Legendary Rocker, 84, Making Grand Ole Opry Broadcast Debut on Saturday, June 14
A legendary and influential rocker is making his Grand Ole Opry broadcast debut on Saturday, June 14, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
, 84, of the worldwide smash British band made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage back in February, but it is now going to air for all the world to enjoy on Saturday, June 14. You can watch a couple of preview clips here. The full concert will stream on Saturday evening beginning at 8 p.m. CT on Circle Country TV and the Opry's Facebook and YouTube pages.
The Ringo Starr and Friends Opry Live show is part of the Opry celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Starr was there to promote his new country album, Look Up. He was joined by Opry members Rhonda Vincent and Mandy Barnett as well as musicians Molly Tuttle and Mickey Guyton.
The press release trumpeting Starr's new album reads, "Starr's lifelong love of country music has been apparent and celebrated throughout his illustrious career. He performed and wrote numerous country and country-tinged songs throughout his years with The Beatles (i.e. 'Act Naturally,' 'What Goes On,' 'Don't Pass Me By') as well as with the earlier Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, and recorded a country album, Beaucoups of Blues, in 1970 as his second solo album."His love of country and the blues led him to try and emigrate from London to Texas while still a teen, after reading that Lightnin' Hopkins lived in Houston. Starr's new album comes after a chance meeting with T Bone Burnett at an event in Los Angeles in 2022 (the two had first met in the 1970s), where Starr asked Burnett to write a song for an EP he was recording. Taking the task to heart, Burnett returned with nine songs, all in a country vein, which happily put Starr on a path to record Look Up."
Ringo Starr and Friends will also air on Sky Arts in the United Kingdom on August 29, so that his fans across the pond can enjoy the Opry performance as well.
Upcoming Opry Live premieres include Riley Green, Charles Wesley Godwin, and Ashley McBryde on June 21; a July 4 special featuring Scotty McCreery, Justin Moore, Sara Evans, and Old Crow Medicine Show on July 5; Opry Honors Loretta Lynn featuring Martina McBride, Ashley McBryde, Emmy Russell, Twitty & Lynn, Carly Pearce and Crystal Gayle on July 19; and Carrie Underwood, HARDY, and BRELAND on July 26.
Additional upcoming Opry Live premieres on Sky Arts in the U.K. include Jon Pardi, Zach Top, and Ashley McBryde on June 13; Keith Urban, Scotty McCreery, and 49 Winchester on June 27; Darius Rucker, Nate Smith, and Ashley McBryde on July 18; and Jelly Roll, Gabby Barrett, and Brandon Lake on July 25.
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