The Grand Ole Opry, we learned tonight, is the longest running radio show in the Universe on WSM 650 AM. Or, you can go there in person to "see" the radio show. Apparently it's also streamed live and on Sirus radio. With 7 different groups performing over 2 hours, we saw a wide spectrum of the country music rainbow. There was the John Cowan Band...Cowan was a former member of the Doobie Brothers. And then there was Lee Greenwood, who authored "Proud to be an American"...and he sang the song to a full capacity standing ovation Opry audience. Tennessee IS middle America, and in the middle of the country. A wide religious and patriotic streak runs through it, and the region is "country" by nature, culture, and geography enabling and cultivating country music. And believe it or not, the announcer, Bill Cody, included a reference to Fiji in his patter! Pictured is Sunny Sweeny, a Texan who was nominated as the Top Female vocalist by the Academy of Country Music this year.
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