Product Description

What started out as regional "hillbilly music" spread like wildfire nationwide - and worldwide - to become a multi-billion-dollar industry: Country music! Here are the greatest stars of country music's classic years in live performances of some of their greatest hits, from Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins and Johnny Cash in the '50s thru Buck Owens, Kenny Rogers, The Oak Ridge Boys, Dolly Parton, and Dottie West in the '70s.

Many of these live performances have remained largely unseen since they were first broadcast - in full color - on television nearly thirty years ago! As a special bonus, we've included exclusive interviews with country legends Eddy Arnold and Kenny Rogers! No fan of country music should be without this remarkable collection of country greats!

Song List:

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Shotgun Boogie (1951) - (Soundie) - 2:30 Eddy Arnold - Tennessee Waltz (1954) - (Eddy Arnold Time) - 2:00 Chet Atkins - Poor People of Paris (1955) - (Grand Ole Opry) - 2:00 Johnny Cash - Guess Things Happen That Way (1959) - (Town Hall Party) - 1:50 Buck Owens - Sam's Place (1967) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 1:30 Buck Owens - Your Tender Loving Care (1967) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:40 Kenny Rogers - Am I Too Late (1976) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:15 Oak Ridge Boys - Y'all Come Back Saloon (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:10 Oak Ridge Boys - Emmylou (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) 2:20 Dolly Parton (with Richard Dennison) - Suspicious Minds (1977) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:00 Dottie West - You Pick Me Up to Put Me Down (1979) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 2:30 Dottie West - We've Got Tonight (1979) - (Mike Douglas Show) - 3:45

BONUS FEATURES

Interview With Eddy Arnold Interview With Kenny Rogers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82576 in DVD
• Brand: Koch International
• Released on: 2006-10-03
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Compilation, DVD, Full Screen, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .15 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very Entertaining Selection of Country Artists!
This sure is an interesting cross-section of Country singers! I've seen some of the early footage before, like Johnny Cash and Eddy Arnold from the Fifties, but the color stuff from the Sixties and Seventies was really something, like Buck Owens, Kenny Rogers, and the Oak Ridge Boys. I'm glad somebody had the foresight to save some of those TV performaces!

best of country
If I had known it was all in black and white and had not been digitally remastered i would not have purchased this DVD.

For Students Of American Music
This is one of the items I have successfully used in my Music Appreciation Class at Butte College.