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Grand Ole Opry History |
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These pictures represent the Grand Ole Opry in all her glory, at least in partiality |
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This is a caption of what the Grand Ole Opry once was when I started listening at 9 years old in 1974. |
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This is the Grand Ole Opry in its hey-day, when the crowds were still building and the golden years were in full swing |
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This is the view from the balcony of the Opry shortly after it moved to Opryland USA - it was a stunning view of a truly great show |
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Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters started many an Opry show in the period after 1926, and was the first string band on WSM in October, 1925, before the Opry/WSM Barn Dance would begin |
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This is a photo of Waterloo, AL, a place that I spent some of my life and love very much - and where I heard a lot of Grand Ole Opry shows from |
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