Jeanne Pruett & Bill Anderson Celebrate Milestone Opry Anniversaries

Jeanne Pruett celebrating her 50th Opry anniversary with Vince Gill. Photo: Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry members Jeanne Pruett and Bill Anderson were feted this past weekend during special celebrations on their milestone Opry anniversaries.

Jamey Johnson and Bill Anderson performing “Everybody Wants To Be 21” in celebration of Anderson’s 62nd Opry anniversary. Photo: Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry

The Opry celebrated Pruett’s 50th Opry anniversary during Friday night’s show (July 21). Friends and fellow Opry members including Vince Gill, Jeannie Seely, The Whites and more were on hand to celebrate with her. Gill covered Pruett’s hit “Satin Sheets” in her honor.

On Saturday night (July 22), the Opry celebrated Country Music Hall of Fame member Anderson on his  62nd Opry anniversary and honored “Whisperin’ Bill” as the longest-serving Opry member in the show’s history. Many of Anderson’s Opry family and friends including Gill, Jamey Johnson and Seely paid tribute to him throughout the show. Highlights included a Seely/Anderson collaboration on “When Two World’s Collide,” a Johnson/Anderson collaboration on “Everybody Wants To Be 21” and Gill’s performance of his hit “Which Bridge To Cross, Which Bridge To Burn,” which was co-written with Anderson.

Artists scheduled to appear on the Opry in the coming weeks include Steve Earle, Ernest, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Scotty McCreery, Craig Morgan, Ricky Skaggs, Brittney Spencer, Carrie Underwood and more.