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Luke Combs Adds Grand Ole Opry Member to List of Accolades

Associated Press

   NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Country singer Luke Combs was just 6 years old
   when his mom and grandmother snuck him into his first concert by hiding
   him in the backseat of their car so he could go see Vince Gill play at
   a minor league baseball stadium.
   It came full circle for the singer-songwriter from North Carolina when
   Gill came out to formally induct Combs, 29, into the [1]Grand Ole Opry
   on Tuesday night in Nashville, Tennessee.
   Combs, who has taken country music by storm in the last two years with
   hit after hit off his debut major label record, told reporters
   backstage before the induction that he actually didn't get to see Gill
   finish that performance 23 years ago.
   "I actually missed my favorite song that night because I started crying
   because there was thunder in the background, so we ended up leaving
   early," Combs said. "I am looking forward to saying hello to him."
   Combs sang two of his hits before Gill and '90s country star Joe Diffie
   joined several other Opry members on stage for the induction into the
   country music institution. Gill praised Combs' top-notch vocals before
   joking about Combs' first introduction to his music.
   "I obviously didn't ruin him," Gill said.
   The Opry induction is just the latest accomplishment for the singer
   since releasing his double-platinum album, "This One's For You," in
   2017. It produced five No. 1 country hits, including the four-times
   platinum "Hurricane" and the three-times platinum "When It Rains It
   Pours."
   That album, and the deluxe reissue, has been No. 1 on Billboard's
   country album chart for a total 41 non-consecutive weeks and his
   follow-up EP "The Prequel," also has been sitting in the top five of
   that chart as well for several weeks.

References

   1. http://www.opry.com/

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