Jimmy Buffett to Make Opry Debut With Brad Paisley as Latest LP Debuts at #1 on Country Chart

Break out the margaritas and cheeseburgers: Jimmy Buffett will perform at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry for the first time ever later this month.

On Tuesday, the Opry wrote on Instagram, “Join us on June 27 as Jimmy Buffett steps into the Circle for his Opry debut.” He’ll be joined for the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry Show by Brad Paisley and Mac McAnally, who’s a member of Buffett’s backing group, The Coral Reefer Band.

 

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Join us on June 27th as @jimmybuffett steps into the Circle for his Opry debut alongside Opry member @bradpaisley and @macmcanally for the 4,930th broadcast of the Saturday Night Grand Ole Opry Show on @circleallaccess!

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The 73-year-old singer’s appearance on the program follows the release of Life on the Flipside, his first studio album in seven years, in May. Billboard reported Tuesday that the LP debuted at #1 on its Top Country Albums chart, moving 75,000 album-equivalent units its its first week.