Chris Willman Music WriterThis is part of a series of articles commemorating the Grand Ole Opry’s 5000th weekly broadcast, which takes place Saturday, Oct.
30 on WSM and Circle TV, live from Nashville’s Opry House.When Mandy Barnett was told while performing at the Grand Ole Opry on Sept.
28 that she would become the institution’s newest member, the invitation came from one of the Opry’s most longstanding veterans, Connie Smith, who was inducted in 1965.
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