Here are the posted lineups for the mid-week Opry shows:
Tuesday August 22
7:00: Dailey & Vincent, Tigirlily Gold, Gene Watson, Warren Zeiders
Intermission
8:15: Bill Anderson, Steve Earle, Chris Janson
Wednesday August 23
7:00: Rhonda Vincent, The Whites, Mandy Barnett, Exile
Intermission
8:15: Jason Crabb, Gene Watson, Trace Adkins
Thursday August 24
7:00: Jeannie Seely, Payton Smith, Mike Snider, T. Graham Brown
Intermission
8:15: Becky Buller, Tyler Rich, Runaway June, Riders In The Sky
A couple of notes:
11 Opry members on the 3 shows with Gene Watson the only repeat. And speaking of Gene, it is nice to see him back at the Opry for a few more appearances.
On Wednesday night, Trace Adkins is being recognized upon his 20th year as an Opry member. Overall, I think Trace has been a pretty good member, usually being counted on for 6-10 appearances each year.
The second hour on Tuesday night looks like a great one with Bill Anderson, Steve Earle and Chris Janson scheduled.
Riders In The Sky are only scheduled for one show this week. Over the past couple of weeks, they seem to have been on every night. The Opry is getting their money's worth out of the western stars.
Finally, Exile is on the schedule for Wednesday night, closing out the first half. In a recent interview, where they discussed their 50th anniversary as a group, they mentioned that one of their career goals was to become a member of the Opry. I like Exile and wouldn't have a problem with them being Opry members. However, they really need to make more appearances, if that is their goal. For a few years, they seemed to be on quite a bit, but lately not so much.
Enjoy the shows.
Some great Opry shows, but they do interfere with Jeff Hoag’s show. Lol
ReplyDeleteOne thing that hit me today, is that these artists making their debut these days, won’t be able to say “that Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely, Vince Gill, or Connie Smith introduced me on my first Opry performance. “In the past artists would have that memory of being introduced by Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, Porter Wagoner, Little Jimmy Dickens, etc. Not taking away from the fine announcers, but if I was an artist I would much rather say, “ Bill Anderson introduced me on my Opry debut”
I really like the lineups of these 3 midweek shows. Guests are pretty much genuine country music, Opry' members are solid.
ReplyDeleteJust my opinion! :)