For 52 years this has been the most heart warming introduction of a legend on the Grand Ole Opry. As important as the switch that turns the lights on. As great a musician as there has ever been. As wonderful a person as I have ever met [sic] "Pete Oswald Kirby (Brother Oswald) to all his fans across the United States and every foreign country that you can possibly name, the opinion is the same, "One fantastic person."