May 8, 2025
— Albert Brumley
Almost 20 years ago, the Grand Ole Opry from Nashville came to Carnegie Hall in New York City for a sold-out performance. As a review in the New York Times wrote, “For the first time since 1961, the Grand Ole Opry, a Nashville institution founded 80 years ago, brought an all-star revue to Carnegie Hall. The occasion was the night before the Country Music Awards at Madison Square Garden….The Opry has always been a live radio show, and on Monday night, the lineup of musicians playing a few songs each included current country hitmakers like Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson and Brad Paisley, along with longtime Opry members like Charley Pride, Little Jimmy Dickens and the songwriter Bill Anderson.”
In the finale, some of the greatest names of country music gathered on the stage to sing a medley of songs that capture their understanding of faith, grief, loss, eternal life… and what’s waiting for us on the other side. Their finale included such classics as “I’ll Fly Away,” “I Saw the Light,” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
Hear their historic performance: https://youtu.be/iDZFiXrGh88.
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