New York, NY -- Time Life is bringing a "Who's Who" of country music superstars to DVD when Opry Video Classics is released on November 20, 2007. The project will be distributed by Time Life and will be available at major music retail outlets, online at www.TimeLife.com, and by calling 1-800-950-7887.
Opry Video Classics is a historic presentation of 120 performances from the 1950s to the '70s, featuring all of classic country's most significant artists. Most of these live television appearances were captured on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry for over thirty years.
Most of these performances have never been available commercially before, so Opry Video Classics offers a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for country fans to go back in history and see country biggest legends performing live in their prime. The series is presented in eight thematic volumes, including Queens Of Country (Tammy Wynette, "Stand By Your Man"), Duets (Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn, "After The Fire Is Gone"), Pioneers ( Hank Snow, "I'm Moving On"), and Honky Tonk Heroes (George Jones, "The Race Is On"). A complete listing of performances in each volume of the collection is below.
Along with the 8-DVD collection, Time Life will also issue a single volume of Opry Video Classics called Legends, which showcases live performances from the 1960's and 70's by country's biggest stars. For example, viewers will get the chance to see Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire," Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter," Conway Twitty's "Hello Darlin'," and Patsy Cline's signature song "Crazy."
"We are thrilled with the opportunity to present these classic artists and songs to existing and new fans" says Mike Jason, Senior Vice President, Retail, Time Life. "The performances have never been available on home video which makes them all the more special."
"Each of the artists included on this project has made an indelible mark on Country music over the past half-century," says Pete Fisher, Vice President and General Manager, Grand Ole Opry. "The television performances included are, in many cases, the very performances that inspired many of today's Opry superstars to dream of careers in Country music."
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Vol. 1: Songs That Topped the Charts
- Cowboy Copas -- " Alabam"
- Ferlin Husky -- "Wings of a Dove"
- The Browns -- "The Three Bells"
- Skeeter Davis -- " I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
- George Hamilton IV -- "Abilene"
- Leroy Van Dyke -- "Walk On By"
- Sonny James -- "You're the Only World I Know"
- Ernest Ashworth -- "Talk Back Trembling Lips"
- Billy Walker -- "Charlie's Shoes"
- Del Reeves -- "Girl On a Billboard"
- Porter Wagoner -- "A Satisfied Mind"
- Henson Cargill -- "Skip a Rope"
- Stonewall Jackson -- "Waterloo"
- Donna Fargo -- "Funny Face"
- Tom T. Hall -- "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died"
Vol. 2: Duets
- Don Gibson & June Carter -- " Oh Lonesome Me"
- Bobby Lord & Patsy Cline -- " (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You"
- Goldie Hill & Justin Tubb -- "Looking Back to See"
- Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare -- "Let It Be Me"
- George Jones & Melba Montgomery -- "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds"
- Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton -- "Holdin' On to Nothin'"
- Johnny Cash & June Carter -- "Jackson"
- Bill Phillips & Ruby Wright -- "Put It Off Until Tomorrow"
- Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn -- "After the Fire Is Gone"
- George Jones & Tammy Wynette -- " We're Gonna Hold On"
- Bill Anderson & Jan Howard -- "For Loving You"
- David Houston & Barbara Mandrell -- "After Closing Time"
- Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan -- "Tennessee Bird Walk"
- George Jones & Tammy Wynette -- " The Ceremony"
- Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton If Teardrops Were Pennies"
Vol. 3: Hall of Fame
- Johnny Cash -- "Big River"
- Patsy Cline -- " Imagine That"
- Bill Anderson -- "Po’ Folks"
- Chet Atkins -- "Yakety Axe"
- Willie Nelson -- " Mr. Record Man"
- “Little” Jimmy Dickins -- "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose"
- Porter Wagoner -- "Green, Green Grass of Home"
- Johnny Cash & The Carter Family/Were You There When They Crucified My Lord"
- Hank Snow -- " I've Been Everywhere"
- Tammy Wynette -- "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
- Loretta Lynn -- " One's On the Way"
- Don Gibson -- "Oh Lonesome Me"
- Conway Twitty -- "How Much More Can She Stand"
- Dolly Parton -- " Joshua"
- George Jones -- "The Grand Tour"
Vol. 4: Honky-Tonk Heroes
- Ernest Tubb -- "Walking the Floor Over You"
- Ray Price -- " Heartaches By the Number"
- Porter Wagoner -- "Misery Loves Company"
- The Wilburn Brothers -- "Trouble’s Back in Town"
- Jim Reeves -- " Four Walls"
- Bobby Bare -- "Detroit City"
- Dave Dudley -- "Six Days On the Road"
- Charlie Walker -- "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down"
- Johnny Cash -- "Folsom Prison Blues"
- Webb Pierce -- "In the Jailhouse Now"
- Charley Pride -- "Kaw-Liga"
- George Jones -- "The Race Is On"
- Johnny Rodriguez -- " Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico"
- Freddy Fender -- "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"
- Waylon Jennings/Medley: -- "Brown Eyed Handsome Man/Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line/Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)"
Vol. 5: Legends
- George Jones -- "White Lightning"
- Marty Robbins -- "El Paso"
- Don Gibson -- "I Can’t Stop Loving You"
- Jim Reeves -- "Four Walls/Tennessee Waltz/He'll Have to Go"
- Faron Young -- "Hello Walls"
- Ray Price -- "City Lights"
- Patsy Cline -- "Crazy"
- Willie Nelson -- "Medley: Hello Walls/Funny How Time Slips Away/Night Life/Crazy"
- Johnny Cash -- "Ring of Fire"
- The Statler Brothers -- "Flowers On the Wall"
- Tammy Wynette -- "I Don't Wanna Play House"
- Ernest Tubb -- "Waltz Across Texas"
- Dolly Parton -- "Coat of Many Colors"
- Conway Twitty -- " Hello Darlin’"
- Loretta Lynn -- "Coal Miner’s Daughter"
Vol. 6: Love Songs
- Sonny James -- "Young Love"
- Hank Locklin -- "Please Help Me, I'm Falling"
- Ferlin Husky -- "Gone"
- Patsy Cline -- "Leavin' On Your Mind"
- George Jones -- "She Thinks I Still Care"
- Roy Drusky -- "Three Hearts In a Tangle"
- Bill Anderson -- "Still"
- Loretta Lynn -- "Love Is the Foundation"
- David Houston -- "Almost Persuaded"
- Freddie Hart -- " Easy Loving"
- Tammy Wynette -- "‘Til I Get It Right"
- Conway Twitty -- " I See the Want To In Your Eyes"
- Freddy Fender -- "Before the Next Teardrop Falls"
- Dolly Parton -- "I Will Always Love You"
- Ray Price -- " For the Good Times"
Vol. 7: Pioneers
- Roy Acuff -- " Wabash Cannon Ball"
- Grandpa Jones -- " Mountain Dew"
- The Carter Family -- "Keep On the Sunnyside"
- Johnnie and Jack -- "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely"
- The Carlisles -- "No Help Wanted"
- The Louvin Brothers -- "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby"
- Sons of the Pioneers -- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
- Eddy Arnold -- "Cattle Call"
- Ray Price -- "Crazy Arms"
- George Morgan -- "Candy Kisses"
- Tex Ritter -- " High Noon"
- Bill Monroe -- "Uncle Pen"
- Flatt & Scruggs -- "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
- Carl Smith -- "Hey Joe!"
- Hank Snow -- " I'm Moving On"
Vol. 8: Queens of Country
- Jean Shepard -- "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)"
- Kitty Wells -- "Makin' Believe"
- Patsy Cline -- "She's Got You"
- Skeeter Davis -- "Thee End of the World"
- Connie Smith -- "The Hurtin's All Over"
- Jeannie Seely -- "Don't Touch Me"
- Loretta Lynn -- "You Ain't Woman Enough"
- Dottie West -- " Country Sunshine"
- Lynn Anderson -- "Rose Garden"
- Jeanne Pruett -- " Satin Sheets"
- Tammy Wynette -- "Stand By Your Man"
- Barbara Fairchild -- "Teddy Bear Song"
- Donna Fargo -- "The Happiest Girl In the Whole U.S.A."
- Sammi Smith -- "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
- Dolly Parton -- "Jolene"