Good Guy Craig Morgan Named Newest Opry Member

Craig Morgan has been invited to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry yesterday at a special concert for U.S. troops at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. Craig, who was stationed at Ft. Bragg from 1990 to 1992 during his 10-year active duty tenure in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division,will be formally inducted into the Opry on October 25.

Opry member John Conlee joined Craig on stage during a performance of “Rose Colored Glasses,” (originally sung by Conlee in the 70’s) and said, “Craig, where are your rose colored glasses?” to which Morgan said he must have left them at home. Conlee then asked Craig if he knew where he was going to be on October 25th and he replied “I don’t know.” “Well, I happen to know that you’re going be on the Opry,” said Conlee. “How would you like to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry?” Morgan then proceeded to break down on stage and exclaimed “Oh, God Yes. I do love the Grand Ole Opry. And I gotta tell you, it’s cool to be invited right here.”

The induction will also coincide nicely with Craig’s release of his fifth album, “That’s Why,” on October 21!