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Sunny Sweeney is a Grand Ole Opry Regular [VIDEO]

Rudy Fernandez — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:07:59 +0000

East Texas native Sunny Sweeney has become a regular at the Grand Ole Opry, she’s graced the Opry’s stage twenty plus times, but her most memorable moment was her first appearance where Sweeney says, “the first time I played the Opry I cried once I realized where I was.” Sweeney credits her grandfather for [...]

Martina McBride Sells Dress For $27,000.00 [VIDEO]

Rudy Fernandez — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:57:25 +0000

Martina McBride has been instrumental in helping raise money for her favorite cause, the Nashville YWCA. For the last 16 years she has hosted the "Celebrity Auction" that this year brought in over $153,000, a 50% increase over last year’s total. The dress she wore at the Grand Ole Opry re-opening following the Nashville floods is the single highest grossing item that brought in the highest bid of the night, when a fan from Texas paid $27,000 for her dress.

Wanda Jackson Parties On

Rudy Fernandez — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 06:54:07 +0000

Some in Nashville say Miss Wanda Jackson is the predecessor for the like of Joplin, Pat Benatar, Lady Gaga and others. Jackson says “I don’t know what got into me once I hit the stage”, it was a music party. At the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, a 52-year-old, black and white clip [...]

Little Jimmy Is One Year Older

Rudy Fernandez — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 05:48:33 +0000

It’s Little Jimmy Dickens birthday and it seems like most of Music City’s who’s who came out to celebrate with the big country star. Friends and fans gathered Wednesday night at Rippy’s to celebrate the 90th birthday of Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens. Mayor Karl Dean showed [...]