EXHIBIT 99



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Contact: Jim Brown
Gaylord Entertainment
(615) 316-6302
jwbrown@gaylordentertainment.com


      GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT FINALIZES SALE OF ACUFF-ROSE MUSIC PUBLISHING
            PROCEEDS USED TO BUILD TEXAS HOTEL, REDUCE INDEBTEDNESS


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 27, 2002) - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET)
announced it has finalized the catalogue and real estate sale of Acuff-Rose, a
leader in the music publishing business, to Sony/ATV Music Publishing for $157
million, before royalties payable to Sony for the period beginning July 1,
2002.

Gaylord said it plans to use proceeds from this transaction to pay down debt
and to invest in building its core hospitality brand, Gaylord Hotels.

Commenting on the divestiture, Colin Reed, president and chief executive
officer of Gaylord Entertainment, said, "Our management team remains committed
to growing our hospitality and leisure businesses. We are delivering on our
promise to build a more focused company and will continue to develop our
world-class brand - Gaylord Hotels."

"As we announced in late July to the Texas community, we will open our resort
and convention center in the Dallas/Fort Worth area two months earlier than
previously announced. We are pleased with the progress being made in Texas, and
this cash infusion will expedite our development work as well as reduce our
indebtedness."

At a press conference and media event in Grapevine, Texas, on July 29, Gaylord
announced it will open the Gaylord Opryland Texas Resort & Convention Center on
April 2, 2004. The property is only eight minutes from the Dallas/Fort Worth
Airport.

About Gaylord Entertainment

Gaylord Entertainment, a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in
Nashville, Tenn., owns and operates Gaylord Hotels branded properties,
including the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center and the Radisson
Opryland Hotel in Nashville, and the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
in Kissimmee, Fla. The company's entertainment brands include the Grand Ole
Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, the General Jackson Showboat, the Springhouse Golf
Club, the Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM and WWTN Radio. Gaylord Entertainment's
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GET. For more
information about the company, visit www.gaylordentertainment.com.

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