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116 5th Avenue North | Mapquest |
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(615) 458-8700 |
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http:// www.ryman.com |
| | Also close: | | Bailey's, Beer Sellar, Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar, Broadway Brewhouse(Downtown), Buckwild Saloon, Buffalo Billiards, Cadillac Ranch, Coyote Ugly Saloon, Decades, Flying Saucer, Fuel, Graham Central Station, Karma, Lonnie's Western Room & Karaoke Bar, McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon, Past Perfect, Piranhas Bar and Grill , Riverfront Park, The Stage |
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The Ryman Auditorium first opened its doors in 1892 as a vision of Captain Thomas G. Ryman. With the coming of the Grand Ole Opry show in 1943, the Ryman found its identity as the Mother Church of Country Music. In 1974, the Opry moved to its current home by the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center and left the Ryman vacant. It was not until twenty years later in 1994 that the Ryman was restored to be the national showplace that it is today. Musicians ranging from Roy Acuff to James Brown and Patsy Cline to Sheryl Crow have performed on the Ryman stage, making it a historical as well as a current-day icon for people everywhere. |
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