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Topic: Gene Watson- Opry Member. Finally! |
Craig Stock
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Westfield, NJ USA
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Jim Cooley
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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2020 12:22 pm |
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| My first thought when I read that he was inducted was, "It's about time." |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 10:22 am
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| If they had waited any longer, the honor would have been posthumous - (he's 76 now!) |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 10:58 am
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Definitely one of my favorites! 
Erv |
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Andy Jones
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Mississippi
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 11:31 am
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I read somewhere many years ago that Gene hadn't been asked to join the Opry because he didn't march in lockstep with the Opry management.He was pretty much his own boss,deciding himself what he would record,where he would play,what he would play,etc.
I understood that Conway Twitty was much the same way.Maybe someone else can shed more light on the subject. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 11:43 am
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Doesn't that ring true for Willie Nelson also?
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 1:23 pm
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That Gene only just now was asked to join is a crying shame!
Are these guys members (I think they should be):
• Mark Chesnutt
• Daryle Singletary (posthumously, sadly)
• Dale Watson
• Asleep at the Wheel
They're probably all too independent to get the invite! Willie Nelson is for sure. Dale and AATW are probably too Texas-oriented to suit Nashville.
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Ron Hogan
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Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 3:03 pm
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At one time if you were a member, you had to guarantee you would work so many weekends per year. That made it hard on the hot acts as the weekends are the money makers on the road. That’s why for years you’d see the older acts on there all the time as they weren’t as popular anymore.
I doubt that is the same anymore. Can you imagine a current act like Luke Bryan giving up a $250,000.00 show for $750.00 at the Opry! |
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Ron Hogan
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Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 20 Jan 2020 3:07 pm
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| Plus, if the star/act doesn’t live in Nashville, it makes it hard to work the Opry more often |
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