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Ringo Starr

Posted on 23 January 2025 by Brian Walsh

Multi-Grammy Award winner Ringo Starr has been invited to make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry.

The Academy Award winner and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was surprised onstage with the invitation by his friend and Opry member Emmylou Harris Tuesday night during the first of his two-night sold-out headlining shows at the famed Ryman Auditorium in support of his new country album, Look Up.

Harris surprised Starr onstage to welcome him to Nashville and asked if he would come back again next month to play the Grand Ole Opry for the first time.

Starr pretended to think about it and, with his trademark wit, teasingly replied, “When is that, July?” Harris answered, “February,” to which he enthusiastically replied, “I’d love to. It’s an honor and a pleasure. Thank you.”

“What an honor that after all the extraordinary music he has made and all the incredible history he’s been a part of, Ringo Starr will be making his Opry debut during this, the Opry’s milestone 100th year,” said Opry Executive Producer Dan Rogers. “It’s going to be a night like no other.”
Starr will make his Opry debut on February 21 at the Grand Ole Opry House as part of the Opry’s ongoing 100th Anniversary celebration.

Starr was back at the Ryman Auditorium Wednesday night performing songs from his new album, Look Up.

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