As part of the celebration of Loretta Lynn’s 50th anniversary of membership, Trace Atkins joined her onstage at the Grand Ole Opry.
The queen of country music, Loretta Lynn has been in the business for almost 60 years. Throughout those years, she has been awarded numerous accolades for her groundbreaking role as a woman in country music.
Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female singer to win the Academy of Country Music’s Artist of the Decade award. Some of her hit singles include the empowering female statement songs “You Wanna Give Me Life” and “We’ve Come a Long Way Baby,” along with her power ballad greatest hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”
In recognition of Lynn’s timeless music, she was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on September 25, 1962. Since then, Lynn continues to shine in the country music genre.
Trace Adkins was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry August 23, 2003. He made his country music debut back in 1995 with his album Dreamin’ out Loud. Since then, he’s released 10 more studio albums with hit songs like “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing” and “You’re Gonna Miss This.”
Recently, the Louisiana-born-and-raised singer stepped away from the stage lights and onto a new stage: Hollywood. In the recently released film Stagecoach: A Texas Jack Story, Adkins presents a new set of talents as the lead in the western, in which he portrays Nathaniel Reed, a former stagecoach robber hunted by a vengeful U.S. Marshal. The film was released November 4 and also stars The Breakfast Club star Judd Nelson and Sons of Anarchy alum Kim Coates.
In celebration of both these magnificent country singers, we are presenting their duet of “Lead Me On” as our Opry performance of the week. Check out the video below to see Adkins and Lynn’s noteworthy performance.
Last week our Opry performance of the week was Lynn’s sister Crystal Gayle. Lynn will oversee Gayle’s induction into the Grand Ole Opry on January 21.
