The Grand Ole Opry (Grand Old Opera) is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee that has presented the biggest stars of the genre since 1925. Broadcast by WSM-AM, it is also the longest-running radio program in history since its beginnings as a one-hour showcase for rural music. Dedicated to honoring country music and its history, the Opry showcases a mix of legends and contemporary chart-toppers performing country, bluegrass, folk, comedy, and gospel.Considered an American icon, it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world and millions of radio and Internet listeners. The Opry, today part of the American landscape, is "the show that made country music famous"and has been called the "home of American music" and "country’s most famous stage.".

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