Jamey Johnson (Photo by Charles Reagan Hackleman)
Jamey Johnson Joins The Grand Ole Opry
Jamey Johnson received one of country music’s greatest honours – membership in the Grand Ole Opry.
For Johnson, who remembers listening to the Opry on his transistor radio as a kid, and who first appeared on the Opry as a guest performer in September of 2005, becoming an official member was a longtime dream come true.
In an interview earlier in the week, he recalled first listening to the Opry on the radio after the release of the movie Smokey and the Bandit and the song “Eastbound and Down.”
Bill Anderson did the induction and it was one of several full-circle moments for Johnson.
It was Anderson who introduced him on stage at that first appearance 17 years ago.
The two men would go on to write a number of songs together, including “Give It Away”
The 11-time GRAMMY-nominated songwriter is one of few people in the history of country music to win two Song of the Year Awards from both the Academy of Country Music AND the Country Music Association.
The first time was for “Give It Away,” and the second was for his much loved song “In Color.”
