Mid-Week Opry Shows 8/1; 8/2 & 8/3

With the Sunday Night Opry shows ending (at least for now), the Grand Ole Opry, in addition to the Tuesday and Wednesday Night Opry shows, has now added a Thursday Night Opry for the month of August. No, these are not Opry Country Classic shows, but regular Opry shows. The Classic shows will begin their fall run in September. 

Tuesday August l
7:00: Riders In The Sky, Colby Acuff, The French Family Band, Charlie McCoy
Intermission
8:15: Megan Moroney, Del McCoury Band, Jamey Johnson

Wednesday August 2
7:00: Riders In The Sky w/Phoebe White, Tanner, Usrey, The Whites, American Aquarium
Intermission
8:15: MacKenzie Porter, Chonda Pierce, Rhonda Vincent

Thursday August 3
7:00: Jeannie Seely, Easton Corbin, Mandy Barnett, The Isaacs
Intermission
8:15: Dennis Quaid, Sara Evans, Vince Gill and Paul Franklin

A couple of notes: 

A nice group of Opry members on the mid-week shows: Riders In The Sky, Charlie McCoy, Del McCoury Band, Jamey Johnson, The Whites, Rhonda Vincent, Jeannie Seely, Mandy Barnett, The Isaacs and Vince Gill. 10 different members in total. 

Colby Acuff will be making his Opry debut on Tuesday night, and Tanner Usrey on Wednesday night. To answer the question, no, Colby is not related to Roy Acuff. Colby grew up out west, coming to Nashville from Idaho. 

I was checking my records, and it has been a while since comedian Chonda Pierce has been on the Opry. I am glad to see her back on the schedule. It's also nice to see The French Family Band back. They have been impressive. 

I am sure all of you remember the great album Bakersfield; The Music of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard that Vince Gill and Paul Franklin collaborated on several years ago. Well, they are back with another collaboration: Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys. The album is scheduled to be released on August 4 and I am sure Vince and Paul will be previewing the album on Thursday night. 

Dennis Quaid is also on the schedule for the Thursday Night Opry. Dennis is primarily known for his acting, appearing in dozens and dozens of movies. In addition to his acting career, he is also a respected singer- songwriter with hundreds of thousands of miles under his belt as a recording and touring musician who’s been playing music since his grandfather bought him his first guitar. Last week he released Fallen: A Gospel Album for Sinners. I am sure we will hear a few numbers from the album on Thursday night. 

Finally, Opry member Jamey Johnson will be on the Tuesday Night Opry. Last Saturday, I met Jamey at the Opry. I told him I was happy that he was finally an Opry member, and he told me he was happy too. He also said that he would be on the Opry as often as he was asked. As Opry supporters, that should make us all very happy. Those are the kind of comments that I wish we would hear from more of the Opry's members. 

Some really good shows this week that I am looking forward to.