Barbara Mandrell‘s appearance during the Grand Ole Opry‘s television concert on March 19, 2025, brought back all kinds of memories for her fans and fans of great ’80s country music. She was there as ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Barbara Mandrell retired from the stage before turning 50. However, she and ...
Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barbara Mandrell‘s 1981 tune “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Ballerini took the Nashville venue ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NBC's Opry 100: A Live Celebration is set to be jam-packed with performances from the country's grandest stars, and in honor of ...
Barbara Mandrell may have been, as her song title suggests, country when country wasn’t cool. But she was much more than that, too. The Houston native typified the phrase “all-around entertainer” ...
If you're a fan of country music and its history, we have a feeling that you've been joining NBC/Peacock and Grand Ole Opry member & country music superstar Blake Shelton for tonight's Opry 100: A ...
Before cowboy hats were trendy and country was pop, Barbara Mandrell was getting teased at school for loving “hillbilly music.” So when she heard “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” she didn’t ...
The '80s country icons still look just like one another.
Ninety-one years ago today, Merle Haggard's longtime pedal steel player and the man who taught Barbara Mandrell to play was ...
CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - The stars shined bright Saturday night in Carthage as the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame welcomed its newest inductees: Tracy Lawrence, The Mandrell Sisters and the late Roy ...