I-Grand Ole Opry iqalile nje njengethuluzi lokuthengisa umshuwalense liguqule libe yinye yemibukiso yomsakazo womculo wezwe womhlaba ohamba phambili futhi ode kakhulu emlandweni.
Konke kwaqala ngo-1901 ngenkathi iC CA Craig, ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyiphini likomishinala womshuwalense, kanye nabatshali bezimali abaningana bathola indali ($ 17,250) iNational Health Accident kanye neNkampani Yomshuwalense futhi baqamba kabusha ngokuthi i-National Life And Accident Insurance Company.
Amahhovisi okuqala ayesesitezi sesibili sendawo yokuhlala e-Union Street ngemuva kokuhamba ngezinyanga ezimbalwa eminyakeni engu-National Life yakha isakhiwo sezindaba ezinhlanu ku-7th Avenue futhi siyibiza ekhaya iminyaka engu-40 elandelayo. Njengoba izifanekiselo ziyisiko ngaleso sikhathi, embonini yomshuwalense Ukuphila kobuzwe kutholakala isihlangu njengoba isibonakaliso saso nokuthi "Si Shield Millions" njenge logo layo. Le logo izoba yizinhlamvu zokushayela kokuqala kwabo emsakazweni, okwenzeke ngo-1923 lapho indodana kaC CA Craig, u-Edwin eqinisekisa i-National Life board ukuthi kuyoba ithuluzi elihle lokukhangisa.
I-WSM yahamba bukhoma ngo-Okthoba ka-1925 kusukela emahhovisi ephansi ka-5 e-National Life ngesimemezelo esilula: "Lokhu yi-WSM, Sivikela izigidi. Ngenyanga yokuqala yokusebenza, "IJaji laseSolemn ole", uGeorge Hay, umemezeli omsakazo womsakazo wahamba emoyeni, ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, ngenhlelo yakhe ye-hillbilly, esikhundleni se-shower, uJack Keefe.
Eminyakeni embalwa eyalandela, lo mdlalo waziwa kahle kakhulu njengomdanso we-WSM Barn-kuze kube ngoMgqibelo ebusuku ngo-1927, uGeorge Hay wenza lesi sitatimende ngemuva kwemisebenzi yokuvula ekhombisa uDeFord Bailey; "Kule hora eledlule, besilokhu silalela umculo othathwe ikakhulukazi ku-Grand Opera, kodwa kusukela manje sizoletha i-Grand Ole Opry" futhi leli gama labamba futhi umbukiso ubizwa ngokuthi i-Grand Ole Opry kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Njengoba ukuthandwa kowomsakazo kwanda kanjalo nezethameli ezaziboniswa yizimbangi futhi ngakho-ke isidingo sokuba indawo enkulu sikhulise i-Old Old Opry yenze ngokucacile ukuthi iboniswe ezindaweni eziningi ezihlukahlukene zaseNashville ezihlanganisa i-Belcourt Theater (eyaziwayo ngaleso sikhathi njenge-Hillsboro Theatre), i-Dixie Tabernacle, kanye ne-War Memorial Auditorium ngaphambi kokugcina ukunyuka kwi-Ryman Auditorium (ngokusemthethweni i-Union Tabernacle) ngo-1943, lapho bekuzohlala khona emashumini amathathu eminyaka alandelayo.
Ngo-1963, umshuwalense we-National Life wathenga i-Ryman Auditorium nge $ 207,500 futhi washintsha igama lesakhiwo ekwakheni i-Grand Old Opry House, kodwa i-Opry yayihloselwe ukuhambisa okungenani isikhathi esisodwa lapho ngo-1969, iNational Life yamemezela izinhlelo zokuvula isihloko sepaki nehhotela elisempumalanga yedolobha futhi lawo mapulani afaka nekhaya elisha le-Grand Old Opry.
Ngakho entwasahlobo ka-1974 i-Grand Old Opry yaphuma e-Ryman Auditorium naseDowntown Nashville ukusetha indawo entsha yokuhlala esakhiweni esisha esisha ngokubizwa ngokuthi iGran Old Old Opry House.
Ngo-1982, uMnuz Jikelele waseMelika uthathe i-National Life kanye nezakhiwo futhi maduzane emva kwalokho, ukuze anciphise isikweletu esabangelwa ukuthengwa ngokweqile ku-National Life American General, waqala ukuxoxisana ngokuthengiswa kwezimpahla zeNational Life ezihlanganisa I-Opryland Hotel ne-Centre Centre, i-Opryland Theme park, iSiteshi somsakazo se-WSM, i-Ryman Auditorium nabanye.
Kwakungaziwa ukuthi ikusasa lizofika nini ku-Grand Ole Opry.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokumenyezelwa kokudayiswa okulindelekile, uMninimabhizinisi wase-Oklahoma nomngane omuhle waseMinnie Pearl ogama lakhe linguEd Edayard bathenga lezi zakhiwo nge $ 225 million futhi baqhubeka nokusebenza kwe-Grand Ole Opry.
Namuhla, i-Grand Ole Opry, esabanjwe yiGaylord Entertainment, iyaqina. Umbukiso we-Grand Ole Opry usuzwile bukhoma esiteshini somsakazo we-WSM futhi unikeza imibukiso ebukhoma njalo ngesonto.
Hlola umlando:
- Grand Ole Opry
- Ryman Auditorium
- I-Union Gospel Tabernacle Church
Grand Ole Opry
Ryman Auditorium
Isiteshi somsakazo se-WSM
Izivakashi Ithiphu: Ngo-1999 i-Opry yabuyela kwi-Ryman Auditorium isikhathi soku-1 eminyakeni engu-25 futhi iqhubekile ukuvakashelwa ngonyaka njalo ngonyaka kusukela. Ukubuya kwabo njalo ngonyaka kuqhubeka izinyanga ezimbalwa futhi kuvame ukuqhubeka phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, ngakho-ke lapho uhlela ukuyohlola u-Grand Ole Opry bese ubona ukuthi yikuphi indawo okuboniswa kuyo.