Being invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry is one of the highest honors for country music musicians. Williams Sr. was just 25 years old when he was invited to appear on June 11, 1949.

The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is marking its 100th anniversary by celebrating the 100 all-time greatest country songs and ...

“On December 1, the Grand Ole Opry, WSM’s four-hour Saturday ... Little Jimmy Dickens made a sizable impression in 1949 when he took the Opry stage wearing one of Cohn’s creations, which ...

But there are still some things that take a young artist's breath away, like doing the Grand Ole Opry. For the Blue Ridge Mountain songwriter, making her Opry debut was one of those – and she ...

Forty-nine years ago today, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became one of the only rock bands to play the Grand Ole ...

There is probably nothing as synonymous with country music as the Grand Ole Opry, the iconic venue where nearly every major star has performed and paid homage to the legends who came before them.

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 ...

The Grand Ole Opry turns 100 this year, meaning the live country music show, not the theater currently housing it. What makes the Grand Ole Opry the Grand Ole Opry is less the stage but the many ...

As the Grand Ole Opry celebrates its 100th anniversary, its latest commemorative item is something Tennesseans can incorporate into their everyday lives. The Opry has introduced a new Opry License ...

Grand Ole Opry member T. Graham Brown notes that "Harper ... 1953 "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," written and recorded by Hank Williams, 1949 "Wabash Cannonball," recorded by Roy Acuff, 1936 ...