If you can't deal with temperamental artists, you're in the wrong business.
Anyway, he was probably better off without his "membership" being "active" ...
In the mid-1960s management decided to more strictly enforce
the requirement that members must perform on at least 26 shows
a year to keep their membership active. This imposed a tremendous
financial hardship on members who made much of their income from
touring and could not afford to be in or near Nashville every
other weekend. This was aggravated by the fact that the Opry's
appearance fee paid to the artist was essentially a token ($44
at the time). This requirement has been lessened over the years,
but artists offered membership are expected to show a dedication
to the Opry with frequent attendance.
/jordan