Opry100 continues on with a full schedule of mid-week shows beginning with the Tuesday Night Opry, this week featuring Grand Ole Opry members Terri Clark, Riders In The Sky and Gary Mule Deer. Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmy Fortune is on the schedule, as is Ryan Hurd, Louise Mandrell, Sister Sadie and Kasey Tyndall.
The Wednesday Night Opry features Opry members T. Graham Brown, Rhonda Vincent and Henry Cho, along with someone who should be an Opry member, Kathy Mattea. Also on the schedule is Opry NextStage act Chapel Hart, Brad Tursi, Paul McDonald and making his Opry debut, Maddox Batson.
Finally, Opry Country Classics returns on Thursday night with Larry Gatlin as the host and with Opry member Lorrie Morgan as the Spotlight Artist. Rounding out that lineup are Opry member Mandy Barnett, Linda Davis, Mae Estes, and of course, Steve and Rudy Gatlin.
Maddox Batson, who is debuting on Wednesday night, is a 15-year-old from the Nashville area. He has released seven songs on TikTok and has 3.3 million followers. This month he releases his first EP "First Dance" and later this year he will be the opening act for several Lainey Wilson shows.
HOF class of ‘25:
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June Carter
Kenny Chesney
I have long thought that June Carter should be in the HOF but how can they leave Helen & Anita out? They should be right there next to her name on the plaque. What a slight to their families. Unbelievable. If Maxine & Bonnie deserve to be in with JIm Ed so do Helen and Anita.
ReplyDeleteWhat category was June? I agree on Helen and Anita but I was wondering if June was selected as a comedian.
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Jim, June was selected from the Veterans category this year. And yes, I agree that it was well deserved. Sadly, that probably means that there is literally no chance that the Carter Sisters will ever be elected.
DeleteI believe Hall of Fames should be those extraordinary talent. June Carter was good, but she didn’t have the best voice, nor the commercial success. So many that should be in before I would even think of her. Vern Gosdin, Gene Watson, Crystal Gayle, Mickey Gilley, Eddie Rabbit, Larry Gatlin, Stanley Brotherts, etc. all had better success and more talent. Chesney is deserving, maybe a tad early, before Tritt, Clint Black, Dwight Yoakam, just to name a few. But, not as disappointed with Chesney as I was with Carter. The Hall of Fame is nothing but a popularity contest, popularity with Nashville that is, not the fans. Same reason Hank Jr was kept out.
DeleteI can say that all three are deserving, and I wouldn't have voted for any of them!
DeleteJune Carter is not deserving. Great woman. But, wasn’t incredibly talented. Very little commercial success. Again, it’s the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of pretty good.
DeleteI’m sorry! Terry Clark has always been one of the worst Live vocalists I’ve ever heard. Maybe she was better live in her early days and had voice problems or something that happens, but even last Wednesday, it was awful. Ez
ReplyDeleteI don't disagree. Terri is very hard to listen to on WSM Opry shows.
DeleteI agree with all the above. However to me there are so many extraordinary people that are just being passed over, example Jennie Sealy , point one inductee that exceeds her accomplishments. I am afraid her time for induction has passed now. It’s been mentioned about a catch up year but with current thinking that’s just not a possibility. I can’t see where adding more would dilute the prestige of being a hall member. Country music didn’t get where it is by just a hand full people.
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There's a sizeable backlog of worthy candidates who have already passed on and are in danger of being forgotten if something isn't done to expand the number of inductees.
DeleteAnother looming issue is that with the explosion of popularity country music experienced in the 90s, you have a larger number of artists who, at the very least, deserve to have their cases closely considered. There are a lot of people who have multiple #1s, top tens, and millions of albums sold who are going to fall by the wayside. The Hall of Fame should really expand its voting.
J from OK