There are a full schedule of mid-week Grand Ole Opry shows. The highlight this week will be the Tuesday Night Opry when Pam Tillis is honored upon her 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Pam Tillis joined the Opry cast on Saturday August 26, 2000, with Marty Stuart doing the honors. During the show that night, Pam said, "I grew up in this town, in this business, and I can't tell you what it means to me. This is one of the most special nights in my life." Marty called her "country music royalty" and presented Pam with a guitar from the Martin Co., the prototype of 650 being produced to mark the 75th birthday of the Opry that was taking place in 2000.
Pam had been invited to become an Opry member several months earlier, with Jimmy Dickens delivering the invitation during the Opry show on June 24. Jimmy said, "She's overdue, man. She should have been here long ago." Her induction, at the time, continued speculation concerning her father's status with the Opry, with Bill Anderson commenting that he wished to see Mel become an Opry member.
Pam Tillis has had a wonderful career in country music. She has released 45 singles and 14 studio albums, at last count. What is interesting is that she has had only one single that has reached #1 on the charts, ""Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" in 1994. Her other Top 10 singles have included "Don't Tell Me What to Do," "Maybe It Was Memphis," " Let That Pony Run," "Shake the Sugar Tree," "All the Good Ones Are Gone," "Spilled Perfume," and "Land of the Living." During the 1990s, she was constantly on the country singles and album charts. She also made numerous videos and collaborated with numerous other artists. She has been nominated for numerous country music awards and in 1994 she was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association. She is also a Grammy Award winner.
The Tuesday Night Opry will include not only Pam Tillis, but a few of her Opry friends as Jamey Johnson, Lorrie Morgan and Vince Gill are scheduled to appear. Also scheduled is her good friend, Suzy Bogguss.
Tuesday August 26
7:00: Pam Tillis, Emily Ann Roberts, Suzy Bogguss, Jamey Johnson
Intermission
8:20: Lorrie Morgan, Russell Dickerson, Vince Gill
The Wednesday Night Opry has Opry members T. Graham Brown, Del McCoury, Steven Curtis Chapman (who is still the Opry's newest member for a couple of more weeks) and Don Schlitz.
Wednesday August 27
7:00: T. Graham Brown, Madeline Merlo, Del McCoury Band, Anne Wilson
Intermission
8:20: Dasha, Chayce Beckman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Don Schlitz
Finally, Opry Country Classics on Thursday night closes out the mid-week shows. This week Crystal Gayle is the Spotlight Artist:
Thursday August 28
Opry Country Classics
Host: Larry Gatlin
Spotlight Artist: Crystal Gayle
Also Appearing: Gatlin Brothers, Mandy Barnett, Lee Roy Parnell, Charlie McCoy
Congratulations again to Pam Tillis upon her 25th anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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