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Jul 21, 1973
Jeanne Pruett joins the Grand Ole Opry, the last artist added before the show transfers from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to the Grand Ole Opry House. She performs "Satin Sheets" and "Love Me"
Oct 27, 1973
Southern comedian Jerry Clower joins the Grand Ole Opry cast during a performance at the Ryman Auditorium. He becomes the last new member added before the show relocates to the Grand Ole Opry House
Nov 10, 1973
David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife, Estelle, are murdered in their Ridgetop, Tennessee, home when they surprise burglars after his Grand Ole Opry performance. Their bodies are discovered by Grandpa Jones
Nov 26, 1973
A 30-foot dogwood tree is donated to the Grand Ole Opry as a memorial to Stringbean, who was shot November 10. The tree is to be planted at the entry of the still-unfinished Grand Ole Opry House
Dec 8, 1973
Skeeter Davis sings "Amazing Grace" on the Grand Ole Opry and speaks out against Nashville police for arresting members of a "Christ Is The Answer" rally, made up predominantly of "hippies." As a result, the Opry suspends her for 15 months
Dec 10, 1973
Grand Ole Opry management suspends Skeeter Davis indefinitely, two days after an Opry appearance in which she protested police handling of Christ-Is-The-Answer Crusaders in Nashville
Dec 14, 1973
Lorrie Morgan gives her first performance on the Grand Ole Opry, singing "Paper Roses" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
Dec 25, 1973
Fifteen days after the Grand Ole Opry suspended Skeeter Davis for complaining that police harassed Christ Is The Answer crusaders, she announces she will tour with the group: "Since I'm not singing in the Opry now, I might as well use my time helping"
Dec 29, 1973
Tex Ritter makes his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, performing his hits "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder" and "Jealous Heart"
Feb 23, 1974
Former Grand Ole Opry member DeFord Bailey performs on the show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for the first time since he was fired in 1941
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