Roy Acuff was given the honor. He sang his hit, "The Wabash Cannonball."
Johnny Horton
He sang carry me to ole virginny at at age 24. He wrote it himself.
Ram Jam.....but it was covered by Spider Bait later
Ole Christensen Rømer.
the first brodca of the grand ole opry
Agustin Lara first sang this song in 1932
Abba sang it first in English, then spanish. Menudo sang it after them in spanish.
The first song they sang and wrote was What Makes You Beautiful
hank Jr wrote and sang it first
The first female country music singer to perform on the Grand Ole Opry was the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells. Comedian, Minnie Pearl was the first female member of the Grand Ole Opry (joining in 1940).
grand ole opry