{"id":15274,"date":"2025-04-21T19:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15274"},"modified":"2025-04-21T19:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:59:05","slug":"blake-shelton-cranked-up-the-time-machine-and-took-country-fans-on-a-ride-straight-back-to-the-90s-teaming-up-with-legends-trace-adkins-and-clint-black-for-a-throwback-medley-that-lit-up-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15274","title":{"rendered":"Blake Shelton cranked up the time machine and took country fans on a ride straight back to the \u201990s, teaming up with legends Trace Adkins and Clint Black for a throwback medley that lit up the Opry 100 special. With every note, every lyric, it was a full-circle moment\u2014proof that classic country never fades, it just waits for the right voices to bring it roaring back to life."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just 24 years old when he made his Grand Ole Opry debut, Blake Shelton has become a fixture at country music\u2019s most sacred hallmark. So naturally, the \u201cGod\u2019s Country\u201d hitmaker, 48,\u00a0jumped at the chance\u00a0to host the Opry\u2019s 100th-anniversary celebration.\u00a0\u201cI mean a hundred years of the Grand Old Opry, duh, of course, I\u2019m going to jump at hosting that,\u201d he recently told\u00a0<em>American Songwriter<\/em>. At one point, Blake Shelton took a break from his hosting duties during NBC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration\u00a0<\/em>event to join Trace Adkins and Clint Black on a trip down memory lane.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-trace-adkins-clint-black-team-up-with-blake-shelton-for-opry-100-performance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trace Adkins, Clint Black Team Up With Blake Shelton For \u2018Opry 100\u2019 Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Last year, Shelton announced that fellow country star Trace Adkins would make a few special appearances on his Friends &amp; Heroes tour. During Wednesday\u2019s (March 19)\u00a0<em>Opry 100: A Live Celebration<\/em>\u00a0event, \u201990s country legend Clint Black joined the tourmates onstage. Together, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins and Clint Black delivered a medley of nostalgic \u201890s country hits.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off the performance, Black delivered a rousing rendition of his 1997 hit \u201cNothin\u2019 But The Taillights.\u201d Adkins followed with a performance of his first No. 1 single, \u201c(This Ain\u2019t) No Thinkin\u2019 Thing.)\u201d Then came Shelton with a tribute to the late Joe Diffie. The night\u2019s host had the entire Opry on their feet with an energetic performance of Diffie\u2019s 1994 hit \u201cPickup Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-5320\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-5320-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"dieroseinforinread-NtCBitRCpt\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Shelton Performs &quot;Pickup Man&quot; LIVE at the Grand Ole Opry | NBC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibPh9_N7n3o\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trace Adkins. No thinkin thing. Grand ole Opry 100. 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Adkins and Black, both 63, were mainstays of the genre during that decade. Black broke through in February 1989 with his debut single, \u201cA Better Man,\u201d from his first album,\u00a0<em>Killing Time<\/em>. Seven years later, Adkins released his 1996 debut album,\u00a0<em>Dreamin\u2019 Out Loud<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blake Shelton tours Grand Ole Opry before celebrating 100th year\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J46ri8ua_oA\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-blake-shelton-remembers-his-own-opry-invitation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blake Shelton Remembers His Own Opry Invitation<\/h3>\n<p>Ahead of his\u00a0<em>Opry Live<\/em>\u00a0hosting duties, Blake Shelton reminisced on the moment he became a member of country music\u2019s most sacrosanct club. Ironically, his invitation involved Trace Adkins, who joined him onstage for a medley of \u201990s hits with Clint Black.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 28, 2010, Shelton stood beside Adkins onstage after the pair performed their song \u201cHillbilly Bone\u201d at an event celebrating the Grand Ole Opry\u2019s reopening following a historic flood. That\u2019s when the \u201cYou\u2019re Gonna Miss This\u201d hitmaker asked his younger colleague to read a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, y\u2019all know how Blake\u2019s always sitting and he\u2019s famous for doing the Twitter thing. You know, he\u2019s always sending tweets,\u201d Adkins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grandoleopry\/videos\/blake-shelton-member-invitation-opry\/10155284932923234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said to the crowd<\/a>. \u201cWell, the Grand Ole Opry sent Blake a tweet tonight. Here, look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Out loud, Shelton read, \u201c@blakeshelton, you\u2019re invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. See you on 10\/23\/2010!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beaming, the \u201cBoys Round Here\u201d singer said, \u201cI know a lot of guys that want this as bad as I have wanted it. And, uh, forget them for now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI don\u2019t know what I ever did in the last year or so to finally turn Nashville\u2019s head a little bit. But whatever I did, man, I\u2019m loving this. This moment right here, hands down, is the highlight of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just 24 years old when he made his Grand Ole Opry debut, Blake Shelton has become a fixture at country music\u2019s most sacred hallmark. 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