After only his 16th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, Luke Combs was surprised by John Conlee, Chris Janson and Craig Morgan with an invitation to join the esteemed club during his set on June 11.
The trio of Opry members joined Luke onstage to extend the invitation after the 29-year-old sang his recent No. 1 hit, “She Got the Best of Me.”
“What a career this guy is having,” said John. “The Grand Ole Opry wants you to know we just love you.”
“I love the Grand Ole Opry,” replied Luke.
“How would you like to be the next member of the Grand Ole Opry,” said Chris and Craig in unison, as Luke was overcome with emotion.
“Holy cow!” said Luke. “Are you serious? Okay, ’cause if you’re not serious, that’s really mean.”
Luke’s invitation to join the Opry follows recent inductees Kelsea Ballerini (April 2019), Mark Wills (January 2019), Dustin Lynch (September 2018) and Chris Janson (March 2018). Luke will be formally inducted into the Opry later this year.
Granger Smith and wife Amber are honoring their late son, River Kelly Smith, with a new T-shirt that benefits the Dell Children’s Medical Center.
River, 3, was cared for by the staff at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Central Texas after a tragic accident that ultimately took his life on June 6.
The River Smith Tribute Shirt,which is on sale now for $21.99, features an excavator adorned with “Riv.” River’s favorite activity was watching excavators scoop dirt. The shirt is available in red, River’s favorite color. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Dell Children’s Medical Center.