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  • Dec 12, 1925
    Dr. Humphrey Bate makes his debut on a WSM-AM radio show in Nashville. It will soon be dubbed the Grand Ole Opry
    Dec 19, 1925
    Uncle Dave Macon makes his Grand Ole Opry debut
    Apr 3, 1926
    Fiddler Mazy Todd, a frequent sideman to Uncle Dave Macon, introduces his own string trio on the "WSM Barn Dance," destined to become the Grand Ole Opry
    May 8, 1926
    Obed Pickard, the first singing star of the Grand Ole Opry, makes his debut on the WSM radio show
    Jun 19, 1926
    DeFord Bailey makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, becoming the first African-American to perform on the program
    Jul 24, 1926
    The Crook Brothers make their first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, then called "The WSM Barn Dance." The group plays the Opry for the next 62 years. Also debuting on the show: Sid Harkreader
    Oct 30, 1926
    The Binkley Brothers and Theron Hale make their Grand Ole Opry debuts
    Jan 29, 1927
    Fiddler George Wilkerson performs on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Later in the year, he brings his string band, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, aboard
    May 7, 1927
    Fiddler Paul Warmack debuts on the Grand Ole Opry, months before he introduces his group The Gully Jumpers to the show
    Dec 17, 1927
    G.W. Wilkerson & His Fruit Jar Drinkers make their debut on the Grand Ole Opry




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