It Happened In Music: Country music gains fame

Posted on December 10th, 2011 by Sonos Staff in It Happened In Music, Music In Culture

Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry has showcased country music’s biggest stars since 1925, when it was just a radio show called the “WSM Barn Dance.” After announcer George “Judge” Hay uttered the phrase “Grand Ole Opry” over the Nashville’s airwaves on December 10, 1927, the weekly country music show earned a new name. The birth of [...]

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