Babban Ole Opry ya fara ne a matsayin kayan aiki na sayar da inshora ya sake zama daya daga cikin mafi kyau kuma tsawon rayuwata a raye-raye na rediyo na kasa a tarihi.
Dukkanin ya fara ne a 1901 lokacin da CA Craig, wanda a wancan lokacin shi ne kwamishinan inshora na kamfanin inshora, tare da masu zuba jari da dama sun samu lambar yabo ($ 17,250) na Kamfanin Marasa Ciwo da Assurance na Ƙasar da kuma Kamfanin Assurance na Ƙasar da kuma sake kira shi Kamfanin Asusun Neman Rayuwa da Rayuwa.
Tana da ofisoshin farko a bene na biyu na wani wurin zama a kan Wurin Union bayan da yawa daga cikin shekaru na shekaru National Life ya gina gine-gine biyar a kan hanya ta 7 kuma ya kira shi a gida na shekaru 40 masu zuwa. Tare da alamu kasancewar al'adar a wancan lokacin, a cikin masana'antun inshora Ma'aikatar rayuwa ta dauki garkuwa a matsayin hotonsa kuma "Mun Nauyin Miliyoyin" a matsayin saninsa. Wannan sanarwa zai zama kiran haruffa zuwa kamfani na farko zuwa radiyo, wanda ya faru a 1923 lokacin da dan CA Craig, Edwin ya amince da hukumar National Life cewa zai zama kayan aiki mai kyau.
WSM ya tafi a watan Oktoba na 1925 daga ofisoshin 5 na ofis na National Life tare da sanarwa mai sauki: "Wannan shine WSM, Mun kiyaye miliyoyi. A cikin watanni na farko na aiki, "Judge Solemn", George Hay, mai watsa labaran watsa labaran watsa labarai ya tashi a cikin watan Nuwamba, tare da shirin sa na hillbilly, ya maye gurbin mai watsa labarai, Jack Keefe.
A cikin 'yan shekarun nan, an san wannan wasan kwaikwayon kamar WSM Barn-dance har zuwa ranar Asabar a 1927, George Hay ya yi wannan bayani bayan bayanan da DeFord Bailey ya gabatar. "A cikin sa'o'in da ta gabata, muna sauraren kiɗa da aka fi girma daga Babban Opera, amma tun daga yanzu za mu gabatar da Grand Ole Opry" kuma sunan ya kama kuma an kira wasan kwaikwayon Grand Ole Opry tun daga lokacin.
Kamar yadda shahararren rediyo ya kara karuwanci masu sauraren da aka gabatar da su kuma don haka bukatun da ya fi girma ya karu da Grand Old Opry ya yanke shawarar nuna shi ga wurare daban-daban na Nashville ciki har da The Belcourt Theatre (wanda aka sani sa'an nan kamar yadda gidan wasan kwaikwayon Hillsboro), da Majami'ar Dixie, da kuma Majalisa ta Watanni na War kafin kafin su shiga cikin Rinyan Auditorium (musamman Majami'ar Tarayya) a 1943, inda za ta kasance a cikin shekaru 30 masu zuwa.
A shekara ta 1963, kamfanin inshora na National Life ya saya Ryman Auditorium don $ 207,500 kuma ya canza sunan gidan zuwa Grand Old Opry House, amma Opry ya ƙaddamar da motsawa a kalla lokaci guda a lokacin 1969, National Life ya sanar da shirye-shirye don buɗewa filin shakatawa da kuma dakin hotel a gabas na cikin gari kuma waɗannan tsare-tsaren sun hada da sabon gida don Grand Old Opry.
Don haka a cikin bazara na shekara ta 1974 Grand Old Opry ya fito daga Ryman Auditorium da kuma garin Nashville don kafa sabuwar gidan zama a sabon sabon gini da ake kira Grand Old Opry House.
A shekara ta 1982, Janar na Amurka ya karbi National Life da dukiyarsa kuma daga bisani, don ya rage bashin da ya samo asara daga cikin National Life American General, ya fara tattaunawa kan sayar da wasu dukiya na National Life wanda ya hada da Opryland Hotel da Cibiyar Taron Kasuwanci, Opryland Theme Park, WSM Radio Station, Ryman Auditorium da sauransu.
Ba a san abin da zai faru ba da daɗewa ga Grand Ole Opry.
Ba da daɗewa bayan sanarwar tallace-tallace mai zuwa, wani dan kasuwa na Oklahoma da aboki na Minnie Pearl mai suna Ed Gaylord ya sayi dukiyoyi don dolar Amirka miliyan 225 da ci gaba da aiki na Grand Ole Opry.
A yau, Grand Ole Opry, har yanzu mallakar Gaylord Entertainment, yana da karfi. Babban Laberin Opin na Grand Opening yana sauraron jin dadi a kan tashar rediyon WSM kuma yana bada kyauta a kowane mako.
Binciken tarihin:
- Babban Ole Opry
- Ryman Auditorium
- Kungiyar Ikklisiya ta Ikklisiya
Babban Ole Opry
Ryman Auditorium
WSM Radio Station
Masu ziyara Tip: A cikin 1999, Opry ya koma gidan rediyon Ryman na farko a cikin shekaru 25 kuma ya ci gaba da ziyarar wannan shekara a kowace shekara. Sakamakon shekara-shekara na yawancin watanni da dama yana faruwa ne a lokacin watanni na hunturu, don haka a lokacin yin shirye-shirye don halartar babban Ole Opry kuma duba inda ake nuna wasan kwaikwayo a.