Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship
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A woman is silhouetted against the stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium, known as the Mother Church of Country music, in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Posters of Dolly Parton and other artists who have played at the Ryman Auditorium are displayed at the concert venue's gift shop in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Guitar magnets are displayed at the Ryman Auditorium gift shop in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Greer Elise Barajas stands for a portrait at the Ryman Auditorium gift shop before attending a concert by the band Postmodern Jukebox in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Cowboy hats and boots are displayed at the Ryman Auditorium gift shop in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Visitors stand in Ryman Auditorium after attending a concert by the band Postmodern Jukebox in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)A dancer performs on stage at the Ryman Auditorium during a concert by the band Postmodern Jukebox in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)The audience reacts during a performance at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Members of the band Postmodern Jukebox perform on stage at the Ryman Auditorium during a concert in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Concertgoers watch a show by the band Postmodern Jukebox at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Sound engineer Amber Rhodes prepares before a concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)The original wooden pews of the Union Gospel Tabernacle are seen at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Members of the band Postmodern Jukebox perform on stage at the Ryman Auditorium during a concert in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)A photo of steamboat captain Tom Ryman is displayed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)FILE - The Ryman Auditorium is surrounded by newer buildings in Nashville, Tenn., on April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)A painting of the Ryman Auditorium is displayed inside the concert venue in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)FILE - Country music stars, including Johnny Cash, foreground right, and Maybelle Carter, next to Cash, perform during the Grand Ole Opry's last show at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., March 18, 1974. (AP Photo/John Duricka)FILE - Brad Paisley performs during a tribute to country music star Naomi Judd at the Ryman Auditorium Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Instruments and clothing worn by artists are displayed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)A statue of Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens is displayed outside the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)Sandra Morris sits outside the Ryman plaza next to a poster of commemorating a performance by Elvis Presley at the concert venue in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
A woman is silhouetted against the stained-glass windows at the Ryman Auditorium, known as the Mother Church of Country music, in Nashville, Tenn., on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)