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Grand Ole Opry

Opry Mills could be a walk or bike ride away from Nashville’s core on proposed greenway

By Cynthia Abrams

September 8, 2024

A multi-million-dollar grant application could soon extend the Cumberland River Greenway to Opry Mills.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland River Greenway, Grand Ole Opry, greenways, Metro Parks, Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, Opry Mills, Opryland, Stones River Greenway

What it meant for Denitia to make it onto the Grand Ole Opry stage: ‘Looking forward to this day for so long’

By Jewly Hight

July 18, 2024

Tradition looms large in country music. But not every artist has the luxury of simply following the old, familiar paths to acceptance and success.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, Denitia, Grand Ole Opry, The Black Opry

Black musicians question The Opry’s dedication to anti-racism after Morgan Wallen’s performance

By Paige Pfleger

January 10, 2022

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Disappointed, but not surprised. That’s how some musicians are reacting to Morgan Wallen’s appearance on one of Nashville’s most revered stages. Wallen was caught using a racial slur last year and later apologized.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: country music, Grand Ole Opry, music, The Black Opry

Documentary Spotlights Japanese Country Singer Who Broke Ground On The Grand Ole Opry 54 Years Ago

By Steve Haruch

June 8, 2018

Listen In 1964, a Japanese country singer named Tomi Fujiyama performed on the Grand Ole Opry, right after Johnny Cash. She had no idea that someday there would be a movie about her life and her quest to get back on the Opry stage — or how long it would take to get there. This […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Grand Ole Opry, Japan

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