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Dolly Parton says she won’t be attending annual Grand Ole Opry celebration held days before her 80th birthday

The singer’s update comes months after she opened up about her health challenges

The Independent UK

Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” After that final show, a six-foot circle of wood was cut from the Ryman…

The Conversation

"This is about her son": Emotional scenes all round as country music’s past and present celebrate Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary

Tributes paid to Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton and others

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Nashville to name street after ‘Harmonica Wizard,’ Opry founder DeFord Bailey

DeFord Bailey was known as both the “Harmonica Wizard” and a Grand Ole Opry pioneer

The Independent UK

Three Belfast students hand picked to perform at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry

The three girls will perform at the home of country music on 17th and 18th March

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