Mid-Week Opry Shows

There are two mid-week shows on the schedule for this week; the Tuesday and Wednesday Night Opry shows. 

The Tuesday Night lineup features two Grand Ole Opry members: Mandy Barnett, who will open the show, and Jamey Johnson, who will close it out. Also on the schedule is Mon Rovia, who will be making his Opry debut. 

Tuesday July 29
7:00: Mandy Barnett, George Birge, Mon Rovia, Austin Snell
Intermission
8:20: Wyatt Flores, 49 Winchester, Jamey Johnson 

From Mon Rovia's Facebook page: The Grand Ole Opry, regarded as the pinnacle of country music, was founded in 1925. It has grown from an ordinary radio show to the biggest stage that any country musician can perform on. On July 29 in Nashville, Tennessee, Mon Rovîa will join a select group of artists to launch the next century of Opry tradition. His inclusion in the Opry 100 Debut means that he is one of the most promising rising country music talents whose music has earned the admiration of country music icons as well as the endorsement of its Opry’s leadership.

Mon Rovia was named one of Spotify's 2024 Juniper Artists to Watch. He has quickly garnered a devoted following, selling out every headline show to date. After a successful festival debut at Bonnaroo, Mon is set to perform at Austin City Limits this fall. His music has also garnered significant attention on platforms like TikTok, amassing over half a billion views and attracting fans like Bella Hadid and Lexi Hidalgo. His latest release, “crooked the road.,” marks a new chapter as he joins the Nettwerk Music Group.

Taking a look at the Wednesday Night Opry, Steven Curtis Chapman, who is still the Opry's newest member, is on the schedule, as are members Dailey & Vincent. Comedian Killer Beaz is scheduled, as is Michael Ray, Connor Smith, Breland, Morgan Wade, and The Kody Norris Show. 

(Wednesday lineup not finalized)

Ray Price, Don Gibson and Willie Nelson were once members of the Grand Ole Opry. As Opry 100 continues, I thought I would share the running order from 30 years ago, Saturday July 29, 1995, a night when all three returned to the Opry: 

1st show
6:30: GHS Strings
Jimmy C Newman (host): Colinda
Bill Carlisle: Elvira
Jimmy C Newman: Jambalaya

6:45: Country Music Hall of Fame
Billy Walker (host): Word Games/Singing The Blues
Skeeter Davis: Lovesick Blues
Billy Walker: Lay It Down; Give It Up/Charlie's Shoes

7:00: Shoney's
Jack Greene (host): Good Time Chariot
Wilma Lee Cooper: Hallelujah, Praise The King
Hank Locklin: Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
Mike Snider: Soldier's Joy/Old Molly Hare/Battle Cry Of Freedom/Get Your Hand Off Me Knee & Load The Cannon
Jack Greene: You Are My Treasure/Satisfied

7:30: Standard Candy
Jimmy Dickens (host): May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Janie Fricke: Do Me With Love
Ray Price: Heartaches By The Number/For The Good Times
Don Gibson: I Can't Stop Loving You/Oh, Lonesome Me
Jimmy Dickens: Out Behind The Barn

8:00: Martha White
Porter Wagoner (host): Ol' Slewfoot
Brother Oswald: Euneta
Charlie Louvin & Bob Bates: My Baby's Gone
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets
Opry Square Dance Band & The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Snow Flake Reel
Porter Wagoner: Green, Green Grass of Home

8:30: Kraft
Hank Snow (host): Geisha Girl
Stu Phillips: That's A Chance I'll Have To Take
Jan Howard: Take Me As I Am, Or Let Me Go
The Whites: Pins & Needles
Del Reeves: The Race Is On
Hank Snow: With The Ring, I Thee Wed

2nd show
9:30: Dollar General
Porter Wagoner (host): Y'all Come
Hank Locklin: Country Hall Of Fame
Ray Pillow: I Just Can't Honky-Tonk You're Memory Away
Charlie Walker: Smoke, Smoke, Smoke
Janie Fricke: Please Help Me, I'm Fallin'/Do Me With Love
Porter Wagoner & Collen Walters: If Tear Drops Were Pennies
Porter Wagoner: On A Highway Headed South

10:00: Goody's
Jimmy Dickens (host): Me & My Big Loud Mouth
Jan Howard: Lonely Street
Jimmy Dickens: We Could

10:15: Cooper's/Tennessee Pride
Jimmy C Newman (host): Allons Oh Lafayette
Roy Drusky: Too Old To Die Young
Cajun Country: In The Cajun Mood
Jimmy C Newman: La Cajun Band

10:30: Gruhn Guitar
Jack Greene (host): Walking On New Grass
Ray Price: San Antonio Rose
Ray Price & Willie Nelson: Night Life/It Should Be Easier Now

10:45: Fairfield
Jeanne Pruett (host): Temporarily Yours
Whitewater: Paradise
Opry Square Dance Band & The Melvin Sloan Dancers: Acron Hill
Jeanne Pruett: Satin Sheets

11:00: Coca Cola
Hank Snow (host): My Filipino Rose
Billy Walker: You Gave Me A Mountain
Charlie Louvin & Bob Bates: I've Cheated On You
The Whites: Making Believe/Keep On The Sunny Side
Hank Snow: Linda Lou

11:30: Loreal
Mike Snider (host): What Child Is This
Del Reeves: This Must Be The Bottom/Bad News
Jeannie Seely: Burning That Old Memory/When He Leaves You
Mike Snider: Little Maggie

Ray Price appeared on both shows, while Don Gibson only appeared on the early show. Willie Nelson was a surprise appearance and was not listed on the schedule. 

There you have it for the mid-week shows this week.