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Singer Returns to Historic Stage Following Age Discrimination Suit "You're too old and too country" is not what one wants to be remembered for telling one of country music's most-revered performers. But reportedly, that’s one of the select phrases that Grand Ole Opry General Manager Pete Fisher imparted to Stonewall Jackson, one of the most popular country stars of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, when the still-performing Jackson, at 74, questioned Fisher about why he was being kept from the famous Opry stage? Fighting Words: Too Old for the Opry? “I don’t want any gray hairs on that stage or in the audience, and before I’m done, there won’t be any,” Fisher is said to have added during a conversation with Jackson, who subsequently interpreted the remarks as fighting words. In response, Jackson filed a federal age-discrimination... [read full story]
