Grand Ole Opry yakatanga sokungofanana nechigadzirwa chekutengesa inshuwarisi yakashandurwa kuva imwe yenyika yakanakisisa uye yakareba yemimhanzi yenyika maonesheni emumhanzi munhoroondo.
Izvo zvose zvakatanga muna 1901 apo CA Craig, uyo panguva iyoyo aive mumiriri wechipatimendi chemishandiro ehurumende, pamwe chete nevashambadziri vakawanda vakakunda ku auction ($ 17,250) muNational Health Accident uye Inishuwarenzi Imwe uye akaitumidza zvakare kuti National Life And Accident Insurance Company.
Iko mahofisi ekutanga aiva padhoro repiri rekugara iri paUnited Street mushure mekufamba kakawanda pamusoro pemakore Zera reNyika rakagadzira chivako chechishanu nhau ye7th Avenue uye yakadana kumba kumakore makumi mana anotevera mamwe makore. Zvine zviratidzo zvave tsika panguva iyoyo, mumashandisi einishuwarenzi Upenyu hwehupenyu hwakatora nhovo sechiratidzo chayo uye "Isu Shield Million" sechiratidzo chacho. Ichi chinyorwa chaizova tsamba yekufonera kune imwe yekutanga kuendesa muredhiyo, izvo zvakaitika muna 1923 apo mwanakomana waCCA Craig, Edwin akagutsikana neNational Life board kuti yaizova yakanaka yekutengesa.
WSM yakararama muna Gumiguru muna 1925 kubva kumahofisi eefasi e5 ye National Life nechishuvo chakajeka: "Uyu ndiwo WSM, Tinochengetedza mamirioni.National Life & Accident inshuwarisi yekambani." Mumwedzi wayo wokutanga wokushanda, "The Solemn ole Judge", George Hay, mutauriri wepurogiramu yakakurumbira akaenderera mberi, kumaodzanyemba kwaNovember, ane chirongwa chake chechikomo, achitsiva mharidzo yekuratidza, Jack Keefe.
Mumakore mashomanana anotevera, chiratidziro chaizivikanwa zvikuru seWSM Barn-dance kusvika musi weMugovera usiku muna 1927, George Hay akataura chirevo ichi mushure mekuratidzira kutanga basa naDeFord Bailey; "Kwenguva yapfuura, tave tichiteerera mimhanzi inotorwa zvikuru kubva kuGreat Opera, asi kubva ikozvino tichatumira Grand Ole Opry" uye zita racho rakabata uye chiratidzo chacho chakanzi Grand Ole Opry kubva ipapo.
Sezvo kuzivikanwa kweredhiyo kuratidzwa kwakawedzera saka vateereri vaive vachiratidzwa nevanhu vazhinji saka sezvo kudiwa kwenzvimbo yakakura kwakawedzera Mukuru wekare Opry akasarudza kuratidza zviratidzo kune dzimwe nzvimbo dzakasiyana siyana dzeNashville kusanganisira The Belcourt Theater (inozivikanwa ipapo semakomo eWorldboro Theatre), Dixie Tabernacle, uye War War Memorial Auditorium vasati vapedzisira vapinda muRanman Auditorium (zvakafanana neUnited Tabernacle) muna 1943, kwaizogara kwemakumi matatu emakore anotevera.
Muna 1963, inshuwarisi yeNational Life yakatenga Ryman Auditorium ye $ 207,500 uye yakashandura zita rechivako kuGritain Old Opry House, asi Opry yakanga yakatarwa kufamba kamwe chete nguva iyo muna 1969, National Life yakaronga zvirongwa zvekuzarura musoro wepaki nehotera iri kumabvazuva kwedenga uye zvirongwa izvozvo zvakare zvaisanganisira imba itsva yeGreat Old Opry.
Nokudaro mukati megore ra1974, Grand Old Opry akabuda muRyman Auditorium uye mudhorobha reNashville kuti agadzire imba itsva mune imwe chivako chitsva chinonzi "Grand Old Opry House".
Muna 1982, Mutungamiri weAmerica akatora mutungamiri weNational Life uye iyo nzvimbo uye munguva pfupi pashure pacho, kuitira kuti kuderedza chikwereti chakakonzerwa nekuwedzerwa kwepamusoro kutenga kubva kuNational Life American General, yakatanga kutaurirana kutengesa kweimwe yePasitori yeHupenyu hwaisanganisira Opryland Hotel neContent Centre, Opryland Theme park, WSM radio Station, Ryman Auditorium nevamwe.
Zvakanga zvisingazivikanwi kuti chii chaizoitika munguva pfupi iri kuuya kuGreat Ole Opry.
Nenguva isipi mushure mekutsvaga kwekutengeswa kwakasimirirwa, munhu weBusiness Business uye shamwari yakanaka yeMinnie Pearl ainzi Ed Gaylord akatenga nzvimbo ye $ 225 mamiriyoni uye akapfuurira kushanda kweGreat Ole Opry.
Nhasi, Grand Ole Opry, achiripo neGaylord Entertainment, iri kusimba. The Grand Ole Opry show ichiri kunzwika ichiri kurarama paWSM redhiyo uye inopa mararamiro anorarama vhiki imwe neimwe.
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Vakashanyira Nhungamiro: Muna 1999 Opry yakadzokera ku Ryman Auditorium kwenguva yekutanga mumakore 25 uye yakaramba ichishanyira gore negore kubvira. Kudzoka kwavo kwegore negore kunowanzotora kwemwedzi inoverengeka uye kazhinji kunowanikwa mumwedzi yechando, saka apo paunoronga zvirongwa zvekupinda kuGrey Ole Opry kutarisa uye kuona nzvimbo iyo inoratidzwa iri kuitirwa.