Country Music Radio Programs - American Country Music Radio Programs, Grand OLE Opry, Ozark Jubilee, Wwva Jamboree, American Country Countdown (Paperback)


Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: American country music radio programs, Grand Ole Opry, Ozark Jubilee, WWVA Jamboree, American Country Countdown, Louisiana Hayride, List of country television and radio shows, Midwestern Hayride, Town Hall Party, The Dr. Don Morning Show, National Barn Dance, CMT Country Countdown USA, Renfro Valley Gatherin', Midnight Trucking Radio Network, America's Trucking Network, Big D Jamboree, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, The Lia Show, Crook & Chase, Country Music Greats Radio Show, GAC Nights: Live From Nashville, Hayloft Hoedown, Hometown Jamboree, Arkansas Traveler, Old Dominion Barn Dance, Tennessee Barn Dance, Tennessee Shines, Country Gold Weekend, The Down from the Mountain Show, Texas Country Weekend. Excerpt: Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital. The weekly live stage show premiered on ABC-TV on January 22, 1955, was renamed Country Music Jubilee on July 6, 1957, and was finally named Jubilee USA on August 2, 1958. Originating "from the heart of the Ozarks," the Saturday night variety series helped popularize country music in America's cities and suburbs, drawing more than nine million viewers. The ABC Radio version was heard by millions more starting in August 1954. A typical program included a mix of vocal and instrumental performances, comedy routines, square dancing and an occasional novelty act. The host was Red Foley, the nation's top country music personality. Big names such as Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash and Faron Young were interspersed with a regular cast, including a group of young talent the Jubilee brought to national fame: 11-year-old Brenda Lee, Porter Wagoner, Wanda Jackso...

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: American country music radio programs, Grand Ole Opry, Ozark Jubilee, WWVA Jamboree, American Country Countdown, Louisiana Hayride, List of country television and radio shows, Midwestern Hayride, Town Hall Party, The Dr. Don Morning Show, National Barn Dance, CMT Country Countdown USA, Renfro Valley Gatherin', Midnight Trucking Radio Network, America's Trucking Network, Big D Jamboree, Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40, Renfro Valley Barn Dance, The Lia Show, Crook & Chase, Country Music Greats Radio Show, GAC Nights: Live From Nashville, Hayloft Hoedown, Hometown Jamboree, Arkansas Traveler, Old Dominion Barn Dance, Tennessee Barn Dance, Tennessee Shines, Country Gold Weekend, The Down from the Mountain Show, Texas Country Weekend. Excerpt: Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital. The weekly live stage show premiered on ABC-TV on January 22, 1955, was renamed Country Music Jubilee on July 6, 1957, and was finally named Jubilee USA on August 2, 1958. Originating "from the heart of the Ozarks," the Saturday night variety series helped popularize country music in America's cities and suburbs, drawing more than nine million viewers. The ABC Radio version was heard by millions more starting in August 1954. A typical program included a mix of vocal and instrumental performances, comedy routines, square dancing and an occasional novelty act. The host was Red Foley, the nation's top country music personality. Big names such as Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Johnny Cash and Faron Young were interspersed with a regular cast, including a group of young talent the Jubilee brought to national fame: 11-year-old Brenda Lee, Porter Wagoner, Wanda Jackso...

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August 2011

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30

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978-1-158-16618-3

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