{"id":15926,"date":"2021-02-14T05:54:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15926"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:08:06","slug":"bluegrass-queen-miss-rhonda-vincent-finally-inducted-into-the-grand-ole-opry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15926","title":{"rendered":"Bluegrass Queen Miss Rhonda Vincent Finally Inducted Into The Grand Ole Opry"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\"Rhonda <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Rhonda Performs Merle Haggard’s “Momma Tried” with Dierks Bentley<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\n
Watch the moment HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 Multi-award-winning bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent<\/strong> was formally inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry<\/strong> Saturday by Opry member Dierks Bentley. The invitation was delivered in February of 2020 by Opry member Jeannie Seely with an original induction date scheduled for March 24, 2020, prior to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Dierks said, \u201cI\u2019ll never forget the night that our mutual friend Marty Stuart made me an official member of the Opry and I\u2019m so pleased to get to do the same for you tonight. Rhonda, you are now an official member of the Grand Ole Opry! I know you will carry the Opry banner proudly wherever you go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been 343 days, seven hours, three minutes, and five seconds,\u201d Rhonda said laughing sharing how many days it had been since the Opry invitation came last year. \u201cThis is a night I will never forget and will cherish the rest of my life. I am proof that dreams really do come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to have the supremely talented and very patient Rhonda Vincent as an official Opry member,\u201d said Dan Rogers, Vice President and Executive Producer, Grand Ole Opry. \u201cShe brings with her countless fans, industry respect, and heartfelt passion for keeping the Opry vibrant and entertaining for generations to come. We look forward to Rhonda spending the rest of her career with us as part of the Opry family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional performers included Opry members Riders In The Sky, Jeannie Seely, and Mark Wills as well as special guests Don Schlitz and MCA Nashville Records artist Parker McCollum, who made his Grand Ole Opry debut.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s Opry was broadcast live on Circle<\/a> and Gray TV stations, DISH Studio Channel 102, Sling TV and other TV affiliates in addition to a companion live stream on Circle All Access and YouTube and could be heard on 650 AM WSM and SiriusXM.<\/p>\n

About Rhonda Vincent:<\/strong><\/u>
\nThe Grammy-winning Queen of Bluegrass Rhonda Vincent began her professional music career at the age of five, singing with her family’s band, the Sally Mountain Show. She picked up the mandolin at eight and the fiddle at twelve, performing with the family band at festivals on weekends. Rhonda struck out on her own, singing with the Grand Ole Opry’s Jim Ed Brown. Her opportunity eventually led to a deal with Rebel Records. Her work caught the attention of Giant Nashville’s president, James Stroud, who signed Vincent to record two contemporary country albums. After Giant, she signed with Rounder Records where her passion for traditional bluegrass music flourished. With the release of her debut album \u201cBack Home Again,\u201d \u201cThe Wall Street Journal\u201d crowned Rhonda Vincent the New Queen of Bluegrass. She\u2019s a multi-award winner, with a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album (2017), Entertainer of the Year (2001), Song of the Year (2004), and an unprecedented 7 consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association (2000 \u2013 2006). Her powerful vocal style transcends the boundaries of bluegrass music, as evidenced in her collaboration with Dolly Parton on the Elton John \/ Bernie Taupin Tribute Project \u201cRestoration\u201d 2018. Rhonda Vincent\u2019s lifelong dream came true when she was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry on February 28, 2020.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Rhonda Performs Merle Haggard’s “Momma Tried” with Dierks Bentley Watch the moment HERE NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 Multi-award-winning bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent was formally inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry Saturday by Opry member Dierks Bentley. The invitation was delivered in February of 2020 by Opry member Jeannie Seely with an original […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t