50 Years of Country Music
5
1 Reviews
1978
3h 20min
A three-hour program chronicling the history of country music up to 1978, hosted by Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, and Roy Clark and featuring performances by many iconic and contemporary stars of the genre, including Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Cash.
Storyline
A three-hour program chronicling the history of country music up to 1978, hosted by Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, and Roy Clark and featuring performances by many iconic and contemporary stars of the genre, including Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Cash.
Released
22 January 1978
Runtime
3h 20min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
NBC
Cast
Dolly Parton
Self - Hostess
Roy Clark
Self - Host
Glen Campbell
Self - Host
Roy Acuff
Self
Chet Atkins
Self
Gene Autry
Self (archive footage)
Bob Wills
Self
June Carter Cash
Self
Anita Carter
Self
Carlene Carter
Self
Helen Carter
Self
Johnny Cash
Self
Ray Charles
Self
Crystal Gayle
Self
Merle Haggard
Self
Jan Howard
Self
Doug Kershaw
Self
Larry Gatlin
Self
Loretta Lynn
Self
Bill Monroe
Self
Joe Bonsall
Self
William Lee Golden
Self
Richard Sterban
Self
Minnie Pearl
Self
Johnny Rodriguez
Self
Earl Scruggs
Self
Lew DeWitt
Self
Phil Balsley
Self
Harold Reid
Self
Don Reid
Self
Mel Tillis
Self
Ernest Tubb
Self
Kitty Wells
Self
Tammy Wynette
Self
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