Sep 20, 1927

Pearl Butler is born in Nashville. Joining her husband Carl, she records the 1962 hit "Don't Let Me Cross Over"

Dec 10, 1927

"The WSM Barn Dance" officially becomes The Grand Ole Opry

Dec 17, 1927

G.W. Wilkerson & His Fruit Jar Drinkers make their debut on the Grand Ole Opry

Dec 24, 1927

One of the Grand Ole Opry's hoedown bands, formerly known as Paul Warmack & His Barn Dance Orchestra, works the show for the first time as The Gully Jumpers

Dec 24, 1927

Guitarist Sam McGee makes his first appearance in listings for the Grand Ole Opry

Feb 1, 1928

Harry Stone becomes a staff announcer for WSM-AM in Nashville. He will eventually take over as general manager of the Grand Ole Opry

Mar 24, 1928

Dulcimer player Kitty Cora Cline makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. She becomes the first female soloist to perform on the show

Mar 31, 1928

Fiddler Ed Poplin makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, playing for a half-hour. Within weeks, he organizes a full band that becomes a regular part of the show

Apr 21, 1928

Three weeks after he debuted as a fiddler, Ed Poplin's orchestra comes back to the Grand Ole Opry, where the group makes regular appearances for the next nine years

Jun 30, 1928

Fiddler Uncle Joe Mangrum makes his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville. He becomes a regular on the show the following year