Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on station WSM, it became the longest-running radio broadcast in United States history.

Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk and gospel music, as well as comedic performances and skits. It attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world and millions of listeners on radio and internet.

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The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on station WSM, it became the longest-running radio broadcast in United States history.

Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of famous singers and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, Americana, folk and gospel music, as well as comedic performances and skits. It attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world and millions of listeners on radio and internet.

Since 1974, the show has been broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry House east of downtown Nashville. Since 1999, it also has made an annual three-month winter foray back to the Ryman Auditorium, the historic home of the Opry from 1943 to 1974.

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