Harmonica player DeFord Bailey and singers Charley Pride and Darius Rucker are the only Black entertainers to join the Grand Ole Opry. — The Boot – iPondr

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Harmonica player DeFord Bailey and singers Charley Pride and Darius Rucker are the only Black entertainers to join the Grand Ole Opry. — The Boot

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Harmonica player DeFord Bailey and singers Charley Pride and Darius Rucker are the only Black entertainers to join the Grand Ole Opry. — The Boot

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