the Ryman has become one of the most venerable performance venues in Nashville. Experts have praised Ryman Auditorium's acoustics, calling them among the best in the world. In 2017, as part of the Ryman's 125th anniversary celebration, Little Big Town became its first artist-in-residence, performing 10 shows there over the course of the year. In 2018, the Ryman was named the most iconic structure in Tennessee by Architectural Digest. The Ryman features prominently in the music video of the 2021 song "Where Have You Gone" by Alan Jackson. Ryman Auditorium was unharmed in the 2010 Tennessee floods and the 2020 Nashville bombing, both of which resulted in major damage to parts of the downtown neighborhood. Notable events The venue hosts alternative rock, bluegrass, blues, country, classical, folk, gospel, jazz, pop, hip hop, and rock concerts, as well as musical theater and stand-up comedy. The Hardeman Tabernacle Sermons were held at the Ryman beginning in 1922 through 1942. A series of New Testament gospel sermons by N.B. Hardeman, minister of the gospel with the churches of Christ. They were sold-out events turning away up to 3,000 people. So popular the lessons were published in the then Nashville Banner and Tennessean. Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN bears his name as one of its founders. The Ryman was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, a period when many traditional country music artists, including Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams (who received six encores), Bill Monroe, and Patsy Cline made their Opry debuts. Country Music Association Awards shows were performed and broadcast live from the Ryman from 1968 through 1973. Most episodes of the ABC variety series The Johnny Cash Show were recorded at the auditorium and broadcast between June 7, 1969, and March 31, 1971. Besides its host, the series also featured Carl Perkins, Derek and the Dominos (their only televised performance), Tennessee Three, Statler Brothers, and the Carter Family. One episode featured one of the final public appearances of jazz icon Louis Armstrong. In 1999, Bill Gaither recorded The Cathedrals' Farewell Celebration video and album there with various other artists, such as The Statler Brothers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Guy Penrod, and Sandi Patti. On January 30, 2003, Patty Griffin recorded her live album, A Kiss in Time, at the Ryman. In 2005 Neil Young recorded the Jonathan Demme-directed concert film Neil Young: Heart of Gold