[DOC] [TLE] The Ryman Auditorium - Original Fuzz [PAR] Nov 9, 2015 ... This is where the story begins, with a riverboat captain by the name of Thomas 
Green Ryman. ... By the year of 1885, Ryman was running a lucrative business. 
.... "The Mother Church of Country Music", which it still holds to this day. ... Grand 
Ole Opry House, though the Ryman name proved difficult to shed. [DOC] [TLE] The real story behind the Ryman Auditorium - The Tennessean [PAR] Jul 13, 2014 ... Ryman Auditorium over the years ..... The magic of the Grand Ole Opry casts its 
spell on this packed-house audience .... amount, and that fact is commemorated 
in the name, Confederate Gallery, painted on the balcony railing. ... men and 
steamboat captains seated there, was centered on the cherry coffin. [DOC] [TLE] Steamboat Captains and Evangelists | Gravely Speaking [PAR] Oct 16, 2012 ... Ryman built a fleet of 35 steamboats to carry goods and people on the ... For the 
next 31 years the Ryman Auditorium featured country and gospel ... the Ryman 
Auditorium is no longer the home of the Grand Old Opry, ... Mother Church of 
Country Music built by a saved steamboat captain ... Name (required). [DOC] [TLE] NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Answers to What Do You Know? | CMT [PAR] Jan 9, 2013 ... To me, it doesn't matter if it happened three hours ago or 30 years or 70 years 
ago. ... What is the Mother Church of Country Music? [DOC] [TLE] Opry at the Ryman | Goin' Mobile - Adventures of a Travelin' Music ... [PAR] It's been a church, and entertainment hall, a home for the Grand Ole Opry ... A 
wealthy steamboat captain named Thomas Ryman, who ran a fleet of ... Needing 
a larger venue, it found it's way to the Ryman, where it stayed for the next 31 
years! ... Nicknamed The Mother Church of Country Music by the locals, the 
Ryman is... [DOC] [TLE] The Ryman Auditorium | make. see. eat. do. [PAR] Aug 13, 2007 ... The original home to the Grand Ole Opry (which moved to newer, ... the Ryman 
was built in 1892 by steamboat captain Thomas Ryman ... Yep, the Mother 
Church of Country Music began life as an actual church. ... years, we were 
surprised to learn that the auditorium was also home to .... 27, 28, 29, 30, 31... [DOC] [TLE] Country Music Hall of Fame | Rainbows in Waterfalls [PAR] The first show was a writer named Brad Cole http://www.bradcolemusic.com/. He 
put ... tour http://www.ryman.com/  The Ryman is called the Mother Church of 
Country Music. ... It was built in 1892 as a great tabernacle by a businessman/
steamboat captain for Rev. ... It served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry for 31 
years. [DOC] [TLE] Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN - VacationIdea - VacationIdea.com [PAR] Oct 2, 2016 ... Formerly known as the Grand Ole Opry House and the Union ... as Union Gospel 
Tabernacle in 1892 after Steamboat Captain Thomas G. ... the Opry's live radio 
shows for the next 31 years, showcasing stars ... and was hailed as The Mother 
Church of Country Music, as well as the birthplace of Bluegrass. [DOC] [TLE] The Opry 'sets' itself up? - Planet Garth [PAR] 06-28-2000 06:31 PM #1 ... If I'm not mistaken, it is called the Mother Church Of 
country music because .... or so, there was a steam-boat Captain with the name 
of Tom Ryman. ... <br> Through the years, it would come to be that the church 
would not ... <br> The Ryman became the home of the Grand 'Ole Opry in 1943, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Grand Ole Opry cast on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in ... [PAR] The sign in the back reads "WSM Home of Grand Ole Opry. ... Ryman Auditorium 
- "The Mother Church of Country Music", Nashville, Tennessee ...... The Ryman 
Auditorium was built in 1892 by businessman and steamboat captain Tom 
Ryman. For 31 years it was

Question: Named for a steamboat captain, this "Mother Church of Country Music" was home to the Opry for 31 years
Answer: Ryman Auditorium