Scotty McCreery has made no secret about wanting to join the Grand Ole Opry. His dream came true on Sunday night when Garth Brooks made the invitation while Scotty was performing at the Opry Country Christmas show. Garth gave Scotty a box wrapped as a present – big bow – and Garth told him he couldn’t open it until Christmas. Well, Scotty started tearing into the present, but Garth stopped him.
Scotty quipped that he would do “whatever Garth Brooks says.” Then Garth dropped the big hint, “the gift inside isn’t here yet. Tonight is merely an invitation.” WOW! The crowd realized what was happening and erupted in cheers! Garth ended it with, “On behalf of the Grand Ole Opry… and this is a Christmas present to the Grand Ole Opry… we would love to invite you to be the newest member of the Opry.”
After Scotty could speak again, he said, “Holy cow. Yes, I would love to. I grew up listening to your records Garth and you’re a part of what made me want to do this for a living… I didn’t think that dream would become a reality, but it is because of all of y’all sitting in this house tonight. “God bless y’all.”
You can watch the invitation below from Scotty’s fb page.
