[DOC] [TLE] Grand Ole Opry - Wikipedia [PAR] The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country-music stage concert in Nashville, 
Tennessee, which was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a 
one-hour radio "barn dance" ... In 1939, it debuted nationally on NBC Radio. ... In 
1926, Uncle Dave Macon, a Tennessee banjo player who had recorded several 
songs... [DOC] [TLE] Music - Tennessee 4 Me - [PAR] Listen to this 1917 performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever March" by The ... 
However, Nashville's first radio station, WSM, helped to spread the music to 
millions across the country. ... In 1925, Uncle Jimmy Thompson, a well-known 
local fiddler, was a huge ... Uncle Dave Macon joined WSM in 1926 as its first 
singer. [DOC] [TLE] Fantastic fiddlin' fanatic: Uncle Jimmy Thompson's music ... [PAR] Editors Note: This is part one of a two-part article on Uncle Jimmy Thompson. ... 
he was the first performer to play on The Grand Ole Opry may be up for debate, 
but ... 28, 1925, and probably would have played all evening had not WSM 
station .... banjo wizard Uncle Dave Macon had already performed on the radio 
station. [DOC] [TLE] A Night At The Opry: 90 Years Of A Nashville Institution | uDiscover [PAR] Apr 22, 2016 ... The Nashville venue and radio show has proudly stood as a ... One of the great 
things about the Opry, Paisley told the audience, is how it recognises how big of 
an ... not just their Opry debut, but their first public performance in the US. ... banjo 
player and vaudeville veteran Uncle Dave Macon became the... [DOC] [TLE] WSM  The Grand Ole Opry | Acoustic Music [PAR] In 1927, George Dewey Hay christened the show that would become radio's ... 
The Grand Ole Opry actually began 2 years earlier on November 28th, 1925 as ... 
The first real star to emerge from the Grand Ole Opry was Uncle Dave Macon in 
1926. Macon was a Tennessee banjo player who had toured the vaudeville 
circuit... [DOC] [TLE] A History of Country Music - Piero Scaruffi [PAR] The term "hillbilly" was actually introduced by "Uncle" Dave Macon's Hill Billie ... 
And, finally, in 1925, Nashville's first radio station (WSM) began broadcasting a 
barn ... cowboys, and singing cowboys were exhibited in the big cities of the 
North. ... included the banjo, introduced by the African slaves via the minstrel 
shows, the... [DOC] [TLE] Ryman Auditorium NHL Nomination - National Park Service [PAR] 1924 and 1925 the WLS Barn Dance became the first totally successful radio 
show ... company, however, was Uncle Dave Macon, a banjo picker who teamed 
up with ... The addition of star talent to the show's roster came just months 
before the ..... Fittingly, one of the last big festivals held at the Ryman before the 
Opry. [DOC] [TLE] This day in Willie Nelson history: Grand Ole Opry debut as member ... [PAR] Nov 28, 2013 ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program ... 
program in the United States, having been broadcast on WSM since November 
28, 1925. ... The featured performer on the first show was Uncle Jimmy ... In 1926, 
Uncle Dave Macon, a Tennessee banjo player who had recorded... [DOC] [TLE] Part Two  Hillbilly Music: Source & Symbol  UNC Libraries [PAR] In the period June, 1923-January, 1925, Ralph Peer was the director who ... the 
rapid climb to popularity of race record star Mamie Smith and her followers. ... 
New York station WEAF began selling time, and radio was on its way to big 
business. .... Within the first year following Carson's debut, Okeh presented a full 
sampling... [DOC] [TLE] The Grand Ole Opry: The Ryman Years | No Depression [PAR] Oct 30, 2015 ... But, remember this: The Grand Ole Opry is a radio show; Ryman ... The Opry's 
premiere broadcast was on November 28, 1925. ... His first guest on the show

Question: Banjoist Uncle Dave Macon was the 1st big star on this radio show that debuted in 1925
Answer: "Grand Ole Opry"