Grand Ole Opry OTR
The Grand Ole Opry started as the WSM Barn Dance in the new fifth-floor radio station studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on November 28, 1925. It featured various bands, including the Possum Hunters and the Fruit Jar Drinkers, and became a platform for many legendary musicians.
In 1926, Uncle Dave Macon emerged as the first real star of the show. The name 'Grand Ole Opry' was coined on December 10, 1927, marking a significant moment in its history. Over the years, the Opry moved to several venues, including the Ryman Auditorium, where it hosted top-charting country music acts until 1974.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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Look no further, this is the real deal!
Argyle D'Chauffer
The sound quality and content of these episodes are impeccable! If you ignore the constant pitches for Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco and Cavalier Cigarettes, and you can put up with the corny comedy segments (yes, folks used to laugh at this stuff), you'll enjoy these shows. This is what the Grand Ole Opry sounded like. when today's older Opry Stars were in their prime. You'll be surprised by what you hear. I highly recommend the episodes from 1955 onward. If you like these shows, be sure to check out dnt1961's other page https://archive.org/details/GrandOleOpryOtr-2 featuring an additional 100 episodes from November of 1956 thru October of 1958!
Awesome recordings!
ninohernes
I'm a huge fan of WSM and the Opry. It is really great that these recordings have been made available.
Research questions
bstepno
Updating my note below. I have found answers to a lot of these questions at the Country Music Hall of Fame website. https://digi.countrymusichalloffame.org It has an extensive collection of WSM radio transcriptions, including individual Pages for each of these Grand Ole Opry broadcast, identifying performers, songs sung, and more. For example, https://digi.countrymusichalloffame.org/digital/collection/musicaudio/id/915/rec/241 --------------------- Original comment on the MP3 recordings here... Great collection, much better documented than an undated online set I've been listening to. Questions: Are the original transcription discs for these episodes (or tapes made from them) in library archives somewhere? Do their labels or other documentation give these specific broadcast dates? Has anyone compiled a book or web page with playlists of the performers and songs on specific episodes? I am mostly interested in the 1939 to 1947 programs, listening my way through them now. I'm guessing few programs were recorded before the Red Network affiliation, but if there are earlier recordings in the internet archive I have not found them yet. A link here would be a great addition!
Grand Ole Opry
albie
Radio. https://wsmradio.com/opry-nashville-radio/ Home site. https://www.opry.com/ on a trip ,just before Covid, between Memphis and New Orleans , we overnighted in Nashville and saw the Saturday night show featuring Garth Brooks.