Jan Howard came by the Opry a couple of weeks ago, and we had a chance to visit backstage and catch up on things. It’s always great to see her. Earlier, I went to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with some 25 to 30 other country artists to serve as a celebrity waiter at a big Exchange Club […]
The top photo was taken the day Jeannie Seely and I recorded “When Two Worlds Collide” for her upcoming album, and it just happened to be the day after Ray Stevens learned he had been voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. We cut our vocal tracks at Ray’s studio, and it gave us […]
I’ve been doing a lot of radio interviews lately promoting the new single and video with Jamey Johnson, “Everybody Wants To Be 21.” Terri Clark and I caught up with one another after an Opry show recently, and she talked to me for her syndicated “Country Gold” show. I’m not sure exactly when that will […]
This photo of me and Vickie was taken at Christmastime, 2016, and is one of my favorite pictures of her. At that point, she had completed her first round of chemo and radiation and we were hopeful that the cancer was gone. It returned in mid-2017, however, and she spent two years fighting it some […]
Christmas Eve with the grandkids is always special. After attending the candlelight service at their church, we adjourned to their house for a fun time of eating, visiting, and swapping presents. L. to R. – Gabe, Sophie, PawPaw, Vickie, Hallie, and Blake. Below is a picture from the very special evening in November when I […]
“Nothing like riding in a rain-soaked Nashville Christmas Parade with Miss Tennessee, to get you in the holiday spirit! Actually, the rain let up long enough for me to sing a verse and chorus of “Waffle House Christmas” for the TV cameras before it started pouring again. My favorite part, though, was the sign on […]
It was a special night at the Opry on Tuesday Oct. 30th when Ed Haley, the former World War II soldier who inspired my song, “Old Army Hat,” came to celebrate his 95th birthday. When I introduced him to the audience, they gave him a rousing standing ovation. He’s seen here with me and the […]
“One of my favorite things about recording our Country’s Family Reunion shows is visiting with my friends in between takes. I’m here with two of my favorite singer-songwriter buddies, Paul Overstreet and Rory Feek. Below, I’m onstage at the Ryman thanking my friends at NSAI and the Nashville songwriting community for voting me the Kris […]
I love this old picture from the 90’s taken on the set of my Opry Backstage television show. Left to right there’s Carl Smith, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bare, Little Jimmy Dickens, and me holding Jimmy’s famous Raggedy Ann doll. Obviously, somebody had just said something very funny, and if I had to guess I’d say […]
My ten-year old granddaughter, Hallie, pleaded with me to take her to the Country Music Hall of Fame to see the Loretta Lynn exhibit before it closes later this month. While we were there, we just “happened” to pass by my plaque in the Hall of Fame Rotunda. It was my month for youngsters as […]