Michael Ray Talks with NBC’s Lester Holt on the Ryman Stage

Michael Ray recently appeared on NBC Nightly News having a conversation with Lester Holt on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium.

Michael posted, “Honored to join #LesterAcrossAmerica tonight from @theryman. We even played a little Merle!!!”

In the segment, Lester shares the history of the Ryman that concludes on stage with his conversation with Michael.

Watch it here…

Photo Courtesy of NBC News/Lester Holt/Michael Ray

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