Jon Pardi And His Family Get COVID
When Jon Pardi was backstage at the Grand Ole Opry on October 24, he said he wasn’t feeling well that night and that every October, he gets sick. He noted…
When Jon Pardi was backstage at the Grand Ole Opry on October 24, he said he wasn't feeling well that night and that every October, he gets sick. He noted that he just could not miss his Opry induction and apologized to the people backstage many times for his sniffling and coughing. Not long after the Opry performance, he postponed the shows that weekend due to being sick.
Now, more than a week later, Pardi has posted a video clip to his Insta Stories telling fans he has to postpone shows again because he, his wife, and seven-month-old baby Presley all have COVID. Jon said in the video clip, wearing a winter hat and t-shirt at home, "I'll just cut right to the chase; I'm gonna have to reschedule the shows for this weekend. Also, I now have COVID, Presley (his daughter) has COVID, and Summer's (his wife) probably got COVID; it's been going around my family and my crew, so the best thing to do is just reschedule."
He noted that last weekend's show are already rescheduled, and tour dates can be found on his website. He closed, saying, "I was really looking forward to this weekend, but I've got to get healthy and rest. There is nothing fun about this., I hate this. I am sorry once again, and I hope everybody's safe out there."
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Pardi was inducted to the Grand Ole Opry by a surprise guest, Garth Brooks, who said, holding up Pardi's Opry member trophy, "I'll tell you what, brother, be careful what you wish for right here 'cause your life is about to go into warp speed right now. I've had great honors in my life, none greater than getting to be a member of this family right here. This is the big one."
Brooks then told the crowd that he met Jon at a CMA party when he was a "baby" act and added that "he was still old then." He then recalled that he took his very first selfie with Pardi. Garth said that when Jon opened for him in Knoxville in front of 80,00 people, he "had them eating out of his hand." He added, "What he did was turn the night around to where the pressure was on me when I came out of there. I used to Like Jon Pardi, after that night, I love Jon Pardi." Brooks said the two will have each other's back and that his next song will sound very different because "you are a member of the Grand Ole Opry."
As we celebrate Carrie Underwood's upcoming 15th Anniversary as a member of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, we look at twelve country music stars who have embraced all things Grand Ole Opry since their careers began and are now members of the Opry.
The Opry member list is not one that all country superstars are on. A handful of country stars never really caught on to the Opry tradition for whatever reason, including superstars like George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, and Kane Brown.
Let's focus on the stars who love and cherish the history and tradition of The Grand Ole Opry.
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Carrie Underwood
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - MAY 10TH, 2008 - Carrie's Opry dream came true on March 15, 2008, when Randy Travis surprised her on the Opry stage with an invitation to join the cast of the show. "Let me think about it," she said playfully before responding with an emphatic "Yes!" as she wiped tears from her eyes. She was introduced to the Opry by Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson and Garth Brooks inducted her.
Garth Brooks
Shannon Finney/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - OCTOBER 6TH, 1990 - Garth made his debut on June 24, 1989, and wept tears of joy on the occasion. He joined the show's cast a year later, with Johnny Russell inducting him, and he has called that night one of the proudest moments of his career.
Blake Shelton
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - OCTOBER 23RD, 2010 - On his Opry induction night backstage, Blake said that records and awards don't mean as much to him as the Grand Ole Opry. He said, "This is the reason that you move to Nashville to me. This is what I wanted from the beginning."
Luke Combs
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - JULY 16TH, 2019 - Before becoming a member, Luke told us it was a big deal to him to play the Opry. He said, "It just seems like this thing that is unattainable, and it seems like something that you will never be able to do. I wish the Opry called me, but I was fighting for it from the start, and that was really something super important to me."
Brad Paisley
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - FEBRUARY 17TH, 2001- When Brad was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2001, George Jones wrote him a letter that Paisley read to the crowd. It said in part, "I am counting on you to carry on the tradition and make folks sit up and listen to what good country music should sound like."
Ashley McBryde
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - DECEMBER 10TH, 2022- Garth Brooks invited her to join the Grand Ole Opry on GMA Live on TV as she cried in accepting the honor.
Kelsea Ballerini
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - APRIL 16TH, 2019 - Kelsea was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2019. At the time, she notably became the Opry's youngest member in its nearly 100-year history since being founded in 1925.
Keith Urban
Royce DeGrie/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - APRIL 21ST, 2012 - Keith became a member of the Grand Ole Opry after being surprised by Vince Gill two weeks earlier with an invitation to join the Opry.
Darius Rucker
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - OCTOBER 16TH, 2012 - Darius told us a couple of years after his Opry member induction, "It will always be someplace special. It will always be my home now in Nashville. I just love it, and every time I walk in, I touch my plaque, and when I leave, I touch my plaque because that moment when Vince (Gill) inducted me was the first time I felt like I was part of country music."
Little Big Town
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - AUGUST 12TH, 2022 - Opry member and friend Reba McEntire invited Little Big Town to join the Grand Ole Opry in 2014. As the group finished a three-song set with "Pontoon," Reba appeared from the side of the stage, improvising on the song's last few words and asking the question Karen, Kimberly, Jimi, and Phillip had been hoping to hear. "I know the Grand Ole Opry is very important to y'all, because this is the first place you guys played together as a group in 1999. I have been asked to ask y'all, Little Big Town, would y'all like to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry?"
Dierks Bentley
Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesDierks has always been a champion for the Grand Ole Opry and even introduced it to Elle King, who sang with him on the Opry stage in 2016. She recently made her solo debut on the Opry.
Carly Pearce
Terry Wyatt/Getty ImagesOpry Induction date - AUGUST 3RD, 2021- Grand Ole Opry member Dolly Parton extended the coveted invitation to Carly after 85+ appearances.
