(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES – JUNE 04: Photo of Danny GATTON; performing live onstage at the Ritz, with Robert Gordon (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
ST. PAUL, MN. – Willie Nelson performs in concert Wednesday, May 26, 1976, at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn. Minneapolis Star photo by Tom Sweeney. (Photo by Tom Sweeney/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) 10/25/1970- Nashville, TN- Since 1925, Ryman Auditorium has been the "home" of the Grand Ole Opry and the national headquarters of foot-stomping, tear-jerking country music. By the spring of 1972, the red brick walls and stained glass windows will cease to echo the sounds of western music. At that time, not too far away, will be the new Opry House, surrounded by a series of specialty shops, restaurants, a motel and rides for the kids.
