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[marching band] [marching band] [shake it off] [marching band] [shake it off] ainsley: wonderful job. that s franklin high school s marching band. a little taylor swift this morning. y all are so talented. thank you for waking up to be with us. thanks to all at home for watching. we are live at the grand ole opry house for the patriot awards. brian: 95 years of history. this has been in a few different places. much like madison square garden in new york. it s been all over new york city. now it s the 34th. there is something that is still here from its inception 95 years ago. and it s the little circle right in front of us. steve: what they did was they cut out a 6-foot circle from the reiman auditorium, which is still standing in downtown nashville, walked by it yesterday. and there it is. that way all the performers here they grand ole opry house are able to do exactly what people have done for 95 years. and that is stand in the center. ainsley: ....
third hour of fox and friends starts right now. [musical instruments playing] steve: up really early to be with us, special day at the opry and live behind the scenes of the opry, talking to pat boone, how he s performed in that circle there. here is brian with trace atkins and craig morgan, who have also stood in that circle. yes, right now trace atkins begged to do a tour with me and craig morgan is here. they want to show me personally and you at home how special this place is. is this true? absolutely true. brian: how do you feel being here now? like being home. it is home, this is a very special place for us. brian: on this wall? the wall of the names. it starts back there from the members on down. brian: what do you do to get on that wall? boy, if we only knew. i don t know, i really don t know. i don t know what the there is no book, no list. it happens and you are grateful for it. feel like to see your name up ther ....