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Nov 2, 1925
George D. Hay, an announcer with "The National Barn Dance" on Chicago's WLS Radio, takes over as the station manager of Nashville's WSM. By the end of the month, he institutes a new show, which later becomes the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 6, 1925
Uncle Dave Macon, Sid Harkreader and Dr. Humphrey Bate perform at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in a benefit concert that airs on WSM Radio. It's the first country music show broadcast from the Ryman, the future home of the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 9, 1925
George D. Hay begins working at WSM Radio in Nashville, where 16 days later, he debuts a radio program that becomes the Grand Ole Opry
Nov 11, 1925
Comedian Jonathan Winters is born in Dayton, Ohio. In 1983, he does a one-season stint as a cast member on TV's syndicated "Hee Haw"
Nov 28, 1925
"The WSM Barn Dance" begins broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by Uncle Jimmy Thompson. It's later renamed the Grand Ole Opry. Thompson's first-night songs include "When You And I Were Young Maggie"
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