As Grand Ole Opry Turns 100, It's The Perfromers Who Keep It Alive - And Evolving

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It’s a big deal when a cultural institution reaches the century mark, and it’s the live, country music stage show – not the theater that houses it  – that’s marking that milestone in 2025. A big part of what’s kept the Opry going, and come to define who and what we consider to be part of country music lineage, are the many generations and styles of performers who’ve appeared on the show. It takes elders and newcomers alike to keep Opry tradition alive and evolving, and how they come to be part of it, and what that means to them, has also changed over time.

That’s reflected in the two main goals behind the centennial festivities. “One,” said Rogers, “to celebrate the folks on whose shoulders we stand today to look back and really in awe. And [the other is to] throw the doors wide open, put our hands out and welcome new artists ready to take the Opry into the next 100 years.”

 

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