4. "Carrie Underwood shockingly stomped a mud-hole in that tribute" In response to In response to 2
Owned it on a stage with Stevie, Bonnie, Emmylou & even Sheryl (who had serious pipes in her younger days).
I got love for every one of those women up there far more than I likely every will for Carrie Underwood (literally couldn't name a single song she's ever done) but it was pretty easy to tell who was in their prime up there.
She was actually holding back while singing back-up for Bonnie & Emmylou along with the closing group thing, you could just hear her more because her voice is strong by comparison.
She just happens to be able to blow at a level of power those women can't right now.
Not to mention looked good up there doing it.
That captured Linda Rondstadt in her big-voiced, hot-number early prime like on this Johnny Cash Show appearance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVvNXfzR6dw more than any of the rest of them.
And you can tell the rest of 'em knew it, probably saw it in rehearsal and as a result gave her the platform she got.
Hope Linda's alright but every person that didn't show up for the honor (Curtis Mayfield, Adam Yauch) before for a health reason has never made it through the following year.