Today in Music History for Jan. 20: In 1889, Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly, was born in Morningsport, La. Leadbelly, popular during the 1930s and '40s, was probably the first country ...

The legendary Grand Ole Opry, “country’s most famous stage,” will be the focus of the upcoming NBC special "Opry 100: A Live ...

Opry member Emmylou Harris surprises Ringo Starr onstage at his first of two sold-out headlining shows at the Ryman Auditorium to invite him to make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Feb. 21 ...

And that has paid off in one of the greatest honors a country performer can get, an invite to play the Grand Ole Opry. Per Taste of Country, the former Beatles drummer, who recently released his ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Country music fans can be part of the live audience in Nashville when a special honoring the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary airs on NBC4 in March. NBC has announced ...

The British Invasion will include a Ringo Starr performance at the Grand Ole Opry. The former Beatle was recently invited to make his Opry debut. The invitation came Tuesday, when he played the ...

Folks love the guy, and that led to him getting tapped to make his debut at the Grand Ole Opry — a huge deal for any country music star — on Jan. 18 as part of the venue’s annual homage to ...

Matthew Leimkuehler is a music journalist from Nashville, Tennessee. Ringo Starr, a Grand Ole Opry star? That’s a new one. Starr makes his debut Feb. 21 on the famed country music broadcast ...

Kellie Walton The Grand Ole Opry began as a radio show in 1925, and it put Nashville on the map as the "Country Music Capital of the World." Throughout its history, the Grand Ole Opry has called ...

Ringo Starr is playing the Grand Ole Opry. Yes, that Ringo Starr. The music icon, who just released his country album “Look Up,” was surprised by Grand Ole Opry member Emmylou Harris with an ...

Blake Shelton will host 100th anniversary Grand Ole Opry special March 19, with performances by Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and more ...