The Mainstay Community Players present A Night at the Opry

The Mainstay Players

On Saturday, November 22, The Mainstay Community Players will present another of their popular singalong tribute concerts.  This group of approximately 20 local musicians have prepared A Night at the Opry, celebrating the superstars of classic country music, the legends who defined the golden age of Nashville and the famed Opry House that marked the pinnacle of their careers

The recognized start date for the Grand Ole Opry is November 28, 1925 (100 years ago), when radio station WSM broadcast a Barn Dance featuring fiddle player Jimmy Thompson that won the hearts of listeners. It was later renamed the Grand Ole Opry. The first actual home of the Grand Ole Opry was the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. In the mid-’70s, the show made the move to its current location known as the Opry House. 

An invitation to perform at the Opry House is one of the greatest accomplishments any country artist can hope to achieve in their career and celebrates them as one of the greats of the genre. The list of music stars that have appeared on that stage includes Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and The Carter Family.