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‘Opry 100: A Live Celebration’: 10 Best Moments


Billboard highlights 10 top moments from the Grand Ole Opry's centennial commemoration 'Opry 100: A Live Celebration'

Among the artists taking part were Trace Adkins, Bill Anderson, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Luke Combs, Crystal Gayle, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barbara Mandrell, Ashley McBryde, Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce, Brad Paisley, Post Malone, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, The War and Treaty, Lainey Wilson, and Trisha Yearwood. Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor teamed up to celebrate the hitmaking work of The Charlie Daniels Band, with a rendition of CDB’s CMA single of the year-winning “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” The group’s signature song was a crossover hit, reaching No. Chapman led on “Precious Memories,” followed by Grant and Tanya Trotter pairing up on “A Closer Walk With Thee.” Adams then joined The War and Treaty, sparking vocal fireworks on a heart-tugging rendition of the hymn “How Great Thou Art” that swiftly brought the Opry House crowd to its feet.

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