{"id":15210,"date":"2025-04-19T01:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15210"},"modified":"2025-04-19T01:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:17:47","slug":"under-the-grand-ole-oprys-glow-reba-mcentire-stood-alone-in-the-sacred-circle-her-voice-weaving-through-country-music-history-with-no-band-just-raw-emotion-she-delivered-a-haunting-a-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15210","title":{"rendered":"Under the Grand Ole Opry\u2019s glow, Reba McEntire stood alone in the sacred circle, her voice weaving through country music history. With no band, just raw emotion, she delivered a haunting a cappella tribute to Patsy Cline\u2019s Sweet Dreams, holding the audience spellbound. Then, she lit up the room with You Ain\u2019t Woman Enough to Take My Man, honoring Loretta Lynn as Crystal Gayle and Emmy Russell watched, teary-eyed. Just when the night couldn\u2019t get grander, Trisha Yearwood joined her for a powerhouse duet of The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, proving legends don\u2019t just sing\u2014they set the stage on fire."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reba McEntire took the stage during Wednesday night\u2019s Opry 100 celebration to pay tribute to two legendary women of country music: Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.<\/h2>\n

Reba McEntire, a legend herself, honored Patsy and Loretta with a medley of their biggest hits during the Opry 100 birthday special. It was only fitting that Reba paid tribute to the trailblazer as she has spoken about both women in the past and shared how they inspired her own career.<\/p>\n

In 1979, Reba recorded Patsy\u2019s song \u201cSweet Dreams\u201d and it became her first Top 20 hit. The song was a staple on McEntire\u2019s set list and she routinely closed out her concerts with an a cappella rendition. In 1991, when 7 members of her band were killed along with her manager, the pilot, a co-pilot in a tragic plane crash following a concert in California. Reba retired the song from her concerts as it was the last song she and her band ever performed together.<\/p>\n

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Reba didn\u2019t perform the song live again until 2020 when the\u00a0Country Music Hall of Fame\u00a0requested it for their Hall of Fame\u2019s Big Night (at the Museum) fundraising event. While Reba didn\u2019t know Patsy Cline personally, the latter clearly had a major impact on Reba\u2019s career, as did Loretta Lynn.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Loretta Lynn died\u00a0in 2022 at the age of 90, Reba shared her love for the Coal Miner\u2019s Daughter. In a post shared to social media, Reba compared Loretta to her own mom who was \u201cstrong\u201d and \u201clove their children and were fiercely loyal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow they\u2019re both in Heaven getting to visit and talk about how they were raised, how different country music is now from what it was when they were young,\u201d Reba wrote. \u201cI always did and I always will love Loretta. She was always so nice to me. I sure appreciate her paving the rough and rocky road for all us girl singers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Reba McEntire and Loretta Lynn catch up backstage at the 2019 CMA Awards (Photo credit: Reba McEntire\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reba Honored Patsy and Loretta and was joined by a special guest.<\/h3>\n

Reba McEntire had the honor of kicking off the Opry 100 by singing \u201cSweet Dreams.\u201d Reba stood alone on the hallowed Opry circle and sang the familiar tune a cappella.<\/p>\n

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