Carrie Underwood moved the gang on the one hundredth anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry on Wednesday night time.
Underwood took the stage on the occasion, titled Opry 100: A Stay Celebration, to honor Randy Travis, who welcomed her to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry 17 years in the past in 2008.
Underwood kicked off her tribute to Travis by sharing a narrative about her childhood.
She mentioned that her sister had a cassette tape of Travis’ and as soon as she acquired her fingers on it, she “never” gave it again to her.
5 years after that, Travis had a stroke that made him almost unable to sing.
On Wednesday night time, Underwood carried out Travis’ “Three Wooden Crosses” and “Forever and Ever, Amen.”
On the finish of “Forever and Ever, Amen,” Underwood walked over to Travis within the crowd and gave him the microphone to sing the closing, “Amen,” which moved the gang to tears.
“Randy Travis everybody,” Underwood mentioned, earlier than hugging the nation music legend.
The gang instantly stood to their ft and gave Underwood and Travis a standing ovation.
Followers took to social media to weigh in on the shifting efficiency.
“IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE,” one person wrote on X, previously generally known as Twitter, whereas together with a clip of Underwood and Travis’ second.
“THREE WOODEN CROSSES. I was NOT ready,” one other person wrote, including crying emojis.
A 3rd added, “Wow . Tears everywhere as Randy Travis closes with Carrie Underwood.”
The Grand Ole Opry shared a submit about Travis inducting Underwood into the household 17 years in the past.
“We’ll never forget the moment Randy invited Carrie into the family,” the account wrote, together with a photograph from 2008.
Underwood rose to fame after successful “American Idol” in 2005. Her debut album, “Some Hearts,” was launched that very same 12 months and included the hit “Before He Cheats.”
Nation celebrity Blake Shelton hosted the occasion, titled the “Opry 100: A Live Celebration,” on March 19, airing on NBC.
The official one hundredth anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry is in November, and the nation music home shall be celebrating all 12 months lengthy.
Underwood attended the nation music ceremony in a lavish, one-shoulder black robe.
The underside of the gown was sheer and had a dramatic prepare.
The nation music legend accessorized her look with a pair of assertion earrings.
The nation music ceremony additionally included performances by Jelly Roll, Reba McEntire, Publish Malone, Hint Adkins, Lainey Wilson and Kelsea Ballerini.
