The Grand Ole Opry kicked off its 90th anniversary in March with a special show featuring Brad PaisleyOld Crow Medicine Show, the Del McCoury BandAsleep at the Wheel and more, but that's just the beginning of the Opry's planned birthday celebrations, which will take place throughout the rest of the year.

Some of country's biggest stars will be taking the Opry stage to help celebrate the milestone anniversary, including Florida Georgia Line, the Charlie Daniels Band, Scotty McCreery, the Oak Ridge Boys, Rascal Flatts and Reba McEntire.

“The Opry’s 90th anniversary comes at an exceptionally exciting time for the show,” says Pete Fisher, Opry vice president and general manager. “Fans around the world are engaged with our unique brand of entertainment like never before, and country music’s new stars, superstars and legends continue to aspire to play the Opry stage and call it home. We want to officially invite fans and artists alike to come be a part of it all with us over the next nine months.”

To help commemorate 90 years, the Opry will have special artifact displays backstage at the Opry House, including Little Jimmy Dickens' guitar strap, a fiddle played by Uncle Jimmy Thompson on the first Grand Ole Opry broadcast and Opry founder George D. Hay's steamboat whistle, which he used to introduce broadcasts.

Multiple Cause for Applause events will also be held by the Opry over the course of the next nine months, bringing country stars and fans together to support a different cause each month. The first event, Thank God for Kids, will take place in April, in partnership with Vanderbilt's Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital. Throughout the month, Opry artists will visit patients, and a portion of show and merchandise sales will go to the hospital. More initiatives will be announced as the year progresses.

The Opry has also scheduled a 90th Birthday Bash for Oct. 2 and 3 that will feature performances, backstage tours, a two-day Plaza Party and an Opry member concert. Special Opry guest announcers will also be featured throughout the year.

The current Grand Ole Opry House opened its doors on March 16, 1974, and was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Opry House is the only building specifically built to house the Opry. It serves as the Opry's sixth, and longest, home.

“The ultimate dream when you’re in country music is to be asked to join the Grand Ole Opry. It’s the cornerstone of country music," says Alan Jackson, an Opry member since 1991. "I don’t know if Nashville or country music would exist if it wasn’t for this foundation, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

For more information about the Grand Ole Opry and its 90th birthday celebrations, visit Opry.com.

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