The singer performed on the Wednesday Night Opry
Lorrie Morgan celebrated 39 years as an Opry member on Wednesday (June 14th). It was her first appearance since reaching the milestone on her Opry-Versary on June 9th.
She opened her set with the signature tune, “Watch Me,” an anthem of female empowerment and agency. She then dedicated a. Skeeter Davis cover, “The End of the World,” to her late producer, Richard Landis. Landis passed away almost exactly a month ago, a seminal producer in country music from the 80’s to the 2010’s.
Morgan closed her short set with the Landis-produced “Something in Red.” It’s a slower song that blossoms into a full-on power ballad as a celebration of womanhood and feminine sexuality.
Earlier in her set, Morgan thanked Jeannie Seely—whom she called the “queen” of the Opry—for mentoring her as a member of the storied institution of country music. Seely opened the Wednesday Night Opry with her own three-song set. It was Seely’s 5,289th Grand Ole Opry appearance, continuing her reign as far-and-away the artist with the most Opry appearances of all time.
American Idol winner Phillip Phillips and Jordan St. Cyr both made both stepped into the Circle for the first time in a rare double-Opry debut night.
The Whites, Bill Anderson, Wade Bowen, and Mitchell Tenpenny also appeared on this edition of the Opry.
