Scotty McCreery was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry family last night by Opry member Josh Turner and surprise guest Country Music Hall of Famer and Opry member Randy Travis.
During the evening McCreery performed his current single ‘Cab in a Solo’ along with ‘Fall of Summer’ from his upcoming album ‘Rise and Fall’, and Randy Travis’ ‘Three Wooden Crosses’. He was joined onstage by Turner and Travis.
“I stand here tonight proud of the fact that I bridged the gap between the generation of Randy Travis and Scotty McCreery,” shared Turner. “Only time will tell who will be inspired by Scotty.”
After sharing the chorus of the George Jones classic “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes”, an emotional Turner continued, “Scotty is not only a fine singer and a songwriter but he’s a great man, husband, and now father. I’m proud of him and I’m proud that he is filling the shoes of the artists before him. With artists like him, country music is in great shape.”
Turner presented McCreery with his official Opry Member Award and passed him the mic.
“If you’ve listened to any of my interviews over the last 15 years of doing this, they’d say, ‘what is your biggest goal?’ and I’d always say, ‘One day I wanna be a member of the Grand Ole Opry,’” shared McCreery. “I gotta go home and start writing a new bucket list.”
McCreery capped the night with a tender performance of his first No. 1 hit, “Five More Mintues”, which he debuted on the Opry stage in 2016.
McCreery’s Opry induction and performance will air as a Saturday night ‘Opry Live’ later this spring on the Opry Facebook and YouTube channels, streaming free on the Circle Now app, and via Circle Country digital streaming partners.
On 11th May 11, McCreery will return to perform at the Opry just one day after he releases his new album ‘Rise and Fall’. The first 400 ticketholders who purchase the album in the Opry Shop that evening will gain access to an exclusive album release celebration and acoustic performance with Scotty directly following the show in the Opry House’s Studio A.
