Mid-Week Opry Shows

As I have written before, it seems each week brings a different set of mid-week Opry shows. This week, there is a Tuesday and Wednesday Night Opry on the schedule, but no Thursday Opry Country Classics as there is another event scheduled at the Grand Ole Opry House that night. 

First, looking at the Tuesday Night Opry, Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely was listed on the schedule, along with members Riders In The Sky and Terri Clark, however she has been taken off and replaced by Dailey & Vincent. Jeannie missed Opry shows last week also, as it was said that she was under the weather. Hope she is feeling better soon. 

Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are on the guest list, and it is always nice to see this bluegrass group on the Opry. Niko Moon returns, as does Aaron Weber, while there will be a couple of Opry debuts with Kaleo and Corb Lund scheduled to perform. 

Tuesday April 5
7:00: Dailey & Vincent, Niko Moon, Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, Kaleo
Intermission
8:15: Riders In The Sky, Corb Lund, Aaron Weber, Terri Clark

As mentioned, Kaleo and Corb Lund are making Opry debuts this week: 

Since the release of their Gold-certified breakthrough album, 2016’s A/B, Icelandic rock band KALEO—led by frontman/songwriter JJ Julius Son—has taken their music around the world. The album spawned three hit singles – the GRAMMY-nominated “No Good,” the Gold-selling “All The Pretty Girls” and the chart-topping, 2x Platinum-certified “Way Down We Go” which was used in over two dozen television shows from “Grey’s Anatomy” to “Riverdale,” leading the No. 1 single to top The Hollywood Reporter’s Top TV Songs chart. After amassing over 1 Billion global streams, 39 international certifications, and countless sold-out headline shows spanning from London to Moscow, KALEO has proven to be a worldwide phenomenon.

Corb Lund comes to the Opry via Canada. With 10 studio albums under his belt, multiple CCMA, Juno, and International award nominations and wins, Corb Lund’s enduring music career is a force to be reckoned with. His seventh album, “Cabin Fever” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Canadian Charts. Three of his albums have been certified Gold by the Canadian RIA, while Things That Can’t be Undone – produced by Dave Cobb – cemented his status as one of the best Country singer-songwriters in the business. 

In Fall 2019, Corb Lund released Cover Your Tracks, an EP of some of his favorite tunes with guest vocals by Hayes Carll, Ian Tyson. A full-length album Agricultural Tragic will follow in April 2020. 
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On Wednesday night, the Grand Ole Opry will honor one of country music's most influential artists, Merle Haggard, who was both born and passed away on April 6. While Merle was never a member of the Opry, he performed on the show several times, including on October 17, 2015, when he was introduced by Connie Smith to a stunned Opry audience who had no idea Merle would be on that night. It turned out to be one of Merle's final appearances anywhere as he passed away the following year. 

The special Wednesday Night Opry will feature performances by just a few of the countless artists who have been influenced by the legend including Suzy Bogguss, his son Marty Haggard, Cody Johnson, Joe Nichols, Eli Paperboy Reed, and ACM New Female Artist winner Lainey Wilson, among others. Artists will perform Haggard classics as well as their own hits inspired by the Country Music Hall of Famer 

7:00: Suzy Bogguss, Marty Haggard, Eli Paperboy Reed
Intermission
8:15: Joe Nichols, Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson

A couple of solid shows this week at the Opry.