Opry This Week; February 22-23

Friday, February 22
8:00 – 8:30
The Whites
Jim Lauderdale
Ashley Monroe

8:30 – 9:00
Jimmy C. Newman
Jack Greene
Emerson Drive

9:00 – 9:30
George Hamilton IV
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Kathy Mattea

9:30 – 10:00
Jim Ed Brown w/ Helen Cornelius
T. Graham Brown
Joe Nichols

Saturday, February 23
Early Show
6:30 – 7:00
Jim Ed Brown w/ Helen Cornelius
Jack Greene
Dan Tyminski Band

7:00 – 8:00
Jo Dee Messina
Keith Anderson
Tracy Byrd
Randy Owen

8:00 – 8:30
The Whites
Jan Howard
The Time Jumpers
Opry Square Dancers

8:30 – 9:00
George Hamilton IV
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Restless Heart

Late Show

9:30 – 10:00
Jim Ed Brown w/ Helen Cornelius
Dan Tyminski Band
Keith Anderson

10:00 – 10:30
Jimmy C. Newman
Randy Owen
Jo Dee Messina

10:30 – 11:00
The Whites
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press
Tracy Byrd
Opry Square Dancers

11:00 – 11:30
George Hamilton IV
The Time Jumpers
Restless Heart

Grand Ole Opry; February 15-16

Friday, February 15
8:00 – 8:30
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
Del McCoury Band

8:30 – 9:00
Jimmy Dickens
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press

9:00 – 9:30
Bill Anderson
Charlie Louvin
Cherryholmes

9:30 – 10:00
Hal Ketchum
Jim Ed Brown
Josh Turner

Saturday, February 16

Early Show
6:30 – 7:00
Jimmy Dickens
Jimmy C. Newman

7:00 – 7:30
Jim Ed Brown
Mel McDaniel
Jim Lauderdale

7:30 – 8:00
Hal Ketchum
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Jack Greene

8:00 – 8:30
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
Del McCoury Band
Opry Square Dancers

8:30 – 9:00
Bill Anderson
Jan Howard
Darryl Worley

Late Show

9:30 – 10:00
Jimmy Dickens
Jimmy C. Newman

10:00 – 10:30
Hal Ketchum
Mel McDaniel
Jim Lauderdale

10:30 – 11:00
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
Del McCoury Band
Opry Square Dancers

11:00 – 11:30
Bill Anderson
Jack Greene
Darryl Worley

To purchase tickets or to find more information, visit Opry.com.

So what’s Nashville got that Oklahoma doesn’t?

The Gaylord family name is well-known to Oklahomans in connection with a certain newspaper. But to the folks in Nashville, Tenn., Gaylord is the name of the entertainment company that is the area’s 10th-largest employer, as the owners of the Grand Ole Opry.

Many Oklahomans are also familiar with the names of a list of top-selling country and western music stars who hail from the Sooner State – Reba McIntire, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and many more. Yet, those stars are making money hand over fist for music companies that are not located in Oklahoma, but in Nashville.

So what’s Nashville got that Oklahoma doesn’t? That’s what state Rep. Randy McDaniel, R-Oklahoma City, wants to know. McDaniel, who serves on House subcommittees focused on tourism, arts and culture, has proposed an interim study to find out.

McDaniel’s study request asks what incentives Nashville and other cities offer to attract musicians, and how does Oklahoma rank in the economic impact of its music industry.


Read more in the Oklahoma newspaper Journal Record