(Original Caption) 10/25/1970- Nashville, TN- 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.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 14: Artists, musicians, and Grand Ole Opry members, including Charles Esten, Vince Gill, Louise Mandrell, Steve Wariner, Jamie Dailey, Bill Anderson, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, Sharon White Skaggs and Cheryl White of The Whites, and T. Graham Brown sing onstage at Jeannie Seely's 5,398th Opry Show: A Public Celebration of Life at Grand Ole Opry House on August 14, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
TWIN LAKES, WISCONSIN – JULY 19: Jelly Roll performs onstage at Country Thunder Wisconsin on July 19, 2025 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Kathy Mattea performs at The Bomhard Theater on December 19, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
Bill Anderson at The 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 8, 2023. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
