The Humble Beginnings of The Grand Ole Opry

Trying to copy a show in Chicago, WSM in Nashville creates history!

Nov 28, 2024

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Announcer George Hay standing at the WSM microphone for the first version of the Grand Ole Opry which was called the “WSM Barn Dance”.

November 28, 1925

What was to become The Grand Ole Opry started on this date as the “WSM Barn Dance” on the new fifth-floor radio studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in downtown Nashville. Announcer Ge…

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