The Rise and Fall of the Little Nashville Opry | Flyover Culture

The Little Nashville Opry brought in some of the biggest names in country music (and those who would become its biggest names) for more than 30 years.
But when ownership changed, so did the direction of the Opry. And all that came to a head in 2009 - and in a ball of flame.
A huge thank-you to writer and historian Craig Fehrman for his help with this story. Find more about him and his work here:
craigfehrman.com/
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Burned: The Little Nashville Opry
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0:00 Intro
1:02 The Little Nashville Opry & DeWayne Hamilton
3:14 Esther & Jim
5:21 The Fire
6:56 The Trial
8:25 Picking up the pieces
10:15 Outro

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[@FlyoverCulture]

Thanks so much!! That means a ton. The channel went to sleep for a bit there because we're part of a PBS affiliate and there's a lot going on, but I'm glad to be back!

[@throttlejockey72]

I worked here in HS (late 1980s) and it was great! I got to meet so many big stars!

[@Jeremiahking420]

Jim boyer was the talk of the town i workd at Kathy's cafe in Morgantown for years...and they would always come in jim n esther Hamilton...she spent allnthe money at the wig shop

[@bethgruenewald7463]

I lived up the hill behind the Opry. A couple of days after the fire, some people driving Bobcats were dozing the remains of the building and were stopped by law enforcement. Afterwards the property had law enforcement guarding the premises for about a month to prevent further tampering with the evidence. Hmmmm.

[@debradavid6150]

I sang there... right before it burned down..