{"id":2670,"date":"2025-06-15T17:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2025-06-15T17:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:14:57","slug":"letting-the-good-times-roll-with-opry-legend-john-conlee-%f0%9f%98%8e-at-over-70-years-old-he-still-makes-the-grand-ole-opry-stage-burn-with-his-traditional-country-voice-the-audience-feels-like-th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=2670","title":{"rendered":"Letting the good times roll with Opry legend John Conlee! \ud83d\ude0e At over 70 years old, he still makes the Grand Ole Opry stage burn with his traditional country voice. The audience feels like they are reliving the golden years of country music every time he sings. \u201cHe is pure country\u201d \u2013 true to the praise, John really shined tonight. Even Blake Shelton, the guest of honor of the night, choked up and shared: \u201cIt was a great honor for me to see him on stage.\u201d&#8230; WATCH VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Conlee \u2013 Country music icon, over 70 years old still makes the Opry stand up and applaud<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.alamy.com\/comp\/2HYDJAG\/john-conlee-during-tuesday-night-performances-at-the-grand-ole-opry-2HYDJAG.jpg\" alt=\"John conlee hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy\" width=\"774\" height=\"664\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>No need for fireworks, no need for choreography, just a voice full of country love and a heart attached to traditional music, John Conlee made the Grand Ole Opry stage explode last night. At over 70 years old, the legendary singer of \u201cRose Colored Glasses\u201d is still as smooth and passionate as ever, bringing the audience back to the golden age of pure country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.evbuc.com\/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F788005179%2F370302729403%2F1%2Foriginal.20240612-053808?h=740&amp;w=1200&amp;auto=format%2Ccompress&amp;q=75&amp;sharp=10&amp;s=b034ae2b8666431203d80ec1481a6a5b\" alt=\"John Conlee - Arlington Music Hall\" width=\"871\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=admin&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1160558739193245698&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsngay.com%2Fngocquynhlt%2Fletting-the-good-times-roll-with-opry-legend-john-conlee-%25f0%259f%2598%258e-at-over-70-years-old-he-still-makes-the-grand-ole-opry-stage-burn-with-his-traditional-country-voice-the-audience-feels-like-th%2F&amp;sessionId=177c185363ce219b636fe896a35479310cc669e1&amp;siteScreenName=admin&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1160558739193245698\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even Blake Shelton \u2013 the guest of honor of the night \u2013 could not hide his emotion: \u201cIt was a great honor for me to see him on stage. He is the definition of \u2018pure country\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/eventticketscenter\/images\/performers\/concert-country-folk-john-conle.webp\" alt=\"John Conlee Weirsdale\" \/><\/p>\n<p>John Conlee is not just an artist, he is a memory, the soul of the Opry. 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