{"id":7641,"date":"2025-03-23T03:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T03:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7641"},"modified":"2025-03-23T03:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T03:13:58","slug":"as-thousands-watched-with-tear-filled-eyes-reba-mcentire-among-them-following-from-afar-carrie-underwood-created-a-moment-of-pure-magic-at-opry-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7641","title":{"rendered":"As thousands watched with tear-filled eyes\u2014Reba McEntire among them, following from afar\u2014Carrie Underwood created a moment of pure magic at Opry 100"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As thousands watched with tear-filled eyes\u2014Reba McEntire among them, following from afar\u2014Carrie Underwood created a moment of pure magic at Opry 100 \u2013 A Live Celebration. In a deeply emotional tribute to Randy Travis, she poured her heart into every note, filling the room with nostalgia and admiration. Then came the moment no one expected\u2014Carrie stepped down from the stage, walked toward the front row, and with deep reverence, knelt before Randy Travis, offering him the mic. The legend, overcome with emotion, shared in the tribute that was as much his as it was hers. The crowd, already overwhelmed, erupted into a standing ovation, while host Blake Shelton watched with reverence, visibly moved by the scene. More than just a performance, this was a moment of legacy, gratitude, and a powerful reminder of the bonds that make country music timeless&#8230; WATCH FULL VIDEO BELOW\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t4f\/1\/16\/1f447.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7642\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-4-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-4-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-4-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-4-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-2-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years ago, Carrie Underwood took the Grand Ole Opry stage for the first time. Just 22 years old, she was fresh off her\u00a0<em>American Idol\u00a0<\/em>season 4 victory, when she became the first-ever country singer to win it all on the singing reality competition show. Three years later, another dream came true when Randy Travis\u00a0surprised her\u00a0on the Opry stage with an invitation to join the cast of the show. No doubt, Carrie Underwood is one of the Opry\u2019s most celebrated winners, so it made sense to see the \u201cJesus, Take The Wheel\u201d singer behind the mic at NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-carrie-underwood-sets-social-media-ablaze-with-opry-100-performance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrie Underwood Sets Social Media Ablaze With \u2018Opry 100\u2019 Performance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902535826518528507&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fflashnewswave.com%2Fngocquynhlt%2Fat-opry-100-a-live-celebration-carrie-underwood-delivered-a-breathtaking-tribute-to-randy-travis-moving-the-entire-audience-to-tears-as-she-poured-her-heart-into-the-song-she-made-the-moment-ev%2F&amp;sessionId=93f6c83856695387a609c37fed9dd19a64e526b9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902535826518528507\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back in 1925, a founder of National Life and Accident Insurance Company convinced the company to launch its own radio station: WSM, named for their slogan \u201cWe Shield Millions.\u201d Building a small studio in downtown Nashville, WSM went live for the first time on Oct. 5, 1925.<\/p>\n<p>A month after WSM\u2019s first show, National Life hired prominent announcer George D. Hay, known for his National Barn Dance program at WLS in Chicago. Hay launched the WSM Barn Dance with Uncle Jimmy Thompson, a 77-year-old fiddle player, on Nov. 28, 1925. Thus, the Grand Ole Opry was born.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday (March 19) Carrie Underwood joined a roster of country music A-listers, including Reba McEntire and Brad Paisley, for NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>. In a callback to her own 2008 induction, the\u00a0<em>Idol<\/em>\u00a0champion performed two of Randy Travis\u2019 songs: \u201cThree Wooden Crosses\u201d and \u201cForever and Ever, Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHZuKbhtTAG\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fflashnewswave.com&amp;rp=%2Fngocquynhlt%2Fat-opry-100-a-live-celebration-carrie-underwood-delivered-a-breathtaking-tribute-to-randy-travis-moving-the-entire-audience-to-tears-as-she-poured-her-heart-into-the-song-she-made-the-mom#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2164.399999976158%2C%22ls%22%3A1191.2000000476837%2C%22le%22%3A2071.2999999523163%7D\" height=\"1041\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In one of the night\u2019s most tender moments, Underwood walked over to Travis himself in the audience and handed him the mic for the final \u201cAmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy Travis, everybody!\u201d she exclaimed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1902524416451325961&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fflashnewswave.com%2Fngocquynhlt%2Fat-opry-100-a-live-celebration-carrie-underwood-delivered-a-breathtaking-tribute-to-randy-travis-moving-the-entire-audience-to-tears-as-she-poured-her-heart-into-the-song-she-made-the-moment-ev%2F&amp;sessionId=93f6c83856695387a609c37fed9dd19a64e526b9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1902524416451325961\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Travis has limited his public appearances since a near-fatal stroke in 2013 left him diagnosed with aphasia, which\u00a0severely affects\u00a0his ability to communicate. Fortunately, the smile glowing from his face as he soaked in the applause required no words.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-carrie-steps-into-her-confidence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carrie Steps into Her Confidence<\/h3>\n<p>Performing onstage during NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>, Carrie Underwood practically radiated confidence. However, this was certainly not always the case for the 16-time ACM Award winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wish I was smoother. I never know what to say,\u201d Underwood\u00a0previously told\u00a0country writer Nancy Brooks. \u201cI\u2019m the worst person in social situations. I am always nervous, and I\u2019m such a quiet watcher. I love to go places and just sit and watch other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As thousands watched with tear-filled eyes\u2014Reba McEntire among them, following from afar\u2014Carrie Underwood created a moment of pure magic at Opry 100 \u2013 A Live Celebration. 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