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100 Years of the Opry: 30 Iconic Photos Through the Years

Performing at the Grand Ole Opry even once is a bucket list item for country artists. The genre's most famous stage turns 100 ...
Woman's World on MSN

Grand Ole Opry celebrates its 100th birthday with a new book! (Excl)

When it comes to legendary American music venues, few can rival the mystique and magic of the Grand Ole Opry. Opened in 1925, ...
Tennessean

How Nashville's Grand Ole Opry embraces tradition but balances evolution

For 100 years, one of the greatest threats to the Grand Ole Opry has been the perpetual evolution of pop and youth culture. Social change risks making the institution appear irrelevant. In two ...
Taste of Country on MSN

Stu Phillips, country gentleman + Grand Ole Opry legend, dies at 92

Grand Ole Opry legend Stu Phillips has died. The trailblazing Canadian country artist and longtime Opry member was 92 years old. Heart of Texas Records’ Tracy Pitcox shared the news on Christmas Day, ...
NPR

‘The Grand Ole Opry,’ a fixture in country music, turns 100

The famous country music venue and radio show “The Grand Ole Opry” turns 100 years old today. Grand Ole Opry host Charlie Mattos and country music star Mandy Barnett share some big moments from the ...
Variety

Jeannie Seely, Country Hitmaker of the ’60s and ’70s and 58-Year Mainstay of the Grand Ole Opry, Dies at 85

Jeannie Seely, a country star of the ’60s and ’70s who had been a favorite of Grand Ole Opry audiences from her induction in 1967 up until the present day, died Friday at age 85. Seely last performed ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1956, George Jones Was Inducted Into the Opry—One Year After Technical Difficulties Nearly Spoiled His Opry Debut

On this day in 1956, a 25-year-old George Jones stepped into the circle at the Grand Ole Opry and into country music history. Officially inducted as an Opry member on August 25, 1956, “The Possum” ...