The evolution of former bluegrass child prodigy Trey Hensley

When Trey Hensley got his first invitation to perform on the Grand Ole Opry, at least 80 people from his hometown bought tickets, chartered buses and made the five-hour trek from Jonesborough, Tenn., to Nashville. That's how special it was to them to see a moon-faced local kid with braces amble on stage in his Sunday-best cowboy boots to join Marty Stuart in a rendition of "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy," with a surprise appearance from Earl Scruggs, no less.