{"id":1319009,"date":"2020-03-22T08:02:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819353"},"modified":"2020-03-22T08:02:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T14:02:55","slug":"opry-goes-on-with-acoustic-set-kenny-rogers-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/opry-goes-on-with-acoustic-set-kenny-rogers-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Opry Goes On With Acoustic Set, Kenny Rogers Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/cmtcomstaff\/\" title=\"Posts by CMT.com Staff\" rel=\"author\">CMT.com Staff<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n10m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Grand Ole Opry members <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/vince-gill\">Vince Gill<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/brad-paisley\">Brad Paisley<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/marty-stuart\">Marty Stuart<\/a> kept the circle unbroken and the music playing for fans around the world tuning in tonight to the 4,916th consecutive Saturday night broadcast of the Opry.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the night, the three Opry members sat at a CDC-recommended social distance, playing for a minimal crew in the Opry House and for fans around the globe. Accompanying each other on their acoustic instruments, the three swapped stories and songs, including Gill\u2019s \u201cGo Rest High on That Mountain,\u201d Stuart\u2019s \u201cHobo\u2019s Prayer\u201d and Paisley\u2019s \u201cMud On The Tires,\u201d among others. <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"bf5651a1\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Kenny-Rogers-Tribute-Mark-Mosrie-3-21-20-04672-1584885285.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Kenny Rogers Tribute Mark Mosrie 3-21-20 04672\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\"> Mark Mosrie <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gill opened the show with an emotional performance of \u201cSweet Music Man,\u201d written by and recorded by Kenny Rogers, as a tribute to the music legend who passed away last night. Gill said it was \u201cone of my favorite songs Kenny ever did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stuart explained the Opry\u2019s streak of 4,916 consecutive Saturday night performances, saying, \u201cCountry music is no stranger to hard times. The Grand Ole Opry is no stranger to hard times, either. It\u2019s 94 years old and has been through world wars, catastrophes, and presidential assassinations, but somehow the show has just gone right along and never gone off the air.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"c8516137\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/03\/Marty-Stuart-Vince-Gill-Brad-Paisley-Opry-House-no-audience-3-21-20-04728-1584885355.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"Marty Stuart, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Opry House no audience 3-21-20 04728\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brad Paisley gave \u201ca shout out to those working overtime tonight,\u201d paying tribute to healthcare workers, saying \u201cto those out there on the front lines of this war, God bless you. We\u2019re going to keep playing music for you one way or another.\u201d He then performed his hit \u201cThis Is Country Music,\u201d which he ended with an ode to the Rogers classic \u201cThe Gambler.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the night, the three Opry members spoke of lifting each other up and ideally providing hope to the audience tuning in. Gill reminded the world, \u201cWe are at our best during hard times.\u201d Paisley added, \u201cCountry music really excels in times like this. \u2026We will persevere in the face of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQ6-i8hI3Gs?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wQ6-i8hI3Gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Amid current COVID-19 concerns, the Opry, the world\u2019s longest-running radio show, has paused all shows with a live Opry House audience through April 4. During this time, however, the Opry has pledged to continue live Saturday night broadcasts without an audience in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The Opry played to an empty audience for the first time on Saturday, March 14, with performances by members Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely, Connie Smith, and several guests, including Mandy Barnett, Michael Cleveland &amp; Flamekeeper, and Sam Williams.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1819353\/opry-goes-on-with-acoustic-set-kenny-rogers-tribute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by CMT.com Staff 10m ago Grand Ole Opry members Vince Gill, Brad Paisley and Marty Stuart kept the circle unbroken and the music playing for fans around the world tuning in tonight to the 4,916th consecutive Saturday night broadcast of the Opry. Throughout the night, the three Opry members sat at a CDC-recommended social distance, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 13:47:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}