Ryman Auditorium

These CASH FACTS are pieces of information gathered from Johnny Cash’s tenure at the Ryman Auditorium including the Grand Ole Opry and The Johnny Cash Show. They are based on recorded history of country music biographers, including Johnny and June Carter Cash.

1968 - Mr. Cash purchases the outside lighting used to illuminate the stained-glass windows of The Grand Ole Opry House (formerly Ryman Auditorium). This is done to give the Opry House more of a “church feel.”

1968 - Johnny helps to cross cultural, ethnic and musical barriers by inviting Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong to appear on his weekly variety show.

1969 - Bob Dylan, a Vietnam-era protest folksinger, is invited to appear on the Johnny Cash Show, demonstrating Johnny’s irreverence for party politics. During this time, Mr. Dylan is recording the groundbreaking “Nashville Skyline” LP in Nashville. Johnny wins a Grammy® for providing the liner notes to the album. (1969)

1970 - James Taylor is introduced to a national audience for the first time while appearing on Johnny’s show.

1974 - Johnny and June Carter Cash lead the singing of Will the Circle Be Unbroken? at the final Grand Ole Opry performance at the Ryman.

1994 - Johnny is interviewed for a TNN special about the importance of the Ryman Auditorium.

2003 - The Ryman Auditorium serves as host to the Johnny Cash Memorial Concert recorded and televised by CMT. Guests include: Actor Tim Robbins (MC), former Vice President Al Gore, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr., Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, and Kid Rock. (Whoopi Goldberg and rock singer Bono, from the group U2, appear via satellite.)

Today - A dressing room at the Ryman Auditorium, dedicated to the Carter-Cash family, contains:

a. Photographs featuring family members and live performances
b. Print of an original drawing by Paul Milosovich, donated by Roseanne, Kathy, Cindy & Tara, & John Carter Cash, and Carlene Carter (original drawing used by sculptor to cast bronze plaque of Johnny used at the Country Music Hall of Fame)
c. Hatch Show Print commemorating the Johnny Cash Memorial held at the Ryman Auditorium (one of only 250 existing prints, commissioned by the Cash family for the memorial)




	CASH FACTS These CASH FACTS are pieces of information gathered from Johnny Cash’s tenure at the Ryman Auditorium including the Grand Ole Opry and The Johnny Cash Show. They are based on recorded history of country music biographers, including Johnny and June Carter Cash. 1956 - Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two debut at the Grand Ole Opry. 1956 - Johnny Cash and June Carter meet for the first time. 1965 - Johnny Cash stops performing as a regular at The Grand Ole Opry. 1968 - The Johnny Cash Show debuts for network television. 1968 - Mr. Cash purchases the outside lighting used to illuminate the stained-glass windows of The Grand Ole Opry House (formerly Ryman Auditorium). This is done to give the Opry House more of a “church feel.” 1968 - Johnny helps to cross cultural, ethnic and musical barriers by inviting Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong to appear on his weekly variety show. 1969 - Bob Dylan, a Vietnam-era protest folksinger, is invited to appear on the Johnny Cash Show, demonstrating Johnny’s irreverence for party politics. During this time, Mr. Dylan is recording the groundbreaking “Nashville Skyline” LP in Nashville. Johnny wins a Grammy® for providing the liner notes to the album. (1969) 1970 - James Taylor is introduced to a national audience for the first time while appearing on Johnny’s show. 1974 - Johnny and June Carter Cash lead the singing of Will the Circle Be Unbroken? at the final Grand Ole Opry performance at the Ryman. 1994 - Johnny is interviewed for a TNN special about the importance of the Ryman Auditorium. 2003 - The Ryman Auditorium serves as host to the Johnny Cash Memorial Concert recorded and televised by CMT. Guests include: Actor Tim Robbins (MC), former Vice President Al Gore, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr., Earl Scruggs, Marty Stuart, Rodney Crowell, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, and Kid Rock. (Whoopi Goldberg and rock singer Bono, from the group U2, appear via satellite.) Today - A dressing room at the Ryman Auditorium, dedicated to the Carter-Cash family, contains: a. Photographs featuring family members and live performances b. Print of an original drawing by Paul Milosovich, donated by Roseanne, Kathy, Cindy & Tara, & John Carter Cash, and Carlene Carter (original drawing used by sculptor to cast bronze plaque of Johnny used at the Country Music Hall of Fame) c. Hatch Show Print commemorating the Johnny Cash Memorial held at the Ryman Auditorium (one of only 250 existing prints, commissioned by the Cash family for the memorial)