Music: Grand Ole Opry
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You don’t have to like country music to appreciate the legacy of the Grand Ole Opry. Growing from a live radio broadcast (The WSM Barn Dance) in 1925, the Opry moved around Nashville before finding a home at legendary Ryman Auditorium in 1943. It moved to the Grand Old Opry House at Opryland in 1974.
When the move was made, a six-foot circle of dark oak was cut from the Ryman stage and moved to the new theater. Now today’s Opry stars can stand on the same boards that supported the likes of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams.
Of course, you just don’t perform at the Opry; you’re invited to join the Opry. And though I’m not a big fan of country, I’m proud to invite the Opry to become a member of the distinguished company known as Great American Things.
Yes, your favorite style of music.
I’ve been to the Grand Old Opry and really enjoyed it. Country is one of the genres of music I do like and including it in Great American Things was on the mark whether you personally like it or not. Vince Gill and Craig Morgan were there that night but surprisingly I must admit that Little Jimmie Dickens was probably the best act!