{"id":48221,"date":"2026-11-12T17:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48221"},"modified":"2026-11-12T17:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:45:32","slug":"musicflow-d9ecc9b99bb9ecaf30b51bc4e0288c8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48221","title":{"rendered":"Deana Carter Revisits \u2018Strawberry Wine\u2019 at the Grand Ole Opry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 30 years after her barefoot celebration at the CMA Awards, Deana Carter returned to \u201cStrawberry Wine\u201d at the Grand Ole Opry, where footage of her 1997 win was shown during a special anniversary event.<\/p>\n<p>Carter performed the song on November 8, 2026, as the Opry marked the 60th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards. The gathering brought together artists linked to memorable CMA moments, ahead of the awards\u2019 official ceremony on November 18.<\/p>\n<p>For Carter, the occasion connected a present-day performance with the moment that helped define her career. In 1997, \u201cStrawberry Wine\u201d earned her the CMA Award for Single of the Year. The song, released in 1996, was also recognized as Song of the Year, an award presented to its writers, Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countryrebel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Deana-Carter-CMA-Awards-Opry-Strawberry-Wine-featured.png\" alt=\"On Nov. 8, Deana Carter performed at the Grand Ole Opry&#39;s celebration of the 60th CMA Awards, with her performance coming nearly 30 years after her iconic acceptance of an award.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"><figcaption>On Nov. 8, Deana Carter performed at the Grand Ole Opry&#39;s celebration of the 60th CMA Awards, with her performance coming nearly 30 years after her iconic acceptance of an award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The 1997 moment<\/h2>\n<p>Carter had performed with Ricky Skaggs earlier in the evening and was backstage when the Single of the Year winner was announced. Skaggs presented the award, and Carter rushed onto the stage after hearing her name. She jumped repeatedly, her bare feet visible, then leapt into Skaggs\u2019 arms before accepting the trophy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"it\u2019s funny how those memories they last like winning Single of the Year at the 1997 #CMAawards\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LR9Z-OmI2FI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The category also included George Strait\u2019s \u201cCarried Away\u201d and \u201cOne Night At A Time,\u201d Pam Tillis\u2019 \u201cAll The Good Ones Are Gone,\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s Your Love,\u201d the duet by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Carter acknowledged the other nominees in her acceptance remarks, crediting them with making her happy and inspiring her songwriting.<\/p>\n<p>The CMA Awards were held at the Grand Ole Opry from 1974 through 2004. The venue\u2019s 2026 celebration looked back at that history, with Carter\u2019s win among the episodes recalled on the Opry\u2019s screens before she took the stage.<\/p>\n<h2>A reunion without Skaggs<\/h2>\n<p>Skaggs had been expected at the November event but was reportedly unable to attend because he was sick. As a result, the pair did not recreate their famous embrace. Carter\u2019s performance instead brought the focus back to the song behind the 1997 award and the anniversary tribute.<\/p>\n<p>The Opry event was held ahead of the 60th CMA Awards ceremony, scheduled for November 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine (Official Music Video)\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Up06CryWQpE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEANA CARTER\u2019S BAREFOOT CMA CELEBRATION IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT\u2014NEARLY 30 YEARS LATER!<\/p>\n<p>When \u201cStrawberry Wine\u201d won Single of the Year at the 1997 CMA Awards, Carter rushed onto the stage, jumping barefoot before leaping into presenter Ricky Skaggs\u2019 arms.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Grand Ole Opry has revisited that joyful moment as part of its celebration of the CMA Awards\u2019 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The November 8, 2026 event brought Carter back to the venue, where footage of her 1997 win was shown before she took the stage. What followed connected the milestone with the song that earned her the award.<\/p>\n<p>Skaggs had been expected to attend, but was reportedly unable to make it because he was sick. How did the Opry celebration bring Carter\u2019s story full circle?<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f Enjoy the song in the first comment \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musicflow-soulful-tunes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Deana Carter Revisits \u2018Strawberry Wine\u2019 at the Grand Ole Opry - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=48221\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deana Carter Revisits \u2018Strawberry Wine\u2019 at the Grand Ole Opry - New50\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DEANA CARTER\u2019S BAREFOOT CMA CELEBRATION IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT\u2014NEARLY 30 YEARS LATER! 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