Carrie
Underwood to Join Grand Ole Opry
3/18/08
Singer Carrie Underwood has accepted an invitation to join country
music mecca the Grand Ole Opry.
The 25-year-old was asked to become a member of the Nashville,
Tennessee country institution by Opry member Randy Travis on Saturday
(15Mar08).
Underwood had just finished performing his song I Told You So onstage
at the Grand Ole Opry when Travis made his offer.
The 2005 American
Idol winner said backstage, "I feel like I just won something all
over again."
Underwood, who has scored six consecutive number ones on the U.S.
country singles chart, will be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on 10 May
(08).