Jack Black makes Grand Ole Opry debut
In this photo provided by the Grand Ole Opry, comic actor Jack Black, center, makes his debut over the weekend at the Opry. Also pictured are Sam Bush, left, and Jim Mills.
“School of Rock” actor Jack Black made his debut on the venerable Grand Ole Opry over the weekend.
Black joined his father-in-law, legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden, along with Haden’s triplet daughters and son on the Ryman Auditorium stage.
The appearance took place in conjunction with Haden’s 2008 traditional country CD “Rambling Boy,” which featured his family and several other special guests, including Oklahoma native Vince Gill, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs & the Whites, Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan and Bryan Sutton.
Black, who is half of the rock-comedy duo Tenacious D, is married to Tanya Haden, a professional cellist who sometimes makes music as part of the Haden Triplets. The Golden Globe-nominated actor sang “Old Joe Clark” on “Rambling Boy.”
-BAM
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This is a wonderful album, with contributions from musicians from many periods of Charlie Haden’s career. Three other contributors to this album who aren’t mentioned above but should be are Béla Fleck, Pat Metheny and Russ Barenberg. Terrific recording.