Opry members Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood stepped into the circle on Saturday (May 2nd) night for the Grand Ole Opry’s 4,922nd consecutive Saturday night broadcast. In addition to performing their own hits, the couple performed favorites from other giants in country music including Merle Haggard, George Strait, and Emmylou Harris, to name just a few. The two dueted on the George Jones/Tammy Wynette classic “Golden Ring” and also on their own “Whiskey To Wine.” The night marked the 10th anniversary of the Opry House having flooded in the Tennessee floods of 2010.
During the show, Garth said, “Thanks to the Opry for letting us be members of the greatest place on the planet. In every challenge there is an opportunity. We are together apart, and apart we are together . . . in country music we are a family and we will all get through this and come out stronger in the end.”
The pair ended their performances with Garth’s “The Dance” fading into Trisha’s acapella version of the standard “Sweet Dreams.”