Clinton native Jacob Dillard recently shared what it meant to step onto one of country music’s most iconic stages after making his Grand Ole Opry debut as the pedal steel guitarist for Walker Montgomery’s band.

For Dillard, who grew up learning piano and guitar in Mississippi before moving to Nashville, last month’s performance marked a milestone he had worked toward for years.

“It’s really been a dream,” he said in an interview with SuperTalk Mississippi News. “It’s been a lot of blessings and great opportunities up to this point.”

Dillard began playing music as a child, learning songs by memory and teaching himself new instruments through books and DVDs. By middle school, he was recording his own material at home, shaping the foundation that eventually led him to the Opry.

He credits

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