Danny, I haven't heard any update regarding Hal Ketchum for a while, so I assume there is no change in his condition. I did check his website and it is down, with a main page announcing a new website coming soon. <br /><br />Regarding Jack Greene, his last Opry appearance as you mentioned was in December. Jack made public last year that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. (Normally I do not discuss medical issues regarding entertainers unless they themselves make it public, which in this case Jack has). While his voice still sounded great, he did have some problems during his last Opry appearances. Jack looks good and was at the opening of the Jack Greene exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame, which took place last month. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-85200831660607889432012-09-05T13:46:36.019-04:002012-09-05T13:46:36.019-04:00Do you have any information on Jack Greene? I kno...Do you have any information on Jack Greene? I know he hasn't played the Opry since December. Also, what's the latest on Hal Ketchum? Has his illness ended his career?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923631716045202449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-73782568904203482232012-09-02T16:48:41.314-04:002012-09-02T16:48:41.314-04:00I have never heard that Conway was ever invited to...I have never heard that Conway was ever invited to become an Opry member. That doesn't me he wasn't. As far as Opry appearances, I would have to look that up, but if he made any, they were very few. <br /><br />As far as being a member, during the time period of the 1970s and 1980s, when he was at the top of the charts, the Opry was asking very few people to join. It was one of those periods in Opry history that not much was happening regarding membership. When the membership push started in the mid to late 1980s, they concentrated on asking younger people to join, folks like The Whites, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis and then onto Garth Brooks and those. <br /><br />I would assume that if Conway wanted to be a member of the Opry, he would have been asked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-50898637644339797272012-09-02T16:16:40.390-04:002012-09-02T16:16:40.390-04:00Byron:
I saw that yesterday (Sept 1) was the birt...Byron: <br />I saw that yesterday (Sept 1) was the birth date of the late Conway Twitty. I know he was not an Opry member, but I have always wondered if he was ever asked? Did he perform much on the Opry at all? <br />In interviews I have seen with him in 1992/early 1993 he was 'slowing' down his touring and doing a lot of shows in Branson. Slowing down the touring like he was, had he lived I would say he may have been offered a spot with the Opry. <br />Opry member or not he was a legend. And he is missed. David Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236512891823165117noreply@blogger.com