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"American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery made his Grand Ole Opry debut Friday evening, according to The Tennesseean. Although he's not the youngest ever to grace the venerated stage (Tanya Tucker and several others come to mind), the 17-year-old is definitely among the youngest (as was the act before him, 16-year-old Lauren Alaina). Regardless, the North Carolina country boy might have already embarked upon a career that might find him among the legends of the Opry one day.
Introduced by the legendary John Conlee, Scotty stepped out to a stirring round of applause and performed his first single, the coronation song for winning "American Idol" Season 10, "I Love You This Big." At song's end, he did what he's famous for -- dropped a little good-natured humor. He apologized to the crowd that he only had one original song to sing for them, but it was all he had to give so far. And with that, he segued into the George Strait song, "Check Yes Or No" that he had performed on the "American Idol" finale, a song picked by Strait himself for the teen to sing (Scotty having told the producers the singing legend was his personal idol).
The Grand Ole Opry appearance was part of the 2011 CMA Music Festival, an fan-oriented annual event that draws millions to Nashville to see their favorite country music artists. While Scotty was at the Opry, he got to rub shoulders with the likes of Randy Travis and the legendary Charley Pride.
His finale competitor also made her Grand Ole Opry debut. Lauren preceded Scotty on the stage, singing Leann Rimes' "Blue" and her own coronation song, "Like My Mother Does."
The Grand Ole Opry is the premiere country music venue. It has been hosting weekly concert events featuring both established and contemporary country music artists since 1925. Often called "America's most famous stage," the Nashville landmark is visited by millions of tourists each year and exceptance as a member and into its Hall of Fame is considered among the highest acheivements in country music.
And Scotty McCreery, with only one single under his belt (albeit a record-setting single -- "I Love You This Big" was the highest charting first single by a debut artist since the country music charts began using digital data to track songs), has now graced the stage. Next step: becoming a member.








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