Grand Ole Opry members Little Big Town are celebrating their 25th Anniversary as a group and as part of the celebration, they will be appearing on the Tuesday Night Opry this week.
The four voices of bandmates Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlaman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet combine to create Little Big Town. The group's members can truly say that for them, it all began at the Grand Ole Opry. For it was on the Opry stage on May 21, 1999, that Little Big Town made its very first public appearance as a band,
Not only will be group be appearing on the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night, but, according to a press release: NBC has announced that Little Big Town will be hosting what promises to be an unforgettable holiday special entitled, Little Big Town’s Christmas at The Opry”. The special will be a festive 2-hour musical extravaganza from Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, featuring performances from the band alongside lots of exciting special guests. More information coming soon…
Joining Little Big Town on Tuesday night will be Opry members Vince Gill and The Oak Ridge Boys, along with Opry NextStage artist Wyatt Flores, Ashley Ray, Shelby Lynne and making their Opry debut, The Castellows.
Tuesday August 20
7:00: Little Big Town, Ashley Ray, The Castellows, Vince Gill
Intermission
8:15: Wyatt Flores, Shelby Lynne, Oak Ridge Boys, Little Big Town
(Yes, on the schedule posted, Little Big Town is opening and closing the show).
Neo-Traditional Country music trio, The Castellows, are bringing a literal meaning to the phrase, “family tradition.” The band comprised of sisters Ellie (lead guitar), Powell (banjo) and Lily (vocals), hail from small rural Georgetown, Georgia, but now call Nashville home. The Castellows’ sound is traditional, yet modern. Authentic, yet harnessed. The common thread among the trio, other than their DNA, is their masterful three-part harmonies which blend together to create one singular, almost angelic, voice. The Castellows’ craft as songwriters is as robust as their voices, which is evident across the trio’s debut EP, A Little Goes A Long Way, releasing February 9, 2024.
While there is no Wednesday Night Opry this week, there is Opry Country Classics on Thursday night, hosted as usual by Larry Gatlin. Crystal Gayle is the Spotlight Artist this week.
Opry Country Classics
Thursday August 22
Host: Larry Gatlin
Spotlight Artist: Crystal Gayle
Also Appearing: Gatlin Brothers, Don Schlitz, T. Graham Brown, Marynn Taylor
Nice to see The Oaks on the schedule. Here's a question I've wondered about over the years, going back to the late 90's and The Four Guys... Is Ben James, the new tenor for the Oaks, an "Opry Member"? Or are just the collection of guys called "Oak Ridge Boys" members? I don't think the Opry really has a consistant answer, or if it really matters. Just one of those trivial things I wonder about sometimes. Tim
ReplyDeleteFrom my understanding, and much like The 4 Guys, the Oak Ridge Boys are members as a group, not as individuals. What finally cost The 4 Guys their Opry membership was that at the time of their firing, there were no original members of the group left performing on the Opry. It was a Pete Fisher decision.
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