A Quote by Anne Murray

The first time I remember going to Nashville was in 1971 back when 'Snowbird' was a hit and I performed at the Grand Ole Opry.

Anne Murray

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Anne Murray
Canadian - Musician
Born: June 20, 1945

When I was growing up, Nashville was the place to go if you had songs to sell and thought you had talent and wanted to tour and be on Grand Ole Opry [radio show]. It was the big deal back in those days to play the Grand Ole Opry. And you could travel around the world saying, "Hi, I'm Willie from the Grand Ole Opry".

Willie Nelson

I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'

Loretta Lynn

The Grand Ole Opry was my favorite. That's when I got to discover the stuff inside the Grand Ole Opry, like Hank Williams' clothes, the dressing room Taylor Swift stayed in and some other things. Then I got to perform.

Mason Ramsey

'Neil Young Heart of Gold', that was a valentine to Nashville and country music in the Grand Ole Opry tradition and Hank Williams.

Jonathan Demme

The Grand Ole Opry, to a country singer, is what Yankee Stadium is to a baseball player. Broadway to an actor. It's the top of the ladder, the top of the mountain. You don't just play the Opry; you live it.

Bill Anderson

I got to Nashville on Labor Day weekend in 1972. And the Grand Ole Opry is still there, the Country Music Hall of Fame is still there. And the roots of country music are still there. It's where the authenticity and the empowering force lies.

Marty Stuart

My dream is to sing at the Grand Ole Opry.

Mason Ramsey

Pilgrims travel to Jerusalem to see the Holy Land, and the foundations of their faith. People go to Washington, D.C. to see the workings of government, and the foundation of our country. And fans flock to Nashville to see the foundation of country music, the Grand Ole Opry.

Brad Paisley

The Grand Ole Opry is an artist, and I am proud to be one of its songs.

Blake Shelton

My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry.

Lionel Richie

The Ryman and the Grand Ole Opry, if you're a Southern boy, is just a way of life.

Marty Stuart

Jimmy Dickens was the essence of country music and the heart of the Grand Ole Opry.

Connie Smith

Growing up, I always considered the Grand Ole Opry to be hallowed ground.

Chris Lane

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Patsy Cline

I called my mom, and I was so excited. I was telling her, 'I'm going to be on the Grand Ole Opry! This is crazy!' And she told me, 'Watch out for Jimmy Dickens, because he likes the pretty girls.

Carrie Underwood

We didn't have the Grand Ole Opry or country radio stations in Nova Scotia when I was growing up.

Anne Murray

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