Grand Ole Opry

Regina Regina Regina Howard, The WBKR Waking Crew's resident "nut," called in Monday morning to request a song.  She wanted to hear Scotty McCreery's version of 'The Dance" by Garth Brooks.  Regina said she heard him do a version of it at The Grand Ole Opry and it was "wonderful."  I hadn't heard it.  So, I did some research and found it!  This video was only uploaded to Y

Tuesday night I had the pleasure of broadcasting from backstage at The Grand Ole Opry. I absolutely LOVE this place! And, I even got to broadcast from the "Women Of Country" dressing room! (Maybe one day I'll be in that dressing room before playing the Opry!) How surprised was I when I found out that country music legend Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn) was going to be joining me for an in

One of my favorite staples in country music, the Grand Ole Opry is adding four weeks of Wednesday night shows to its schedule July 18th - August 8th. The Opry already hosts shows on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Scheduled for the new Wednesday night shows is Vince Gill (July 18th), Rascal Flatts (July 25th), Josh Thompson (August 1st) and Rodney Atkins (August 8th)...

Gaga has her "Little Monsters."  Justin has a legion of "Beliebers."  Clay Aiken has the "Claymates."  And Jimmy Buffet has the "Parrot Heads."  But a couple of weeks ago, when Jaclyn, Dave Spencer and I were in Nashville for the Grand Ole Opry's annual plaza party, we found out what Taylor Swift's die-hard fans call themselves.  Meet the "Swifties!&quo

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!  When we're down in Nashville for our annual CMA Music Festival, we always meet some characters.  People LOVE their country music and they fly in from all over the world to be a part of "Fan Fair."  They all have stories, their favorite stars and their favorite keepsake souvenirs.  But we have NEVER seen a possession as prized as the handmade quilt owned by Mary fro

Last year, when Chad, Jaclyn, and I broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry Plaza during CMA Music Festival week, it was something like 95 degrees with a heat index of, oh, I don't know, 180. It was HOT!

For the fourth consecutive year, WBKR is headed south to Nashville to kick off the CMA Music Festival by broadcasting live at the Grand Ole Opry's Plaza Party!  Tune in Tuesday at 9am as Jaclyn, Dave Spencer and I bring you a complete sneak preview of the 41st Annual Fan Fair, plus news from Carrie Underwood's official fan club party, the FREE Opry Plaza concert by Easton Corbin, the annual Celeb

It's just a month away!  The 2012  CMA Music Festival will be rocking downtown Nashville June 7th through June 10th.  And, here at WBKR.com, we have a sneak peak of everything you need to know about this year's event:  the stars, the tickets, the CMA's new autograph policies/procedures and more.  This is the 41st Annual Fan Fair event and promises again to offer the "ultimate country music ex

Wanna go to The Grand Ole Opry?  This afternoon I will be broadcasting live from backstage at the show that made country music famous.  Not only will I be giving you all the latest scoop on who's coming to the Opry, who's going to be signing autographs in the Opry Gift Shop and more, we'll also be giving you the chance to win tickets to show...

This week's code has listeners absolutely STUMPED! Once again, this week's prize for breaking the code: 2 tickets for a whole year to the Grand Ole Opry PLUS 2 tickets to Saturday night's Opry Induction of Keith Urban! Want the final clue? Click on through.

This week's CODEBREAKERS prize just got even bigger.  Not only are you playing for Grand Ole Opry tickets for a year . . . there's now even more at stake.  We're adding to the jackpot two tickets to see Keith Urban get inducted as an official Grand Ole Opry member this Saturday night...

Keith Urban was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday evening by Grand Ole Opry member Vince Gill along with fellow members Rascal Flatts, Diamond Rio and Oak Ridge Boys during Urban’s “All For The Hall” benefit at Bridgestone Arena.  New Zealand-born and Australian-raised Urban will be the first artist from outside North America to become an Opry member.  He will formally be inducted into th