Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis and record label executive Joe Galante are the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The three men were inducted on Sunday, October 16, during a Medallion Ceremony, which included performances by Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, Mickey Guyton and more. Guyton performed “When You Say Nothing at All” in honor…
67 years ago today, on July 1, 1955, Keith Whitley was born in Ashland, Kentucky. Whitley was born to Elmer and Faye Whitley, one of four children his parents raised. From an early age, Whitley showed an early propensity for music, winning his first talent contest when he was just four years old. By the age of eight, Whitley…
Lorrie Morgan is speaking out about the posthumous induction of her late husband, Keith Whitley, into the Country Music Hall of Fame . The singer, who passed away in 1989 when he was just 34 years old, will be inducted in a ceremony later this year, along with Jerry Lee Lewis and Joe Galante. “In my heart, this feels like…
The newest class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame has just been announced. Brooks & Dunn shared the good news via the Country Music Association’s YouTube channel, revealing that Keith Whitley will be inducted into the Modern Artist Era category, Jerry Lee Lewis will be inducted into the Veterans Era category, and former record label head…
Country music artists are continuing to speak out about the tragic passing of Naomi Judd on Saturday, April 30, one day before The Judds‘ induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Carly Pearce, who performed “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Ole Days)” during the induction ceremony says she is still reeling from the unexpected loss. “I was…
Lorrie Morgan is turning her love of hot chicken into a song. The Grand Ole Opry member, whose passion for chicken earned her the title of Ambassador of Nashville Hot Chicken by the Nashville Hot Chicken Facebook Group, just released “The Nashville Hot Chicken Song.” Morgan enlisted several of her famous friends for the tribute to Music City’s trademark…
The 2022 Country Music Cruise, originally scheduled for January 15 to 22, has been rescheduled for March. The new dates are March 26 to April 2. The Country Music Cruise will set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and spend two days in Cozumel, Mexico, and one day in Half Moon Cay. While the dates have changed, several of…
The Grand Ole Opry is lifting its seating restrictions, and returning to full capacity, beginning on Friday, May 14. The inaugural show, which will mark the first time in more than a year that the Grand Ole Opry is not limiting the amount of guests, will feature performances by Lorrie Morgan, the Oak Ridge Boys, Charles Esten and Aaron…
Saturday, October 3, will be a night that goes down in history as one of the most memorable Grand Ole Opry shows ever. Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, Lorrie Morgan and Terri Clark performed in front of 500 guests, marking the first time a live audience, albeit limited, was allowed into the Opry since mid-March, when the shows began taking…
The Grand Ole Opry just announced they will allow 500 people to attend the Opry shows in person in October, as part of the month-long 95th anniversary celebration. The shows will kick off on October 3, with Dierks Bentley, Terri Clark, Vince Gill and Lorrie Morgan scheduled to perform together. “The Opry will welcome back up to 500 guests…
