Grand Ole Opry

[ grand-ohl-op-ree ]

noun

a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.

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For these reasons and many other infamous ones, you could call Florida the Grand Ole Opry of gun nuttery.
Florida’s Zombie Apocalypse Gun Bill | Cliff Schecter | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Oh, for the good old days when Roy Acuff taught Richard Nixon how to use a yo-yo on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
Vince Gill Confronts Fringe Groups and Gives Country Some Cred | Malcolm Jones | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Those scenes that are just in every nook and cranny at the Grand Ole Opry, that to me is the beauty of the show.
Emmys 2013: Connie Britton Picks Her Favorite ‘Nashville’ Moments | Connie Britton | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Uncle Dave Macon, one of the presiding eminences during the early days of the Grand Ole Opry, was just such a performer.
Earl Scruggs, Dead at 88, Pioneered a Banjo Style Imitated but Never Equaled | Malcolm Jones | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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