the grand ole opry got its name from barn dance.
where did the grand ole opry get its name?
barn dance
the grand ole opry is a weekly country music concert show in nashville, tennessee which began as a radio barn dance on november 28, 1925 by george d. hay and has since became one of the genre's most enduring and revered stages. each show consists of multiple guest artists as well as opry members, who are selected by opry management based on several factors including critical and commercial success, respect for the history of country music and commitment to appearing on the program. publicly, once a new member is chosen, an existing member will ask the new member to join the opry live on-air during the broadcast, usually when the new member is performing as a guest. being invited to become a member of the grand ole opry is considered one of country music's crowning achievements.
list of grand ole opry members
bullet::::- hay, george d. "a story of the grand ole opry". 1945.









































bullet::::- kingsbury, paul (1998). "grand ole opry". in "the encyclopedia of country music". paul kingsbury, editor. new york: oxford university press. pp. 208–9.









































bullet::::- wolfe, charles k. "a good-natured riot: the birth of the grand ole opry". nashville: country music foundation press, 1999. .









































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bullet::::- grand ole opry on tv "internet archive" complete show of april 28, 1956 in black & white









































bullet::::- library of congress local legacies project: grand ole opry









































bullet::::- grand ole opry at outlaws old time radio corner









































bullet::::- grand ole opry tickets
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