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(NASHVILLE, TN), -- On Thursday evening, March 25, 2010, the opening show of the 2010 Opry Country Classics Season paid tribute to one of the most famous and beloved country music acts of all times, the Statler Brothers.  In addition to being honored by fellow musicians, the Statler Brothers were also honored by the State of Tennessee through a Senate Proclamation signed by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, Speaker of the Senate.

The Proclamation recognized the Statler Brothers as an American institution, which has endured for over five decades, performed for four Presidents and sold more than fifteen million records.  Senator Bill Ketron presented plaques to Jimmy Fortune, Langdon Reid and Wil Reid in honor and commendation of the Statler Brothers’ stellar career and significant role they played in the growth of the country music industry.

During the show, the Statler Brothers, Country Music Hall of Famers, were honored by fellow musicians, including Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, as well as reigning international Bluegrass Music Award Entertainers of the Year, Dailey & Vincent, who recently paid tribute to the Statlers by releasing the Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers album.  Also taking the stage during the tribute show were Jimmy Fortune (a Statler Brothers member) and Wilson Fairchild, a country duo made up of Wil and Langdon Reid, the sons of Statler Brothers members Harold and Don Reid.

 
Contact:  Darlene Schlicher (615) 741-6336 or email: darlene.schlicher@capitol.tn.gov

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