There was a musician in the Grand Ole Pry.
Grand Ole Opry . Such country music legends as Hank Williams , Patsy Cline , Marty Robbins , Roy Acuff , the Carter family , Bill Monroe , Ernest Tubb , Kitty Wells and Minnie Pearl became regulars on the Opry 's stage . Hiram King `` Hank '' Williams ( [ ˈhæŋk_ˈwɪljəmz _ ] September 17 , 1923 -- January 1 , 1953 ) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician .