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The Birth of the Grand Ole Opry
08:18 - 12:45 (04:26)
In the 1920s, Nashville was trying to move away from its "hillbilly" image, but a group of musicians gathered at an insurance company's headquarters on Saturday nights to play country music, which eventually evolved into the famous Grand Ole Opry.
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The Grand Ole Opry was originally broadcasted from an insurance company's headquarters on WSM and was called the "barn dance."
08:18 - 10:25 (02:07)
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The Grand Ole Opry was originally broadcasted from an insurance company's headquarters on WSM and was called the "barn dance." Within months, people were coming to watch the live performances through the glass walls of the studio.
ChapterThe Birth of the Grand Ole Opry
EpisodeThe Grand Ole Opry Cast
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Nashville had a wealthy class of politicians and businesspeople trying to move the city's image in the opposite direction of the Saturday night hoedowns happening in an insurance company's headquarters.
10:25 - 12:45 (02:19)
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Nashville had a wealthy class of politicians and businesspeople trying to move the city's image in the opposite direction of the Saturday night hoedowns happening in an insurance company's headquarters. But the Grand Ole Opry helped establish Nashville as the headquarters of country and western music.