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Aug 11, 1952
Grand Ole Opry manager Jim Denny fires Hank Williams from the Opry after the troubled singer, already on thin ice, missed an August 9 Opry appearance
Feb 19, 1957
Webb Pierce quits the Grand Ole Opry for the second time in two years. The Opry chides his "unwillingness to conform"; Pierce says he's tired of paying to play on the Opry, and of the Opry's parent company using his likeness to sell insurance policies
Nov 25, 1965
Leroy Van Dyke is dropped from the Grand Ole Opry cast for failing to make the required number of annual appearances
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