WILLIE'S BLOG
Kathy Mattea Invited To Join The Grand Ole Opry
The four-time CMA Award winner and host of Wes Virginia Public Radio’s “Mountain Stage” was invited on Saturday night by fellow Opry member Charlie McCoy, who surprised her during a performance of her signature hit “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses.” Mattea, a West Virginia native, has earned multiple No. 1 singles including “Goin’ Gone,”…
Jeannie Seely, Grand Ole Opry Trailblazer and GRAMMY-Winning Singer, Dies at 85
Jeannie Seely, the GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and longtime Grand Ole Opry legend, died Friday (8-1) at age 85. Seely made famous in 1966 with the hit Don’t Touch Me was also known for appearing on the Grand Ole Opry stage over 5,000 times, more than almost any other artist in history.
The Mavericks Pause Tour Dates Amid Raul Malo’s Cancer Fight
The Mavericks are planning on taking a break from the road early next year. In a shared statement, the band said they’re dropping out of the week-long Sandy Beaches Cruise that was scheduled for January as frontman Raul Malo undergoes what they hope will be the last leg of his cancer treatment. The singer will…
