100 Years of Grand Ole Opry

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100 Years of Grand Ole Opry

ISBN: 9781419773600
Hardcover, new
Publication Date: 4/15/2025

Brief Description:
The Grand Ole Opry, an American institution and world-renowned stage for
country music, turns 100 in 2025, and The Grand Ole Opry 100th Anniversary
will be the official book to mark the occasion, celebrating and collecting
never-before-seen photographs, ephemera, and stories from throughout the
music institution’s first century Since 1925, the Grand Ole Opry has left
an indelible mark on American culture. What began as a one-hour radio “barn
dance” has transformed into the longest running radio broadcast in US
history, as well as a live performance for millions of country music fans
each year. The Opry has launched and burnished the careers of almost every
star in country music–including Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline,
Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, and countless others– for nearly a
century, popularizing and preserving some of the most fundamental forms of
American music. In many ways, the Opry is the show that made country music
famous. In 2025, the Opry will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and this
book will be a must-have for country and music history fans. Replete with
gorgeous photography, ephemera, and countless stories from some of country
music’s biggest names, this book is a glorious, one-of-a-kind celebration
of the Opry’s first 100 years.