Country Style U.S.A. Season 3 (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)From 1957 to 1961 a black-and-white country music program was produced by the U. S. Army and aired in syndication on TV stations around the country. These shows featured major country stars (and plenty of minor ones and unknowns) and were much like the half hour country shows that are better remembered today only these ran just fifteen minutes with an Army enlistment spot and short plugs for recruitment. The Germany-based "classic popular music" record company Bear Family Records has now released four "season" sets from this ultra-rare program that come in an attractive cardboard case resembling a leather wallet and with a 28-page booklet on the singers on the program (the text is in English and the DVD is a Multi-region disc.)
This DVD is for "Season Three". The booklet is well written by country historian Colin Elscott but has a major mistake in somehow overlooking June Carter with their info on the Carter Family. Curiously, while able to track down data on all but one of the half dozen hitless obscure singers here Elscott seems oblivious as to who this season's host Private Jody McCrea is as there's not only nothing on him but his name is mispelled McCrae (McCrea, as many film buffs would know, is the son of movie stars Joel McCrea and Frances Dee and a fairly well-known actor in his own right in B movies of the 1960's). There's also no date information about just when these episodes aired or were filmed but I am guessing 1959 by the fact that none of the hits sung are later than 1958. Nor is it clear if these 13 episodes are the full "season three" that aired that year or if they were more episodes (though 13 seems credible if this was a weekly program with each episode airing twice.)
The print quality of these shows varies, "very good" is about as good as it gets, none are terrible but many are scratchy or grainy. Still, this set is surely a treasure for country music buffs of the period with great performances by such superstars as Eddy Arnold, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Faron Young, Skeeter Davis, Hank Snow, Carl Smith, Chet Atkins, and The Wilburn Brothers as well as such durable enterainers as George Morgan, The Carter Sisters, Benny Martin, Mac Wiseman, Del Wood, and Ferlin Husky. There are also about five acts that I've never heard of who apparently did not have any charting records, one suspects this is part because as a program produced by the Army the artists likely were all performing as a courtesy and without payment. Each episode opens with a line or two of the country staple "Stay A Night, Stay A Little Longer" and closes with a bit of it usually sung by the episode's cast (these bits curiously get their own chapter links but I have not included them as in my song credit as it is repetitive.)
There is a lot of great classic country music here, my favorites being The Carters, The Wilburns, The Browns, Chet, Skeeter, Ray, Faron, and Marty. It's also fun to see a very young Roger Miller, years before his own stardom singing harmony with Ray Price on one number.
Season three starts with "Show 27" and ends with "Show 39".
27. Eddy Arnold - Anytime
Eddy Arnolds - Till You Come Back Again
Chet Atkins - Black Mountain Rag
Eddy Arnold - I'll Hold You In My Heart
Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer
28. Ferlin Husky - Yes I Will
Ferlin Husky - All Of The Time
The Wilburn Brothers - Till I'm The Only One
The Wilburn Brothers - Cry Baby Cry
Ferlin Husky - Gone
29. Ray Price - Please Don't Leave Me
Ray Price - City Lights
Skeeter Davis - I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
Ray Price & Roger Miller - Invitation To The Blues
30. Mac Wiseman - Goin' Like Wildfire
Mac Wiseman - 'Tis Sweet To Be Remembered
Joyce Moore - I'll Never Let You Go
Mac Wiseman - Love Letters In The Sand
Mac Wiseman - Keep On The Sunny Side
31. George Morgan - M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
George Morgan - Candy Kisses
Mimi Roman - Mama Says
George Morgan - Have Thine Own Way, Lord
32. Don Gibson - Blue Blue Day
Don Gibson (& Hank Garland) - Give Myself A Party
The Jordanaires - In That Great Judgement Morning
Don Gibson -Look Who's Blue
Don Gibson (& Hank Garland)- Oh Lonesome Me
33. Carl Smith - You Are The One
Carl Smith - Mr. Lost
Carl Butler - When The Blues Come Around
Carl Smith - The Nail-Scarred Hand
34. Marty Robbins - Nothing But Sweet Lies
Marty Robbins - Most Of The Time
The Anita Kerr Singers - Somebody Stole My Gal
Marty Robbins - Singing The Blues
35. Faron Young - Alone With You
Faron Young - Every Time I'm Kissing You
Dolores Dinning - Lonesome Road
Faron Young - That's The Way I Feel
36. The Browns - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer
The Browns - Would You Care
Floyd Tillman - Slipping Around
The Browns - I Heard The Bluebirds Sing
37. The Carter Family (Maybelle, June, Helen, Anita) - It's My Lazy Day
Anita Carter - Blue Doll
Sammy Salvo - I Can't Help It
The Carter Sisters & Mother Maybelle - Foggy Mountain Top
38. Benny Martin - On The Banks Of The River Rio Grande
Benny Martin - My Fortune
Tony Goodman - T. For Texas
Benny Martin - I Heard My Mother Call My Name In Prayer (& his Sister Jo Ann)
39. Hank Snow - Big Wheel
Hank Snow - Among My Souvenirs
Del Wood - Echo Waltz
Hank Snow - Just A Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet
This single DVD has over 3 hours of vintage country music performances you are not likely to see anywhere else. This one is definately a must for classic country fans.


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Around 1956-'57, the United States Armed Services filmed a series of recruitment videos with the top country stars of the day. Unseen for decades, these films capture the all-time greatest Nashville stars of the day singing many of their greatest hits. These are classic 'live' performances that represent the only chance that most of us will ever have of seeing these giants of country music at the very top of their game. Ferlin Husky: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer, Yes I Will & All Of The Time. Don Gibson: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer, Blue Blue Day (& Hank Garland) & Give Myself A Party. The Carter Sisters & Mother Maybelle: Foggy Mountain Top & Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer and many more.

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Glen Campbell - In Concert (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)This DVD is FANTASTIC!... This is a must-have for any true Glen Campbell fan and even if you weren't a big fan before viewing this....you'll love it!...Glen's performance is TERRIFIC!... ALL of his great hits are on here and Glen is in great form not to mention his amazing guitar playing skills. During one song, "The William Tell Overture", he actually plays the guitar on his head. From the moment I put this DVD into my player, I have been unable to stop playing it. The song selections are wonderful and Glen gives an enthusiastic performance on every song which he sings with such heartfelt emotion. The resolution is exceptional along with the 5.1 dolby digital surround sound. He is backed by the brilliantly wonderful South Dakota Orchestra and this is such a pleasure to listen to. Glen Campbell is like vintage wine.....he just gets better with age. An added bonus track is "Mac Arthur Park". I don't think I have ever heard this song sung more beautifully. Get this DVD.....you won't be disappointed :) It leaves you wanting more from this GREAT entertainer.

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Like a smooth vintage wine, Glen Campbell just gets better with age. In this live concert with the symphony orchestra of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Campbell showcases his timeless talent by performing many of his 27 top ten hits. The legendary session picker and chart-topping cross-over sensation is joined by his vocalist daughter for this homespun show first broadcast on PBS. Songs: Wichita Lineman, Gentle on My Mind, Dreams of the Everyday Housewife, (The) Highway Man, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Classical Gas, It's Only Make Believe, Little Green Apples, Southern Nights, Rhinestone Cowboy, Galveston, Since I Fell for You, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, The William Tell Overture, True Grit, Still Within the Sound of My Voice, Amazing Grace. Five bonus tracks: Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, MacArthur Park, Let It Be Me, Time in a Bottle, and Try a Little Tenderness.

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Opry Video Classics (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)This 8-DVD box set, compiled by Time-Life Books and the folks at the Grand Ole Opry, collects 120 video performances by many of the greatest country musicians of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Each disc includes fifteen live performances (and no lip-syncing, as far as I can tell...) along with bonus features such as interviews with various Opry veterans. The material is drawn from old Opry TV broadcasts and other venues such as "The Bobby Lord Show" and other, long-forgotten shows that were the country equivalents of "Soul Train" and "American Bandstand." The video quality is very good and the sound quality is excellent -- it's a chance to see stars such as Bill Anderson, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, Tammy Wynette and many, many others playing at the peak of their powers. In many cases they were also at the start of their careers, and just starting to learn the ropes. The set also includes a surprisingly strong representation of lesser-known artists, folks like Bill Phillips, Jeannie Seely, Jeannie Pruett and others, great singers who were hitmakers many years ago, but are remembered only by a few fans today. This is a marvelous collection that truly honors the history of country music (and of the Nashville music business) without cutting corners or playing it safe. The discs also are offered individually, organized by themes that are actually quite useful. Some of the most rewarding volumes are the "Pioneers" set, "Queens Of Country" and the "Duets" disc, which features many gems, among them a bluesy performance from Patsy Cline, who sang with other artists live, but never actually recorded any duets on record.
If you want a fun, high-class collection that shows many of the biggest stars in Nashville playing real, honest country music, this collection is a true gift. Highly recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack / Slipcue music reviews)

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Opry Video Classics features the biggest names in country musicfrom the 50s, 60s and 70s, performing their biggest hits LIVE.It s the most comprehensive collection of live Grand Ole Opryperformances ever assembled on DVD, from Ernest Tubb toDolly Parton, Johnny Cash to Loretta Lynn, George Jones toTammy Wynette, Hank Snow to Patsy Cline and many more.Time Life and the Grand Ole Opry are proud to partner on this 8-DVDbox set. We re unlocking a treasure-trove of classic country musicfor the first time with the amazing release of these vintage concerts,filmed live on-stage at the mother church of country music, theRyman Auditorium. Just like a front row seat, this ultimate concertwill surely be a country music fan s dream come

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Legends of Country: Classic Hits of 50s, 60s and 70s (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is another addition to the excellent My Music concert series seen on PBS. Unfortunately due to the fact that many of real country music's pioneers are no longer with this, many of the performers on the show may not be recognizable to the devotees of the current Nashville pop music masquerading as country music, but it is a stellar lineup of some of country music's legends. One performances (Patti Page) is taken from a previous concert, but all the rest of these performances were original to this concert. There were some archival performances (Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, etc) shown during the PBS broadcast of this show, but they are not on this DVD. For all that, however, it is an excellent show and I would highly recommend it.
Performances:
Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
Southern Nights, Rhinestone Cowboy, Wichita Lineman, and Galveston
- Glen Campbell
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On and Please Help Me I'm Falling
- Hank Locklin
The Old Lamplighter and The Three Bells - The Browns
Still - Bill Anderson
Gone - Ferlin Husky
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry and Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas
I Can Help - Billy Swan
Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers


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Legendary Performances (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances
Distributed by Sony BMG
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Selection No.: 826663-10979
Suggested List Price: $14.98
Performances
1. Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) The Stonemans (1967)
2. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad The Bill Anderson Show (1967)
3. I Don't Wanna Play House The Bill Anderson Show (1967)
4. D-I-V-O-R-C-E CMA Awards (1968)
5. Stand By Your Man The Wilburn Brothers Show (1969)
6. Reach Out Your Hand CMA Awards (1972)
7. We Loved It Away (duet with George Jones) Pop! Goes The Country (1974)
8. Woman To Woman Pop! Goes The Country (1974)
9. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own Johnny Cash and Friends (1976)
10. Golden Ring (duet with George Jones) Country Music Hit Parade (1977)
11. You And Me Country Music Hit Parade (1977)
12. Near You (duet with George Jones) Country Music Hit Parade (1977)
13. Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To) Country Comes Home (1981)
14. He Was There (When I Needed You) NBC Tammy Wynette Special (1982)
15. We're Gonna Hold On (duet with George Jones) NBC Tammy Wynette Special (1982)
Extras
Tammy Wynette's Hall of Fame Induction
Vintage Interviews with Tammy Wynette
Huell Howser Exclusive: Wynette/Richey Wedding Footage
This looks like the set list, this should be ab fab, cannot wait to see these performances from Tammy.

DVD review: Tammy Wynette, 'Legendary Performances'
Mick LaSalle
Sunday, July 27, 2008
I had no intention of watching this entire DVD. I popped it into the machine only because I realized that I'd never actually seen Tammy Wynette in performance, only heard her. Well, she was brilliant. She arrived as an artist fully formed, in her early 20s, having already endured poverty, child labor, a marriage (with kids) and a divorce. The DVD, which consists of television performances over the course of 14 years, begins with Wynette singing on Southern TV stations, and there's no mistaking that hers was an authentic voice of rural poverty. She was, from the beginning, a brilliant singing actress. She had great intelligence and a quiet but unmistakable toughness. And her voice was amazing. In her earliest performances, she keeps sending the sound mix into distortion because her voice is overpowering the equipment. Even as her wigs got bigger and the music took on a schmaltzy quality, she was amazingly consistent in her focus and emotional honesty. It's funny how artists can get written off in convenient shorthand. For those not fans of country music, Wynette is merely the voice of "Stand By Your Man" (albeit a great song), but she was much more - a poet of marital misery, who co-wrote some of her best-known songs. When Wynette sang it, she meant it. The special features are modest but helpful: snippets from 1980s interviews, footage from her 1978 wedding and scenes of her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, months after her premature death in 1998 at age 55.
TAMMY WYNETTE: LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES
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This article appeared on page N - 27 of the San Francisco Chronicle


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Tammy Wynette reigned supreme on the country charts, scoring 20 #1 hits on her way to becoming the First Lady Of Country Music. With rarely-seen versions of "Stand By Your Man," "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad," and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," plus two unreleased interviews, wedding footage, and more, this DVD traces the rise of one of country music's finest performers. Song Listing: Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad I Don't Wanna Play House D-I-V-O-R-C-E Stand By Your Man Reach Out Your Hand We're Gonna Hold On (with George Jones) We Loved It Away (with George Jones) Woman To Woman 'Til I Can Make It On My Own Golden Ring (with George Jones) You And Me Near You (with George Jones) Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To) He Was There (When I Needed You) EXTRAS Two mid-'80s interviews Country Music Hall of Fame induction Footage from her wedding with George Richey

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Hillbillies on TV - The Ozark Jubilee (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)Nice video but the quality was not as good as I was hoping. It is not really much better than what I already have. It is just a slight upgrade for me. But, I am still glad to get the video. And, it is nice to have some old footage of Red Foley and some others along with Brenda Lee which is the reason I purchased the DVD.
As for the seller, it was a good transaction and the DVD was received in less than a week after purchasing. I would purchase again from this seller.

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28 tracks in black and white made for the show Ozark Jubilee broadcast from Springfield, Missouri. Country star Red Foley was the host and the show aired from 1955-1960. Featuring legendary artists such as Roy Acuff, Sonny James, Rex Allen, Brenda Lee, Leon McAuliffe, Frankie Miller, Chuck Bowers, June Webb, Jimmy Riddle and many more. The first 20 tracks are highlights from various shows and the last 8 are from one single unedited show. 70 minutes in B&W. NTSC all region.

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Legendary Performances: Merle Haggard (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)A "must have" for Merle fans, this dvd shows a tv performance sampler of some of his great hits throughout his songwriting career. I'ts great to see Merle up close with his band, hearing these great songs being done at the time they were hits. If they have some more fabulous clips for a second dvd, sign me up!

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From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection features nearly two decades of Merle Haggard performances in his prime not seen since their original broadcast. Now, for the first time on DVD, experience the hits through a chronology of vintage live performances such as "Branded Man" (Country Music Holiday,1968), "Mama Tried" (Billy Walker's Country Carnival, 1968) and "Okie From Muskogee" (The Porter Wagoner Show, 1970).When Merle Haggard left prison in 1960, he went on to achieve 38 #1 hits (to date) and establish himself as one of the greats in country music. But getting out of prison didn't quite mean leaving his rebel ways behind. His songwriting depicted the truths of a rough-and-tumble life which he fused with a musical style derived from hardcore country, jazz, blues and folk to create a sound no one had ever heard, with lyrics many could relate to. From the walls of San Quentin to his free-spirited life as an irreverent and unique voice outside the Nashville establishment to his induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Merle Haggard has never left a doubt that he is country's original outlaw. Program listing: Branded Man Country Music Holiday (1968) The Bottle Let Me Down Country Music Holiday (1968) Swinging Doors Country Music Holiday (1968) Mama Tried Billy Walker's Country Carnival (1968) I Started Loving You Again Billy Walker's Country Carnival (1968) I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Billy Walker's Country Carnival (1968) The Fightin' Side Of Me The Porter Wagoner Show (1970) Okie From Muskogee The Porter Wagoner Show (1970) Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) CMA Awards (1972) Workin' Man Blues Pop! Goes The Country (1974) Movin' On Pop! Goes The Country (1975) The Roots Of My Raising The Porter Wagoner Show (1977) Ramblin' Fever Pop! Goes The Country (1977) That's The Way Love Goes CMA Awards (1983) San Antonio Rose Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1983) Extras: Merle Haggard Interview (1981) Merle Haggard's Hall Of Fame Induction (1994)

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The Statler Brothers: Best of the Statler Brothers (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)First some history to those who never heard of "The Statler Brothers". The Statler Brothers got their start working with Johnny Cash (the man in black). Only two of the group are actually brothers (Don and Harold). Yet the original group (Lew DeWitt & Phil Basley) were close friends from same small town of Staunton, Virginia. Lew actually wrote their first big hit "Flowers On The Wall". Due to an illness, Lew DeWitt had to leave the group and Jimmy Fortune was hired on.
I missed watching their TV shows and the concerts. Great family entertainment! Yet, I can understand them wanting to stop and enjoy retirement life. You don't have to now! Just watching these reruns until a new one comes out on the market.
Harold is funny! He could have made it back in the days of Red Skelton, Jack Benny, etc. were on TV. Yet, he is at his best like George & Gracie Burns when preforming with his brother Don.
I can't watch very many of the new TV shows and/or movies now. Too much violence and dirty language. This is something that you can sit down and not have to worry about what your little ones hear and/or see.

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