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Though a people's music is simple, the story of its origin, background, and development is highly complex. The purpose of this book is to tell the story through the history of WSM's Grand Ole Opry, the nation's foremost exponent of country music and the principal agency through which Nashville, Tennessee, has become the folk music capital of the world.