McCreery invited to join Opry
McCreery was surprised onstage during his spotlight artist performance at tonight's Opry Country Christmas show.
"Merry Christmas," Brooks said walking onto the stage handing McCreery a wrapped gift. "This is a Christmas present to the Grand Ole Opry. We would love to invite you to be the newest member of the Opry."
"Holy cow. Yes, I would love to," McCreery said. "I grew up listening to your records Garth, and you're a part of what made me want to do this for a living, and I didn't think that dream would become a reality, but it is because of all of y'all sitting in this house tonight. God bless y'all."
McCreery said, "When I got started doing this people asked, 'what are your goals,' and I'd say 'one day I'd like to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry.'" McCreery then bent down and touched the circle of wood in the Opry's center stage where so many of his heroes and peers have stood.
"We're thrilled to extend this much-anticipated invitation to our friend Scotty," said Opry Executive Producer Dan Rogers. "Whether he's on the Opry performing his hits, putting his spin on some old favorites during a performance on one of our Opry Country Classics shows, or offering a holiday set as he did tonight, Scotty consistently delivers andis always at home on the Opry stage. It'll be exciting to hear the words 'Scotty McCreery, you're a member of the Grand Ole Opry' in the early days of 2024."
McCreery's induction date will be announced soon.
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CD reviews
"Boys from Back Home" is Scotty McCreery's amalgamation of Kenny Chesney's "I Go Back" and "Boys of Fall," which even borrows words from each hit song to create something attempting to be new. It's not new. Instead, it sounds more like songwriting by committee, relying upon radio listener demographics. Many of these songs were created to sound immediately familiar to mainstream ears. They will. This doesn't mean they're good, though, let alone meaningful. ...
If naming your release "Gunslinger," you'd better let it rip and go for a harder country sound, especially if donning a black cowboy hat on the cover. The reality does not exactly match that sentiment for Garth Brooks, but at times he comes mighty close.
The high points for Brooks are the three most traditional country songs - a couple of honky tonkers ("Honky-Tonk Somewhere" and "Cowboys and Friends") and a ballad ("Whiskey to Wine"). ...
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