Twenty days after finishing second on "American Idol," Louisiana country singer John Foster will be on another iconic stage, ...

It's important to note that the oak plank circle was fashioned from part of a hidden back corner of the Ryman's stage taken with the Opry when they moved in 1974. The new Grand Ole Opry stage ...

However, the magic doesn’t just happen in the famous circle under the spotlight. It lingers in the wings of history. The ...

Through daring business decisions and an eye for talent, the vaunted country radio program still stands as a tastemaker for ...

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee ...

Skaggs stepped into the iconic oaken circle of wood cut from the Ryman Auditorium's stage -- and inserted into the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974 -- it was encircled by a neon "halo" lighting effect.

JEWLY HIGHT, BYLINE: Bill Anderson has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry for more than half a century. So he's had lots of chances to invite first-time performers to literally enter a circle on ...

But the circle will be saved … and it will be center stage when we open back up.” More than $20 million went into restoring the Grand Ole Opry House, and its re-opening brought back plenty of ...

was a "full-circle" career evolution. “My family’s over here tonight, and I will say, they took me to Nashville when I was nine years old and we went to the Grand Ole Opry, and we saw Bill ...