“I’ll never forget the night that our mutual friend Marty Stuart made me an official member of the Opry and I’m so pleased to get to do the same for you tonight,” Bentley said. “Rhonda, you are now an official member of the Grand Ole Opry! I know you will carry the Opry banner proudly wherever you go.”
Vincent accepted while joking about what’s got to be the longest stretch between an Opry member’s invitation and induction.
“It’s been 343 days, seven hours, three minutes, and five seconds,” Vincent said. “This is a night I will never forget and will cherish the rest of my life. I am proof that dreams really do come true.”
Clearly shocked by the Feb. 28, 2020, invitation, Vincent asked Seely if she was serious.
“100% percent yes. Oh my gosh! I grew up listening to the Opry,” Vincent said. “Thank you dear God!”
Following the invitation, Vincent was joined onstage by Seely, Connie Smith and Sharon and Cheryl White to perform “Those Memories.”
