Tuesday, Oct 1st, at the Grand Ole Opry, Brad Paisley extended an invitation to his friend, Darius Rucker, to become the Opry’s newest member. Darius was completely surprized by the moment and tried to contain the tears as he accepted.

(Beth Rucker, Brad Paisley Opry Backstage)


This morning, we got a call from Beth, Darius' lovely better half, saying Darius was really the onlyt one who didn't know this was coming down. In, their kids even knew and were able to keep the secret for a couple of months. Click here to get the "behind the scenes" details.

(Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker backstage at the Opry)


“Tonite I was honored by my good friend Brad Paisley when he [invited] me into the Grand Old Opry,” Darius tweeted. “What an honor. I am in awe.”

Brad tweeted, “One of the greatest honors of my life was getting to ask my friend@dariusrucker to join the @Opry tonight. Welcome to your new home pal.”