Grand Ole Opry To Celebrate The Music & Influence Of Johnny Cash
The Grand Ole Opry is honoring the life and legacy of Johnny Cash on the 20th anniversary of his passing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
A country legend, Cash was a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), the Gospel Music Association’s Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2010) and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2013). He was also a 1996 Kennedy Center Honoree.
The “Opry Honors Johnny Cash” event will feature performances by some of the artists who have been influenced by “The Man In Black,” including Rodney Crowell, The Gatlin Brothers, Chris Janson, Jamey Johnson, The War And Treaty and William Beckman as well as The Tennessee Four, who will make their Opry debut. The Tennessee Four is comprised of Cash’s oldest grandson, Thomas Gabriel, and three musicians who played with Cash: Paul Leim (drums), Kerry Marx (guitar) and Dave Roe (bass).
Tickets are on sale now at (615) 871-OPRY and on opry.com. The show can be heard on SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse as well as the show’s flagship radio home, WSM Radio and its website.
