Cat. No. DVD 1392: VARIOUS ARTISTS ~ GOLDEN YEARS - GRAND OLE OPRY STARS OF THE FIFTIES. VOL. 1. GABRIEL COMMUNICATIONS NO CAT. #. (IMPORT).
STANDARD SCREEN 4x3 ASPECT RATIO. AUDIO: NOT STATED. FORMAT: NTSC. REGION: 1. COLOUR. RUNNING TIME: NOT AVAILABLE.
REVIEW: Whilst Gabriel Communications is always short on information in their DVD releases there is now doubting the quality and rarity of their releases. This 5 DVD set is a must for all true country music fans. It features 15 weekly country music shows all recorded “live” (no lip-syncing here) from the stage of the Grand Ole Opry on a Sunday afternoon featuring the cream of country music artists. The shows are totally different from the 10 volume series of live performances on the Grand Ole Opry released several years ago. Each show was presented each week by a different country artist who performs several songs and introduces other artists and also features segment of dancers clogging. For the most part the quality is excellent and in brilliant colour although there has been some minor deterioration here and there in the master tapes over the years. The complete track listing is far too long to list here but below we have listed each show and the artists featured on each one. A brilliant piece of country music history. *****
SHOW LISTING: Disc 1: Show 1 – Host: Webb Pierce / Johnny and Jack / June Carter / Faron Young / Jim Reeves / Red Sovine & Goldie Hill / Carter Sisters / Minnie Pearl & Rod Brasfield. Show 2 – Host: George Morgan / Mattie and Salty / Dr. Lew Childre / Rita Robbins / Moon Mullican / Goldie Hill / Rod Brasfield. Show 3 – Host: Little Jimmy Dickens / Jean Shepard / Lonzo and Oscar / Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Disc 2: Show 1 – Host: Carl Smith / Jean Shepard / Hawkshaw Hawkins / Chet Atkins / Little Jimmy Dickens. Show 2 – Host: Ernest Tubb / Johnny and Jack / Grandpa Jones / Jean Shepard / Kitty Wells. Show 3 – Host: Ernest Tubb / Johnny & Jack / String Bean / Kitty Wells.
Disc 3: Show 1 – Host: Ernest Tubb / Marty Robbins / Cousin Jodie / Grandpa and Ramona / Marty Robbins. Show 2 – Host: Eddie Hill / Grandpa Jones / Justin Tubb / Goldie Hill / Rod Brasfield and Minnie Pearl / Eddie Hill / June Carter / Dr. Lew Childre / Lonzo and Oscar. Show 3 – Host: Carl Smith / Lonzo and Oscar / June Carter / Little Jimmy Dickens / Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield / Ernest Tubb.
Disc 4: Show 1 – Host: Carl Smith / George D. Hay / Mother Maybelle / Rod Brasfield / Faron Young / Dr. Lew Childre / Minnie Pearl / Ferlin Husky. Show 2 – Host: Faron Young / Salty and Mattie Holmes / Moon Mullican / Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield / Bill Monroe / The Carter Family / Lonzo and Oscar. Show 3 – Host: Faron Young / Moon Mullican / George Morgan / Grandpa Jones / Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield / The Carter Family / Lonzo and Oscar.
Disc 5: Show 1 – Host: Carl Smith / Webb Pierce / Lonzo and Oscar / Chet Atkins / Red Sovine. Show 2 – Host: Ferlin Husky / Old Hickory Quartet / Dr. Lew Childre / Lonzo and Oscar / Wilburn Brothers / Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield / Faron Young. Show 3 – Host: Faron Young / Goldie Hill / Ray Price / Duke Of Paducah / Jimmy and Johnny.
5DVD SET
