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UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 29: CAPITOL THEATER Photo of POLICE and STING, Sting performing live onstage, playing Hamer 8 string bass (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Since 1925, Ryman Auditorium has been the "home" of the Grand Ole Opry and the national headquarters of foot-stomping, tear-jerking country music. By the spring of 1972, the red brick walls and stained glass windows will cease to echo the sounds of western music. At that time, not too far away, will be the new Opry House, surrounded by a series of specialty shops, restaurants, a motel and rides for the kids.
The Texas Playboys, backup band for the late Bob Wills pose for a Capitol Records publicity still circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Ross Copperman accepts Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award at the 14th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 25, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images,,)
