Complex sentence: In 1973 also during a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Skeeter dedicated a gospel song to arrested evangelists and some felt this was using the Opry stage for "political" commentary.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1973 also during a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Skeeter dedicated a gospel song to arrested evangelists. Critics at the time felt this was using the Opry stage for "political" commentary.