50 Years Of Country Music - 1978 TV special (Part 1 of 2)

50 Years of Country Music. A 1978 3 hour Televised special recorded from the Kraft Music Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. Hosted by Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, and Roy Clark. This is the first part of two. The Quasar VX format does not allow recordings longer than 2 hours (give or take.) I do plan to upload the second 1 hour part, absolutely.

The history of county music is celebrated in this special event. Live performances include: Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jenings, The Carter Family, Don Williams, Merle Haggard, Lynn Anderson, Barbara Mandrell, The Gatlin Brothers Band, Mel Till and Johnny Cash.

Country music has deep roots in America's history. Just like Rock, Country music stems from the rhythm and blues. Modern day music shows are unlike the shows of the 70s, i think you may agree.

This recording was televised by NBC and recorded back in January 22, 1978 onto two 1977 Quasar VX format videotapes that i purchased via eBay. I did not add watermarks, edit or add my own personal audio commentary in order to preserve the original presentation. The quality is very low due to the 43 year old videotape along with the single head system of the 1977 Quasar VR-1000 (Great Time Machine) VCR. This is the most complete presentation that i have found on YouTube. If you own a better copy please share it for all the world to enjoy. Till then...Enjoy!