{"id":1954142,"date":"2025-08-11T15:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1954142"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:31:15","slug":"kathy-mattea-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kathy-mattea-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathy Mattea invited to join Grand Ole Opry cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Aug. 9, Grammy and Country Award-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea was stunned upon being invited to be the newest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The West Virginia native, &#8220;18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses&#8221; vocalist and &#8220;Mountain Stage&#8221; radio host, received her legendary invitation from longtime Opry member, fellow Mountaineer State native and legendary multi-instrumentalist Charlie McCoy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Kathy Mattea after accepting her invitation to be the newest Grand Ole Opry cast member, August 10, 2025<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mattea&#8217;s official induction will occur on October 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets for that event are available at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opry.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:http:\/\/www.opry.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">http:\/\/www.opry.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The value of Kathy Mattea being added to the cast of the Grand Ole Opry<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mattea was surprised when McCoy appeared to turn off one of her speakers onstage accidentally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Oh\u2026Charlie, you just turned my speaker off!&#8221; McCoy replied, &#8220;I&#8217;m so sorry to interrupt&#8221; as he presented her with a dozen roses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McCoy continued with a question:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;How would you like to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry?&#8221; An emotional Mattea immediately answered, &#8220;Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and thank you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Charlie McCoy invites Kathy Mattea to be the newest Grand Ole Opry cast member, August 10, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1439\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/d9HmXxQnHJ0DTs6LHK.HjA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0Mzk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-tennessean\/a2d560915d4183744efeb90dba86b722\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Charlie McCoy invites Kathy Mattea to be the newest Grand Ole Opry cast member, August 10, 2025<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Opry&#8217;s executive producer, Dan Rogers, added that Mattea had brought &#8220;great songs, artistic integrity and sheer joy to the Opry stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Regarding performing at the Opry, Mattea offered the following via a press statement:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When you play the\u00a0Opry, you&#8217;re entering history, right there. There&#8217;s a wonderful sense of community, family really, that&#8217;s inter-generational. From the welcoming presence of a long-timer stepping into the dressing room saying, &#8216;Glad to have you back!&#8217; to the spontaneous backstage jam sessions, to catching up with old friends, there&#8217;s just no place like it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Who is Kathy Mattea? Her career-in-brief<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For five decades, Kathy Mattea has established a peerless standard as a folk-inspired performer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 1980s saw her grow into one of the mainstream country industry&#8217;s leading vocalists, earning back-to-back Female Vocalist of the Year honors from the CMA in 1989 and 1990.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of note as well, her 1986 album &#8220;Walk the Way the Wind Blows&#8221; featured four major hits, including a cover of Nanci Griffith&#8217;s &#8220;Love at the Five and Dime.&#8221; She followed up that effort with her 1987 album &#8220;Untasted Honey,&#8221; which yielded the chart-toppers &#8220;Goin&#8217; Gone&#8221; and &#8220;Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"An emotion Kathy Mattea speaks to the audience after becoming a repeat winner of the Female Vocalist of the Year honor during the 24th annual CMA Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House Oct. 8, 1990.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1273\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rrSg2DowlgZAH5AqsZhhvA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyNzM7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the-tennessean\/3c355d0802fcda195a103ede1a0d245a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>An emotion Kathy Mattea speaks to the audience after becoming a repeat winner of the Female Vocalist of the Year honor during the 24th annual CMA Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House Oct. 8, 1990.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her 1989 album &#8220;Willow in the Wind&#8221; netted Grammy-winning success for the album&#8217;s track &#8220;Where&#8217;ve You Been.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Undaunted by success, over the past three decades, Mattea&#8217;s made inroads into the global folk and roots communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;To be a complete novice at something after you&#8217;ve been singing for three or four decades, to feel that humility of &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know if I&#8217;m going to be able to pull this off again,&#8217; it&#8217;s a great gift. Often, people go through their whole lives and never get to that place,&#8221; the singer-songwriter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/08\/11\/kathy-mattea-invited-to-join-grand-ole-opry-cast\/85599118007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kathy Mattea invited to join Grand Ole Opry cast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kathy Mattea invited to join Grand Ole Opry cast<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 9, Grammy and Country Award-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea was stunned upon being invited to be the newest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry. The West Virginia native, &#8220;18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses&#8221; vocalist and &#8220;Mountain Stage&#8221; radio host, received her legendary invitation from longtime Opry member, fellow Mountaineer State native and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1954143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[342664,327356,39367,342663,327108],"class_list":["post-1954142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-18-wheels-and-a-dozen-roses","tag-charlie-mccoy","tag-grand-ole-opry","tag-kathy-mattea","tag-the-opry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kathy-Mattea-invited-to-join-Grand-Ole-Opry-cast.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}