Carly Pearce Rebounds Personally & Professionally With Opry Induction, Expanded Version of ’29’

Americans like a good comeback story, and the Grand Ole Opry provided one last night with the induction of Carly Pearce as its newest member.
The Kentucky-bred singer-songwriter experienced an emotionally strenuous year with the death of her producer, busbee, and a divorce when she was 29; spent her 30th year healing in pandemic-forced recovery; and now lands with ultimate resiliency at age 31 in a spot she has long aspired to: nestled alphabetically between Dolly Parton and Stu Phillips on the