Carrie Underwood To Be Inducted Into The Grand Ol’ Opry
This was probaby a dream come true for Carrie - I can imagine she was both shocked and surprised when, after singing “I Told You So,” originally by Randy Travis, the man himself joined her onstage where he invited her to join the Grand Ole Opry.
Said Travis:
“To end your birthday week, I was asked by the management here at the Grand Ole Opry to ask you if you would like to be their next member.”
Pete Fisher, the Opry’s vice president and general manager, said he and his staff had been working on the surprise for two months:
“We are just happy we succeeding in keeping this one under wraps as long as we have. When we seek out candidates for Opry membership, we are not only looking for artists who achieve extraordinary things with their career as Carrie has done, but for artists who really show a sincere connection to the Opry and all that it stands for. Just days after she won American Idol, Carrie made it a priority to debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage. And throughout what has really been quite a fast pace for her, she has made the Opry a priority.”
Carrie’s two albums have sold 9 million copies and she’s won three Grammys and four CMA Awards - including two awards for Female Vocalist.
She will be inducted this Saturday, May 10 at 8 p.m. ET during a live broadcast on the Great American Country network.
- More photos of her surprise invitation:
May 12th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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