Spry for a man in his mid-80s, Starr strolled onto the stage wearing head-to-toe black except for a large, silver Western belt buckle and a substantial white cowboy hat that he promptly bumped against the microphone by accident. He removed it almost immediately. Starr received a standing ovation as soon as he walked on stage.

After decades as a musician, The Beatles' Ringo Starr got to join a long list of music legends that have performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage.