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Blake Shelton joins the Grand Ole Opry
The singer was inducted by Opry member Trace Adkins before a sold-out Opry House audience on Saturday night.
He opened the show with It’s All About Tonight, then returned later to sing We Wouldn’t Be Gone, followed by a duet with Adkins on Hillbilly Bone.
An emotional Shelton celebrated the night with his parents, sister and four thousand fans, saying:"This is the reason you come to Nashville if you're me. This is what I wanted from the beginning, to make a mark," he said. "I get the same feeling walking into the Opry House as I do when I see one of my heroes. The Grand Ole Opry is an artist, and I am proud to be one of its songs."
Shelton closed the show with his ballad Home. His new greatest hits album, Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton, is due out next month.
Source: The Tennessean 
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Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This song was the first single from his gold-certified debut album, which also produced two more Top 20...
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