Vince Gill Helps Grand Ole Opry Celebrate 100 Years at Milestone Show

Rolling Stone | 30.11.2025 04:19
By the time Whisperin’ Bill Anderson asked a crowd full of Grand Ole Opry members to raise their glasses for a toast Friday night, the country music institution was working on a quick turnaround. The early show — the first of two on the night celebrating the Opry’s official 100th birthday — had run half an hour longer than scheduled, and most of the nearly 30 artists who took the stage to celebrate were sticking around for the second performance, but this moment was as important as any that happened on stage.