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Beginnings. Decorative brickwork at Opryland Hotel depicting Ryman Auditorium with Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff. The Grand Ole Opry started as the WSM Barn Dance in the new fifth-floor radio studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in downtown Nashville on November 28, 1925.
Apr 6, 2020 · March 16, 1974 was a legendary evening in the Grand Ole Opry’s history. Chiefly, it was the show’s inaugural night at the Grand Ole Opry House after relocating from Ryman Auditorium — and the commander in chief was on hand to dedicate the new venue, too.
Oct 28, 2023 · The Opry’s biggest addition came when East Tennessean Roy Acuff made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Feb. 5, 1938. Thanks to such career-making songs as “Wabash Cannonball,” Acuff eventually...
Jun 22, 2022 · Launched on Nov. 28, 1925 by longtime announcer and WSM AM program director George D. Hay, the Grand Ole Opry went on transform Nashville into Music City.
Oct 8, 2017 · This began to change in 1974, when National Life built a new five-thousand-seat Opry House in a rural area north of town. The dedication show, held on March 16, 1974, attracted President Richard Nixon as a guest and garnered a wealth of national media attention to the show and its history.
Jul 27, 2023 · In 1974, the show moved to its current home, the Grand Ole Opry House, which is a larger and more modern venue east of downtown Nashville. However, from 1999 to 2020, the show returned to the Ryman Auditorium for a three-month winter run every year.
Nov 24, 2023 · The Grand Ole Opry’s story begins in 1925 when it originated as a one-hour radio “barn dance” program on WSM radio. The show’s popularity soared, leading to the construction of the Ryman Auditorium in 1943 as the Opry’s permanent home.
