For a century, the Grand Ole Opry has been the beating heart of country music, a stage where tradition and innovation share the same spotlight. For the past six months, I have been interviewing workers, stars and the Opry historian about how the institution has endured and thrived since its first broadcast in 1925.
From the 2010 flood that submerged the Opry House to the silence of the 2020 pandemic, when performances carried on with no audience, “the Opry never stopped,” historian Byron Fay says in the 25-minute documentary. “That took commitment.”
Artists including Trisha Yearwood, Carly Pearce, Rascal Flatts and Pam Tillis share personal memories of the stage that shaped them. Behind the scenes, longtime staffers like security guard Jimmy Schermerhorn and concierge Diana “Lemonade” McBride reveal the family spirit that keeps the famous Opry circle unbroken.
“Full Circle” celebrates the people who made the show a national treasure and those ensuring it lasts another hundred years.
“The more it changes, the more it stays the same,” Opry Executive Producer Dan Rogers says.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry honored in ‘Full Circle’ documentary
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