<P> Judge Hay , however , liked the Fruit Jar Drinkers and asked them to appear last on each show because he wanted to always close each segment with `` red hot fiddle playing '' . They were the second band accepted on Barn Dance , with the Crook Brothers being the first . When the Opry began having square dancers on the show , the Fruit Jar Drinkers always played for them . In 1926 , Uncle Dave Macon , a Tennessee banjo player who had recorded several songs and toured the vaudeville circuit , became its first real star . </P>
<P> Judge Hay , however , liked the Fruit Jar Drinkers and asked them to appear last on each show because he wanted to always close each segment with `` red hot fiddle playing '' . They were the second band accepted on Barn Dance , with the Crook Brothers being the first . When the Opry began having square dancers on the show , the Fruit Jar Drinkers always played for them . In 1926 , Uncle Dave Macon , a Tennessee banjo player who had recorded several songs and toured the vaudeville circuit , became its first real star . </P>
who was the first member of the grand ole opry
who was the first member of the grand ole opry
Crook Brothers
Crook Brothers