List of Grand Ole Opry Members

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music concert show in Nashville, Tennessee which began as a radio barn dance on November 28, 1925 by George D. Hay and has since became one of the genre's most enduring and revered stages. Each show consists of multiple guest artists as well as Opry members, who are selected by Opry management based on several factors including critical and commercial success, respect for the history of country music and commitment to appearing on the program. Publicly, once a new member is chosen, an existing member will ask the new member to join the Opry live on-air during the broadcast, usually when the new member is performing as a guest. Being invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry is considered one of country music's crowning achievements.[1]

Opry members have permission to perform at any Opry show they wish, with each show typically consisting of between five and seven members. Each show is split into four "segments", each hosted by a different Opry member who entertains the crowd, performs and introduces other members and guest artists. As such, the Opry has featured a large, rotating ensemble of members ranging from all-time greats and neotraditionalists to contemporary stars. As the Opry is a running series, membership requires that the performer appear regularly (at least 12 shows per year, according to rules in place for most of the 21st century, down from 26 in the 1960s) on the program to remain a member of the show, and if a performer ceases performing regularly at the Opry or runs afoul of management, they can be stripped of their membership; if the exiled performer reconciles and renews their commitment to the show, they can be reinstated. Membership expires when the performer dies; if a single member of a duo or group retires or dies, the surviving member(s) may continue to maintain Opry membership on the group's behalf. The Opry, in general, allow performers who have been incapacitated or are no longer physically able to perform on a regular basis to stay as members. The Grand Ole Opry House maintains a wall of fame backstage containing the names of every person who has ever been a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

There are currently 64 standing Grand Ole Opry members. Over the course of the program's history, 215 acts have held Opry membership at some point in their lives.

  Indicates "standing" members
  ‡ Indicates duos in which one of the members is deceased or retired

Acts with a † are deceased.

1920s

No. Name Induction date
1 Henry Bandy† 1925
2 Humphrey Bate† October 18, 1925
3 Uncle Jimmy Thompson† November 28, 1925
4 The McGee Brothers† 1926
5 Uncle Dave Macon† April 17, 1926
6 The Pickard Family† May 8, 1926
7 Deford Bailey† June 19, 1926
8 The Crook Brothers† July 24, 1926
9 Sid Harkreader† July 24, 1926
10 Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers† October 30, 1926
11 Theron Hale and his Daughters† October 30, 1926
12 Arthur Smith† July 16, 1927
13 The Fruit Jar Drinkers† December 17, 1927
14 The Gully Jumpers† December 24, 1927
15 Kitty Cora Cline† March 24, 1928
16 Ed Poplin and his Barn Dance Orchestra† April 21, 1928
17 Uncle Joe Mangrum and Fred Schriver† July 30, 1928

1930s

No. Name Induction date
18 Ford Rush†
19 Hilltop Harmonizers†
20 Nap and Dee†
21 The Vagabonds† September 5, 1931
22 Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore† September 24, 1932
23 Curly Fox† September 24, 1932
24 Zeke Clements† September 24, 1932
25 The Delmore Brothers† April 29, 1933
26 Robert Lunn† March 31, 1934
27 Lee White† April 21, 1934
28 Sarie and Sally† January 26, 1935
29 Jack Shook and his Missouri Mountaineers† February 2, 1935
30 The Lakeland Sisters† January 23, 1937
31 Bob Wills† May 22, 1937
32 Pee Wee King† June 27, 1937
33 Roy Acuff† February 9, 1938
34 Cousin Jody†
35 Jamup and Honey† January 7, 1939
36 Bill Monroe† October 28, 1939

1940s

No. Name Induction date
37 Danny Dill†
38 Johnnie and Jack†
39 Milton Estes and his Musical Millers†
40 Old Hickory Singers†
41 Minnie Pearl† November 30, 1940
42 The Duke of Paducah† 1942
43 John Daniel Quartet† 1942
44 Eddy Arnold† 1943
45 Cowboy Copas† 1943
46 Ernest Tubb† February 13, 1943
47 Curley Williams† September 4, 1943
48 The Bailes Brothers† 1944
49 The DeZurik Sisters† 1944
50 The Poe Sisters† June 17, 1944
51 Rod Brasfield† July 15, 1944
52 David "Stringbean" Akeman† 1945
53 Lew Childre, Sr.† 1945
54 Bradley Kincaid† 1945
55 Wally Fowler† January 27, 1945
56 Jimmy Wakely† September 29, 1945
57 The Willis Brothers† 1946
58 Grandpa Jones† March 16, 1946
59 Red Foley† April 13, 1946
60 Lonzo and Oscar† 1947
61 Paul Howard and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers† 1947
62 George Morgan† September 25, 1948
63 Little Jimmy Dickens† November 6, 1948
64 Jordanaires† 1949
65 Hank Williams† June 11, 1949

1950s

No. Name Induction date Invited by Inducted by
66 Cedar Hill Square Dancers†
67 Chet Atkins†
68 Goldie Hill†
69 Hawkshaw Hawkins†
70 Kitty Wells†
71 The Ladells†
72 Red Sovine†
73 Ray Price†
74 Hank Snow† January 7, 1950 Ernest Tubb
75 Carl Smith† April 29, 1950
76 Maybelle Carter† May 13, 1950
77 Moon Mullican† 1951
78 Lefty Frizzell† July 21, 1951
79 Martha Carson† April 26, 1952
80 Ralph Sloan and his Tennessee Travelers† July 5, 1952
81 Webb Pierce† September 13, 1952
82 Marty Robbins† January 19, 1953
83 Carl and Pearl Butler† October 17, 1953
84 Del Wood† November 13, 1953
85 The Carlisles† November 14, 1953
86 Ferlin Husky† June 12, 1954
87 Faron Young† November 19, 1954
88 Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs† January 1, 1955
89 Porter Wagoner† February 23, 1957
90 The Louvin Brothers† February 26, 1955
91 Justin Tubb† September 10, 1955
92 Jim Reeves† October 22, 1955
93 Slim Whitman† October 29, 1955
94 Jean Shepard† November 21, 1955
95 Johnny Cash† July 7, 1956
96 Jimmy C. Newman† August 4, 1956
97 George Jones† August 4, 1956
98 Rose Maddox† September 29, 1956
99 Stonewall Jackson November 3, 1956 [A]
100 The Wilburn Brothers† November 10, 1956
101 Wilma Lee Cooper† January 12, 1957
102 Rusty and Doug Kershaw‡[B] May 18, 1957
103 The Everly Brothers‡[C] June 1, 1957
104 Margie Bowes 1958
105 Archie Campbell† 1958
106 Don Gibson† May 20, 1958
107 Ben Smathers and the Stoney Mountain Cloggers† September 13, 1958
108 Billy Grammer† February 27, 1959
109 Roy Drusky† June 13, 1959
110 Skeeter Davis† August 4, 1959

^ A. Jackson was expelled from the Opry in 2008 in a dispute with management but was reinstated later in the year after he filed and settled an age discrimination lawsuit.

^ B. represented by Doug Kershaw since Rusty Kershaw's death on October 23, 2001

^ C. represented by Don Everly since Phil Everly's death on January 3, 2014

1960s

No. Name Induction date
111 Jimmy Driftwood†
112 Tompall and the Glaser Brothers‡[D]
113 Bobby Lord† 1960
114 Billy Walker (musician)† January 1, 1960
115 Patsy Cline† January 9, 1960
116 George Hamilton IV† February 6, 1960
117 Hank Locklin† November 12, 1960
118 Bill Anderson July 15, 1961
119 Loretta Lynn September 25, 1962
120 Leroy Van Dyke October 20, 1962
121 Sonny James† October 27, 1962
122 Marion Worth† 1963
123 The Browns† August 17, 1963
124 Jim & Jesse‡[C] March 2, 1964
125 Ernie Ashworth† March 7, 1964
126 The Osborne Brothers‡[B] August 8, 1964
127 Dottie West† August 8, 1964
128 Willie Nelson November 28, 1964
129 Norma Jean January 9, 1965
130 Tex Ritter† June 12, 1965
131 Connie Smith June 13, 1965
132 Bobby Bare[2] August 14, 1964-1974
April 7, 2018[A]
133 Bob Luman† September 18, 1965
134 Ray Pillow April 30, 1966
135 Del Reeves† October 14, 1966
136 The Four Guys 1967
137 Stu Phillips June 1, 1967
138 Charlie Walker† August 19, 1967
139 Jeannie Seely September 16, 1967
140 Jack Greene† December 27, 1967
141 Dolly Parton January 4, 1969
142 Tammy Wynette† January 4, 1969
143 Mel Tillis† January 4, 1969

^ A. Bare was an Opry member until 1974 but was officially re-inducted by Garth Brooks in 2018.

^ B. Represented by Bobby Osborne since Sonny Osborne's 2005 retirement.

^ C. Represented by Jesse McReynolds since Jim McReynolds's death in 2002.

^ D. Represented by Jim Glaser since Tompall Glaser's death on August 13, 2013 and Chuck Glaser's retirement

^ E. Tillis was an Opry member for a short time in the early 1970s but was officially re-inducted by his daughter Pam Tillis on June 9, 2007.

Nelson, Van Dyke and Norma Jean, while all still alive, allowed their Opry membership to lapse shortly after joining and have not attempted to rejoin since.

1970s

No. Name Induction date
Tom T. Hall January 1, 1971
Jan Howard March 27, 1971
Freddie Hart October 16, 1971
Barbara Mandrell July 8, 1972
David Houston† August 12, 1972
Jeanne Pruett July 21, 1973
Jerry Clower† October 27, 1973
Ronnie Milsap February 6, 1976
Don Williams† April 23, 1976
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers December 25, 1976

1980s

No. Name Induction date
143 John Conlee[3] February 7, 1981
Boxcar Willie† February 21, 1981
144 Ricky Skaggs[4] May 15, 1982
145 Riders in the Sky[5] June 19, 1982
146 The Whites[6] March 2, 1984
147 Lorrie Morgan[7] June 9, 1984
148 Reba McEntire[8] January 17, 1986
149 Randy Travis[9] December 20, 1986
150 Roy Clark[10] August 22, 1987
151 Ricky Van Shelton[11] June 10, 1988
152 Patty Loveless[12] June 11, 1988

1990s

No. Name Induction date Invited by Inducted by
153 Mike Snider[13] June 2, 1990
154 Garth Brooks[14] October 6, 1990 Johnny Russell
155 Clint Black[15] January 10, 1991
156 Alan Jackson[16] June 7, 1991 Roy Acuff and Randy Travis
157 Vince Gill[17] August 10, 1991 Roy Acuff
158 Emmylou Harris[18] January 25, 1992
159 Travis Tritt[19] February 29, 1992
160 Marty Stuart[20] November 28, 1992
161 Charley Pride[21] May 1, 1993 Jimmy C. Newman
162 Alison Krauss[22] July 3, 1993 Garth Brooks
163 Joe Diffie November 27, 1993
164 Hal Ketchum January 22, 1994 Little Jimmy Dickens
165 Martina McBride[23] November 30, 1995 Loretta Lynn
166 Steve Wariner May 11, 1996
167 Diamond Rio April 18, 1998
168 Trisha Yearwood[24] February 13, 1999 Ricky Skaggs Porter Wagoner

2000s

No. Name Induction date Invited by Inducted by
169 Pam Tillis[25] August 26, 2000 Little Jimmy Dickens Marty Stuart
170 Brad Paisley[26] February 17, 2001 Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely and Little Jimmy Dickens Steve Wariner
171 Trace Adkins[27] August 23, 2003 Little Jimmy Dickens
172 Del McCoury[28] October 25, 2003
173 Terri Clark[29] June 12, 2004 Steve Wariner Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, and Patty Loveless
174 Dierks Bentley[30] October 1, 2005 Marty Stuart
175 Mel Tillis†[31] June 9, 2007 Bill Anderson Pam Tillis
176 Josh Turner[32] October 27, 2007 Roy Clark Vince Gill
177 Charlie Daniels[33] January 19, 2008 Martina McBride Marty Stuart and Connie Smith
178 Carrie Underwood[34] May 10, 2008 Randy Travis Garth Brooks
179 Craig Morgan[35] October 25, 2008 John Conlee
180 Montgomery Gentry‡[D][36] June 23, 2009 Charlie Daniels Marty Stuart and Little Jimmy Dickens

^ D. Represented by Eddie Montgomery since Troy Gentry's death in 2017.

2010s

No. Name Induction date Invited by Inducted by
181 Blake Shelton[37] October 23, 2010 Trace Adkins
182 The Oak Ridge Boys[38] August 6, 2011 Little Jimmy Dickens
183 Rascal Flatts[39] October 8, 2011 Vince Gill Little Jimmy Dickens
184 Keith Urban[40] April 21, 2012 Vince Gill, Rascal Flatts and The Oak Ridge Boys Trace Adkins and Josh Turner
185 Darius Rucker[41] October 16, 2012 Brad Paisley Vince Gill and Keith Urban
186 Old Crow Medicine Show[42] September 17, 2013 Marty Stuart Marty Stuart and Dierks Bentley
187 Little Big Town[43] October 17, 2014 Reba McEntire Vince Gill and Little Jimmy Dickens
188 Crystal Gayle[44] January 21, 2017 Carrie Underwood Loretta Lynn
189 Dailey & Vincent[45] March 11, 2017 Marty Stuart Old Crow Medicine Show and Jeannie Seely
190 Chris Young[46] October 17, 2017 Vince Gill Brad Paisley
191 Chris Janson[47] March 20, 2018 Keith Urban Garth Brooks
192 Dustin Lynch[48] September 18, 2018 Trace Adkins Reba McEntire

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