SONGSTRESS CAITLYN SMITH MAKES GRAND
OLE OPRY DEBUT
AT THE HISTORIC RYMAN AUDITORIUM
Monday, Nov. 7, 2016
L to R: Paul Moak, Caitlyn Smith, Connie
Smith and Rollie Gaalswyk
Photo Credit:
Chris Hollo Courtesy of Grand Ole Opry
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Singer/songwriter Caitlyn Smith made her Grand Ole Opry debut to an emotional full house at the Historic Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016.
The “bucket list moment” was one Smith
had dreamed of since she began her musical career as a young teen, choosing to
use her college fund to finance her first album.
In the audience, Smith’s father watched his
daughter, along with her husband Rollie
Gaalswyk on guitar and producer Paul
Moak on bass, make her debut on the stage where so many of Smith’s idols
have stood before her.
Caitlyn Smith Grand Ole Opry debut
at Ryman Auditorium
Photo Credit:
Chris Hollo
Courtesy of Grand Ole Opry
|
“We have visited Nashville many, many
times over the years, but this is our first show at the Opry,” noted Smith’s
father, XX. “Caitlyn has always wanted our first Opry experience to be her Opry
debut, because she knew she would be on this stage one day.”
The “virtuoso vocalist capable of
torch, twang and a whisper-to-a-scream range” (Rolling Stone Country) delivered a passionate performance featuring two of the released tracks
from her upcoming album Starfire: “Before You Called Me Baby”
(co-writen by Matt Jenkins and Smith) and “Tacoma” (co-written by Smith and Bob
DiPiero). The energetic audience of more than 1,500 folks applauded Smith as
she exited the stage after the first of two performances on Saturday.
The evening’s host and Country Music Hall of Famer, Connie Smith, commended Caitlyn saying, “She’s a good songwriter, but a great singer.” A flattering compliment considering Dolly Parton once said of Connie, “There’s only three female’s singers in the world: Streisand, Ronstadt and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending.”
The evening’s host and Country Music Hall of Famer, Connie Smith, commended Caitlyn saying, “She’s a good songwriter, but a great singer.” A flattering compliment considering Dolly Parton once said of Connie, “There’s only three female’s singers in the world: Streisand, Ronstadt and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending.”
“It was an absolute dream come true to
step onto the Ryman stage AND make my debut at the Grand Ole Opry on the same
night,” said Caitlyn Smith. “There’s something holy about that place and you
can feel it in the air. A night I will never forget for the rest of my life.”
Smith was recently inducted into the 2016 class of CMT’s Next Women of Country, which has included Brandy Clark, Sheryl Crow and Kacey Musgraves in past years. Smith’s songwriting credits include Hot AC No. 1 “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” (Meghan Trainor and John Legend) and the RIAA-Certified Platinum song, “Wasting All These Tears” (Cassadee Pope). She’s received cuts by Nashville icons including Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and more. Since releasing five tracks from her upcoming album Starfire, Smith has garnered more than 5 million streams on Spotify and has been tapped by Bobby Bones to tour with the Raging Idiots this fall.Flawlessly performing on the #Opry stage for the very first time, it's @caitlynsmith! pic.twitter.com/I8O44GRxsS— Grand Ole Opry (@opry) 6 November 2016
Caitlyn Smith Songwriting credits:
Garth Brooks MAN AGAINST MACHINE: "Tacoma"
(writers: Bob DiPiero / Caitlyn
Smith)
Lady Antebellum 747: Title cut (writers: Cary
Barlowe / Gordie Sampson / Caitlyn
Smith)
Cassadee Pope FRAME BY FRAME: "Wasting All These
Tears" (writers: Caitlyn
Smith with
husband Rollie Gaalswy)
Dolly Parton feat: Kenny Rogers "You Can't Make Old
Friends" (Album BLUE SMOKE) (Writers: Ryan Hanna King / Don Schlitz / Caitlyn Smith)
Rascal Flatts CHANGED: "Let It Hurt" (Jay DeMarcus
/ Gordie Sampson / Caitlyn
Smith)
Danielle Bradbery Self Titled album: "The Heart
of Dixie" (writers: Brett James / Caitlyn
Smith / Troy
Verges) and "Never Like This" (writers: Steve McEwan / Gordie Sampson
/ Caitlyn Smith)
Sarah Darling's single “Home To Me” (writers by Caitlyn Smith & Bobby Hamrick)
Maggie Rose’s “Girl in Your Truck Song” penned by Caitlyn
Smith, Gordie Sampson and Troy Verges
Nashville Cast/ Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes: Season
2 "Don't Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet" (writers Trent Dabbs / Caitlyn Smith)
Julie Roberts ALIVE album: "Let's Fight" (writers:
Jason Collum / Julie Roberts / Caitlyn
Smith)
Sarah Davidson's Self Titled: "Drink You
Up" (writers: Steve McEwan / Gordie Sampson / Caitlyn Smith)
Maggie Sajak's "Wild Boy" (writers: Chris Lindsey /
Aimee Mayo / Caitlyn
Smith / Troy
Verges)
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