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Film / 1978
50 Years of Country Music
Directed by
Walter C. Miller
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.
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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.
Cast
Dolly PartonSelf - Hostess
Roy ClarkSelf - Host
Glen CampbellSelf - Host
Roy AcuffSelf
Chet AtkinsSelf
Gene AutrySelf (archive footage)
Bob WillsSelf
June Carter CashSelf
Anita CarterSelf
Carlene CarterSelf
Helen CarterSelf
Johnny CashSelf
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Ray CharlesSelf
Crystal GayleSelf
Merle HaggardSelf
Jan HowardSelf
Doug KershawSelf
Larry GatlinSelf
Loretta LynnSelf
Bill MonroeSelf
Joe BonsallSelf
William Lee GoldenSelf
Richard SterbanSelf
Minnie PearlSelf
Johnny RodriguezSelf
Earl ScruggsSelf
Lew DeWittSelf
Phil BalsleySelf
Harold ReidSelf
Don ReidSelf
Mel TillisSelf
Ernest TubbSelf
Kitty WellsSelf
Tammy WynetteSelf
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