{"id":15222,"date":"2025-04-19T21:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15222"},"modified":"2025-04-19T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T21:49:56","slug":"eric-church-fought-back-tears-as-he-took-the-grand-ole-opry-stage-to-honor-the-victims-of-the-tragic-2017-las-vegas-shooting-reflecting-on-the-lives-lost-at-the-route-91-harvest-festival-church-deli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15222","title":{"rendered":"Eric Church fought back tears as he took the Grand Ole Opry stage to honor the victims of the tragic 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Reflecting on the lives lost at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, Church delivered a powerful speech, his voice breaking with emotion. He then performed a deeply moving tribute, pouring his heart into every lyric. 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So when it came to celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Opry, the singer wasn\u2019t about to miss it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-19\">\n<h2 id=\"video-header\" class=\"g1-delta g1-delta-2nd g1-collection-title\">Videos<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the significant role the Opry played in the history of country music, it seemed like every country singer traveled to Nashville to be part of the historic moment. Not just another performance,\u00a0Church\u00a0took a moment to recall the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Sadly, country fans who attended the 2017 Route 91 Harvest music festival became victims of a heinous act of violence that wounded hundreds. 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Standing on stage in front of his family and grandmother,\u00a0the singer\u00a0wanted to play \u201cBlack Betty.\u201d \u201cIt was funny \u2014 we thought, \u2018Can we do Ram Jam at the Opry?\u2019 It was a last-minute decision before the late show, right before we walked out onstage. I told the guys, \u2018I\u2019ll give you a thumbs up or thumbs down.\u2019 So I gave them a thumbs up, and we went for it. And the crowd loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Church performed \u201cBlack Betty\u201d, he couldn\u2019t help but look at his grandmother, who instilled a love for the Opry in him. Considering it a dream come true, the singer insisted, \u201cIt was great for me \u2014 a dream come true. But I think it was more gratifying for me because my grandmother was there. She [was] 84 years old [at the time], and for her, there is nothing bigger than the Opry. 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