大奥普里(Grand Ole Opry)
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您知道大奥普里名称的由来吗？

它是田纳西 州那什维尔WSM电台所播放的现场音乐秀。1925年开始，由电台播音员乔治黑(George D. Hay)负责这个节目，原来的名字叫做「WSM谷仓舞」(The WSM Barn Dance)，以现场直播当地的音乐家做为号召。

1927年时，紧接在乔治黑的电台节目后面的是一个古典音乐表演。他开玩笑表示听众就像是听了一场大型歌剧，从那时起，电台就以大奥普里来介绍这些电台节目。因而人们就开始使用这个字来称呼这些电台节目。

刚开始，一些那什维尔的居民反对奥普里所提倡的山区民歌音乐。当时的那什维尔正试着呈现他们的文化形象，而一些当地领袖认为，黑节目中所播放的乡村音乐会让外人对那什维尔有错误印象。不过人们却开始顺道透过广播电台播音室的小窗口来观看音乐家的演出，因而电台决定开放观众入场并希望藉此提升表演的人气。不久后，前来观看的群众越来越多，他们只好搬到较为大型的播音室以便容纳这些观众！

时间一年年的过去，大奥普里的规模逐渐扩大。后来成为世上历时最久的现场电台节目。每年有将近一百万人前往奥普里观看他们最爱的明星，如：威廉斯(Hank Williams)、阿库夫(Roy Acuff)、特拉维斯(Randy Travis)、芭顿(Dolly Parton)、布鲁克斯(Garth Brooks)及其他数以百计的明星都曾在奥普里的舞台上表演过。

Do you know how the Grand Ole Opry got its name?

It began as a live music show at radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee. Started by radio announcer George D. Hay in 1925, it was originally called "The WSM Barn Dance," and it featured live local musicians.

In 1927, George Hay's radio program followed a classical music show. He joked that the audience had been listening to grand opera, but from then on the station would be presenting "the grand ole opry." The name stuck and has been used ever since.

At first, some people in Nashville were against the mountain folk music the Opry promoted. Nashville was trying to present a cultured image, and some local leaders believed that the rural music Hay had on his show presented the wrong image. Nevertheless, people began to drop by to watch the musicians performing through the small studio window. Then the radio station decided to let the people in, hoping an audience would liven up the show. After a while, the crowds got so big that they had to move to a larger studio to hold the audience!

Over the years, the show continued to expand. The Grand Ole Opry is the longest-running live radio program in the world. Almost a million people visit the Opry every year to see their favorite stars. Musicians like Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks have performed on the stage at the Opry, as have hundreds of others.

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