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The Grand Ole Opry®, the world’s longest-running radio show, today announced it will mark its historic 5,000th Saturday night broadcast on October 30, 2021, with a month of celebrations, a limited-time exhibit, and a star-studded night of performances on the iconic Opry stage.

“Country music is no stranger to hard times, and neither is the Grand Ole Opry,” said Marty Stuart from the Opry stage in March 2020, the second Saturday night broadcast with no live audience. “For 95 years it has seen world wars, catastrophes, and presidential assassinations, but somehow the show has gone right along. It’s an honor to stand on this stage as we get ready to celebrate the legacy of the Opry, which has brought comfort, hope and joy to generations of listeners through it all.”

WSM began to air the show that would become the Grand Ole Opry in 1925 as a radio show before expanding to television and eventually digital streaming platforms. It has been on the airwaves longer than any other broadcast program of any medium anywhere in the world. It has continued to produce original shows for 5,000 Saturday nights through the Great Depression, World War II, two Nashville floods and, most recently, the global pandemic. In March 2020, when music venues shuttered around the world, the Opry continued airing under strict health and safety protocols through its weekly 650 AM WSM and SiriusXM radio broadcasts. Simultaneously, Opry Live was launched on Circle, bringing comfort to millions of fans around the world and quickly becoming the television network’s landmark series. 

To celebrate the monumental longevity of the broadcast, the Grand Ole Opry will host a special evening of music on October 30th with performances from Bill Anderson, Terri Clark, Vince Gill, Chris Janson, Jeannie Seely, Connie Smith, The Gatlin Brothers and Chris Young, with more artists to be announced.

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De ruim 2 uur durende show heb ik ontdaan van alle 'bla bla bla' en er is ruim 5 kwartier over gebleven met pure country optredens.
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Je ziet optredens van o.a:

The Gatlin Brothers
Vince Gill
Conny Smith
Chris Janson
Dustin Lynch
Bill Anderson
Darius Rucker
Chris Young
Terri Clark
The Isaacs

En ter afsluiting een acoustisch optreden van Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks, wat zeer de moeite waard is.

Staat er compleet op om: 17:15 op 23-11-2021