A local country music radio program known as the "Grand Ole Opry" had been held at several venues across Nashville, but it was asked to leave both the War Memorial Auditorium and the Dixie Tabernacle due to its growing popularity and sometimes-uncivilized crowds.
A local country music radio program known as the "Grand Ole Opry" had become a Nashville institution over the previous 18 years. However, the "Opry" was asked to leave both the War Memorial Auditorium and the Dixie Tabernacle due to its sometimes-uncivilized crowds.