+ The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of legends and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, folk, gospel, and comedic performances and skits. Considered an American icon, it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world and millions of radio and Internet listeners. The Opry, today part of the American landscape, is "the show that made country music famous" and has been called the "home of American music" and "country’s most famous stage." In the 1930s, the show began hiring professionals and expanded to four hours; and WSM-AM, broadcasting by then with 50,000 watts, made the program a Saturday night musical tradition in nearly 30 states. In 1939, it debuted nationally on NBC Radio.- WikiPedia Click here to read more about Grand Ole Opry
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Please enjoy these 57 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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11.25.1950 | 25th anniversary show |
+ NBC net, AFRS rebroadcast. A twenty-fifth-anniversary program, which dates the program in 1950 (th... | |
12.05.1953 | cowboy copas dark faced filipino | ||
02.27.1946 | eddie arnold capsule program of opry matinee |
+ Eddie Arnold singing I talk to myself about you. | |
06.05.1959 | ernest tubb and grandpa jones |
+ From Nashville Tennessee the country music capital of the world is the Grand Ole Opry with the sta... | |
08.14.1959 | faron young and the townsell sisters |
+ From Nashville Tennessee the country music capital of the world comes The Grand Ole Opry with the ... | |
08.21.1959 | ferlin husky and the townsell sisters | ||
01.12.1952 | first song detour sign |
+ NBC net, WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first tune is, "Detour Sign." | |
11.22.1952 | first song dont let the stars get in your eyes |
+ NBC net, WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first tune is, "Don't Let The Stars Get... | |
06.17.1944 | first song down in union county | ||
08.04.1944 | first song john henry | ||
10.30.1954 | first song love me now |
+ , AFRS rebroadcast. | |
07.18.1953 | first song my little red wagon |
+ NBC net, WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first tune is, "My Little Red Wagon." | |
07.15.1950 | first song on a sunday night in tennessee |
+ Program #135. WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first tune is, "On A Sunday Night ... | |
04.30.1949 | first song shortnen bread |
+ NBC net, WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. The first tune is, "Shortnin' Bread." Guest... | |
12.22.1945 | first song the last letter |
+ NBC net, WSM, Nashville origination, AFRS rebroadcast. Replacing National Barn Dance AFRS #166. Th... | |
11.20.1949 | from berlin freight train boogie | ||
12.19.1959 | george morgan 21st christmas show | ||
06.19.1959 | hank snow and billy grammer |
+ From Nashville, Tennessee the country music capital of the world comes The Grand Ole Opry with the... | |
05.29.1959 | hawkshaw hawkins and jean shepard |
+ From Nashville Tennessee the country music capital of the world comes The Grand Ole Opry with the ... | |
N/A | jive county tennessee with red foley |
+ The show begins with Red Foley singing Jive County Tennessee. | |
07.31.1959 | justin tubb and cowboy copas | ||
08.22.1953 | little jimmy dickens hillbilly fever |
+ , AFRS rebroadcast. | |
N/A | mammys little baby red foley |
+ Everyone’s gonna have some fun at the Grand Ole Opry tonight. The show begins with Red Foley sin... | |
N/A | ernest tubb stringbean | ||
N/A | ernest tubb tomorrow never comes |
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