Many of the early Grand Ole Opry shows were held at Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium.

But well before that run of successcame a breakthrough country song called “Fairytale.

Though they were notthe first Black performers to be welcomed to the Opry’s celebrated confines.

Collage of singers Sabrina Carpenter, Beyonce, M.Shadows, and Chappell Roan

The genre has come a long way.

Finger Eleven

Mariah Carey and Harry Styles

I’m So Excited, The Pointer Sisters