EditorialLoretta Lynn gives an interview during a recording industry convention at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Oct. 20, 1972. (Gary Settle/The New York Times)
EditorialConnie Smith, right, and others on stage at the Grand Ole Opry during its 5,000th broadcast, in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30, 2021. (Kyle Dean Reinford/The New York Times)
EditorialNicole Kidman's signed Prada purse and caftan worn by Barbra Streisands in Meet the Fockers among slew of items going under the hammer in huge celebrity auction