Category: Grand Ole Opry
Categories: Tennessee History | Nashville, Tennessee | Broadcasting | Country Music
- This category contains profiles of persons who have appeared at the Grand Ole Opry.
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM.
Person Profiles (42)
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Roy Acuff
15 Sep 1903 Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States - 23 Nov 1992
Maybelle (Addington) Carter
10 May 1909 Scott, Virginia, United States - 23 Oct 1978
David Akeman
17 Jun 1915 Annville, Jackson, Kentucky, United States - 10 Nov 1973
Richard Arnold
15 May 1918 Henderson, Chester, Tennessee, United States - 08 May 2008
Ernest Ashworth
15 Dec 1928 Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States - 02 Mar 2009
Chester Atkins
20 Jun 1924 Luttrell, Union County, Tennessee, United States - 30 Jun 2001
Carvell Ausborn
24 Sep 1923 Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States - 01 Dec 1973
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DeFord Bailey
14 Dec 1899 Rock City, Smith, Tennessee, United States - 02 Jul 1982
Living Bare
Rodney Brasfield
22 Aug 1910 Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA - 12 Sep 1958
Bonnie (Brown) Ring
31 Jul 1938 Sparkman, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 16 Jul 2016
Ella Brown
27 Apr 1931 Campti, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States - 21 Jan 2019
Herbert Brown
19 Mar 1913 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia - 13 Feb 2008
James Brown
01 Apr 1934 Sparkman, Dallas, Arkansas, United States - 11 Jun 2015
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Helen Carter
19 Sep 1927 Maces Spring, Scott, Virginia, United States - 02 Jun 1998
Ina (Carter) Wootton
31 Mar 1933 Maces Spring, Scott, Virginia, United States - 29 Jul 1999
Valerie June (Carter) Cash
23 Jun 1929 Maces Spring, Scott, Virginia, United States - 15 May 2003
John Cash
26 Feb 1932 Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States - 12 Sep 2003
Roy Clark
15 Apr 1933 Meherrin, Virginia, USA - 15 Nov 2018
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Charles Daniels
28 Oct 1936 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States - 06 Jul 2020
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Marshall Freeman
06 Feb 1921 Berryton, Chattooga, Georgia, United States - 30 Jul 2003
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Troy Gentry
05 Apr 1967 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 08 Sep 2017
Jack Greene
07 Jan 1930 Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States - 14 Mar 2013
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Thomas Hall
25 May 1936 Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky, United States - 20 Aug 2021
Virginia (Hensley) Cline
08 Sep 1932 Gore, Frederick, Virginia, United States - 05 Mar 1963
J
Stonewall Jackson
06 Nov 1932 Tabor City, Columbus, North Carolina, United States - 04 Dec 2021
Lula (Johnson) Howard
13 Mar 1929 West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States - 28 Mar 2020
K
William Kincaid
13 Jul 1895 Point Leavell, Garrard, Kentucky, United States - 23 Sep 1989
L
James Loden
01 Mar 1929 Marion, Alabama, United States - 22 Feb 2016
M
James McReynolds
13 Feb 1927 Carfax, Wise, Virginia, United States - 31 Dec 2002
Jesse McReynolds
09 Jul 1929 Carfax, Wise County, Virginia, United States - 23 Jun 2023
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Bobby Osborne
07 Dec 1931 Thousandsticks, Leslie, Kentucky, United States - 27 Jun 2023
Roland Osborne
29 Oct 1937 Thousandsticks, Leslie, Kentucky, United States - 24 Oct 2021
P
Mary (Penick) Davis
30 Dec 1931 Dry Ridge, Grant, Kentucky, United States - 19 Sep 2004
Charley Pride
18 Mar 1934 Sledge, Quitman, Mississippi, United States - 12 Dec 2020
S
Earl Scruggs
06 Jan 1924 Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 28 Mar 2012
Ollie (Shepard) Birchfield
21 Nov 1933 Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States - 25 Sep 2016
Ralph Stanley
25 Feb 1927 McClure, Virginia, United States - 23 Jun 2016
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Johnnie Wright
13 May 1914 Mount Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States - 27 Sep 2011
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