Here is the lineup for the upcoming Tuesday Night Opry:
Tuesday November 15
7:00: Rhonda Vincent, Josh Ward, The Whites, Don Schlitz
Intermission
8:15: Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Red Steagall, Wade Bowen, Kelsea Ballerini
Nice to see that the lineup includes a majority of Opry members: Rhonda Vincent, The Whites, Don Schlitz, The Gatlins and Kelsea Ballerini. Also, good to see Kelsea back at the Opry and especially nice so see The Whites back again after making their 2022 debut a couple of weeks ago.
The name that stands out is the legendary western singer Red Steagall.
Here is the rundown that the Opry posted on their website:
Red Steagall's recording, songwriting and broadcasting career has spanned the globe for the last 50 years.
Recognitions for his art have been numerous. In 1991, Steagall was selected by the Texas State Legislature as the official Cowboy Poet of Texas. In 2006, that same legislature selected Red as the Poet Laureate. He was inducted in the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2003 and has received a total of 14 Wrangler Awards from the museum to date. The following year he was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Steagall continued this series of honors in 2007 when he was selected for induction into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. He also received the Golden Spur Award from the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech in 2018.
In addition to his concert career, he is the host of Cowboy Corner, a nationally syndicated radio show broadcast in 150 markets, now in its 29th year of operation. Steagall also hosts his own television show, Somewhere West of Wall Street, on RFD TV and has been doing so for the past 14 years. Four of the Wrangler awards he received from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum were for this show.
A nice mid-week show
Really nice to see Red Steagall on the Opry. He recorded for Capitol, ABC/Dot and Electra from 1972 to 1980. His highest charted song was Lone Start Beer and Bob Will Music written by Red And Lynn Anderson's husband Glenn Sutton. It got to #11 in 1976. All of his music has been good country and western swing and even though he never had a top 10 hit I sure remember him being played a lot on the radio in the early 70's. That was a different day in radio!
ReplyDeleteEven though I still feel as I said in my last post on the previous thread, every now and then there are some bright spots for me on the Opry.....still.
Jim
Back when Red came out, the industry looked for longevity instead of the next big thing. Curry
DeleteFANTASTIC Tuesday show.
ReplyDeleteThe blind sow has found the proverbial acorn!
Great to see The Whites on the menu again.
ReplyDeleteDon Schlitz is off the schedule for tonight and has been replaced by Henry Cho.
ReplyDeleteBuck White was hot tonight. Great to hear them on the Opry tonight.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that there is enough demand for week night shows but I have a hard time being able to listen. Even when I tell myself that so and so is on at this time, I'll stop what I'm doing and listen. I wanted to hear the Whites and really wanted to hear what Red Steagall. How did he do?
ReplyDeleteJim
Red did great. The Whites did too. Since I turned 60, I set an alarm. Over all, it was a good show.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike
ReplyDeleteJim