{"id":6535,"date":"2017-06-10T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2023-09-03T21:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:15:36","slug":"r-o-p-e-spring-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=6535","title":{"rendered":"R.O.P.E. Spring Luncheon."},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year the R.O.P.E. gathering moved from the Shriner’s Temple to the Nashville Palace<\/a>, This for me is the ULTIMATE fan club party. Sadly I just don’t get to come visit as often as I’d like to however when I can, baby it’s on! You basically wander around and get pictures, and hear stories of days long past. This is the largest music business internal function of it’s kind and I feel that we as young people need to preserve and continue this function. This function is integral to the continuation and preservation of Country Music as a whole.<\/p>\n

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R.O.P.E.<\/a> stands for the Reunion Of Professional Entertainers and was started  by a bunch of industry people to make an effort to have a purpose for everyone to gather an catch back up. The music industry isn’t exactly like most people think, and it isn’t a big huge party where they all hang out at each other’s houses and drink. Everybody is usually busy and touring and recording and also doing shows, so this is a chance to ease down and enjoy some brotherhood.<\/p>\n

Bill Anderson is signing his book he wrote with Pete Cooper and it highlights his career that spans almost sixty years, to which he has written and published literally hundreds of classic Country Music songs. He has contributed to Country Music more than pretty much anybody alive I could name that is alive today.<\/p>\n

Country Music is alive and well here at the Nashville Palace during Fan Fair with one hell of a gathering here today, with the likes of Leona Williams, Dallas Wayne, Jeannie Seely, Melissa Luman Phillips, Bobby Lewis, Dickey Lee,Tommy Cash… man I could go and on…..they are all here right now.<\/p>\n

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After the usual Whitt’s Barbecue meal they serve before the music begins and prayers provided by the President Billy Henson we had the music commence and were treated to a very touching rendition of “America The Beautiful” from one of the steel guitar’s finest players Mr.Ron Elliott<\/a>. Mr. Ron played with Stonewall Jackson and many more, and he is truly one of the instrument’s finest Legends. I plan to contact him in the near future for an interview in my “Steel Guitarists Along The Road” series, where I interview different steel players and you can see them HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Country Music artist Mr. Bobby Marquez<\/a>  graced the stage today with his song “She’s Not From Texas, She’s From Heaven”. He played his song  that George Strait recorded for him several years back that is a beautiful waltz, and he delivers it with such sincerity that who couldn’t enjoy it.<\/p>\n