1965-10-22, WABC, 52 min.
September 19, 1963-April 1, 1966. In 1963 Dean hosted a prime-time hour variety series on ABC, which lasted three seasons. Regulars included Karen Morrow, Molly Bee, Chuck McCann, the Chuck Cassey Singers and Rowlf the Muppet, the first of the puppet creations of Jim Henson to be featured on national TV.
Roger Miller cleans up with many awards, including favorite single of the year, "King of the Road."
The 18th annual Country Western Music Awards are presented on tonight's show. Scheduled guests are Country and Western singers Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Minnie Pearl, Norma Jean Beasler, Del Reeves and the team of Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell. On hand to present the awards are singers Tex Ritter and Roy Acuff; Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee; and Mrs. Francis Preston, of the Country Music Association. Rowlf, Chuck Cassey Singers, Jimmy Dean hosts.
1967-04-01, CBS, 20 min.
Salute to country music. This program is a 20-minute excerpt with some intermittent audio interference.
1968-11-20, NBC, min.
The stars of country music gather for the second annual country music awards and the first ever to be telecast.
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans serve as hosts.
Note: Numerous sources indicate the tape-delayed ceremony aired on November 20th, 1968. However, several newspaper television listings indicate the tape-delayed ceremony aired on October 30th, 1968.
1970-05-13, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. This was the final broadcast of the season. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1971-01-20, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. Many all-time stars appear in this two-part, two-hour salute to "The History of Country and Western Music." On hand are: Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Loretta Lynn, Carl Perkins, Marty Robbins, June Carter Cash, the Carter Family, Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, Sonny James, Gordon Lightfoot, Bill Monroe, Webb Pierce, Takahiro Saito, B.J. Thomas, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, Minnie Pearl, Red Foley and Faron Young. On film are: the late Patsy Cline, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Hank Snow and Jimmie Rodgers. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1971-01-27, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. Many all-time stars appear in this two-part, two-hour salute to "The History of Country and Western Music." On hand are: Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Loretta Lynn, Carl Perkins, Marty Robbins, June Carter Cash, the Carter Family, Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, Sonny James, Gordon Lightfoot, Bill Monroe, Webb Pierce, Takahiro Saito, B.J. Thomas, Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, Minnie Pearl, Red Foley and Faron Young. On film are: the late Patsy Cline, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Hank Snow and Jimmie Rodgers. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, the Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1972-10-16, , min.
The 1972 Country Music Awards are presented. Loretta Lynn wins the entertainer of the year award.
Male Vocalist: Charley Pride
Vocal Group: Statler Brothers
Vocal Duo: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Musician Of The Year: Charlie McCoy
Female Vocalist Of The Year: Loretta Lynn.
1974-04-26, , min.
Country music stars perform on stage at the Grand Ole Opry House. Stars include Tennessee Ernie Ford, Johnny Cash, and Roy Acuff.
1974-04-27, WCBS, 52 min.
June 15, 1969-September 7, 1969; December 17, 1969-July 13, 1971 (CBS); 1971-1992 (Syndicated). "Hee Haw" was a fast-paced mixture of songs, skits, blackouts, and corny jokes. A syndicated version of the show appeared; by 1977 it was the nation's number-one-rated non-network show. The series was co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark (by the late 1980s, Owens and Clark appeared only occasionally, having made room for various guest hosts). A large stable of regular performers have been featured, including Louis M. ("Grandpa") Jones, Junior Samples, Jeannine Riley, Lulu Roman, David Akeman ("Stringbean"), Sherry Miles, Lisa Todd, Minnie Pearl, Gordie Tapp, Diana Scott, Cathy Baker and Barbi Benton.
1974-07-06, WCBS, 52 min.
June 15, 1969-September 7, 1969; December 17, 1969-July 13, 1971 (CBS); 1971-1992 (Syndicated). "Hee Haw" was a fast-paced mixture of songs, skits, blackouts, and corny jokes. A syndicated version of the show appeared; by 1977 it was the nation's number-one-rated non-network show. The series was co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark (by the late 1980s, Owens and Clark appeared only occasionally, having made room for various guest hosts). A large stable of regular performers have been featured, including Louis M. ("Grandpa") Jones, Junior Samples, Jeannine Riley, Lulu Roman, David Akeman ("Stringbean"), Sherry Miles, Lisa Todd, Minnie Pearl, Gordie Tapp, Diana Scott, Cathy Baker and Barbi Benton.
1974-10-14, , min.
Johnny Cash hosts the Eighth Annual Country Music Association Awards from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee.
1976-01-17, WCBS, 52 min.
June 15, 1969-September 7, 1969; December 17, 1969-July 13, 1971 (CBS); 1971-1992 (Syndicated). "Hee Haw" was a fast-paced mixture of songs, skits, blackouts, and corny jokes. A syndicated version of the show appeared; by 1977 it was the nation's number-one-rated non-network show. The series was co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark (by the late 1980s, Owens and Clark appeared only occasionally, having made room for various guest hosts). A large stable of regular performers have been featured, including Louis M. ("Grandpa") Jones, Junior Samples, Jeannine Riley, Lulu Roman, David Akeman ("Stringbean"), Sherry Miles, Lisa Todd, Minnie Pearl, Gordie Tapp, Diana Scott, Cathy Baker and Barbi Benton.
1978-01-22, WNBC, 156 min.
Hosts Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Roy Clark are among the more than 25 performers on this three-hour salute to country music.
Included are tributes to Patsy Cline (featuring Loretta Lynn), Jimmie Rodgers (Ernest Tubb), Hank Williams (Glen, Dolly and Roy) and Bob Wills (Merle Haggard and Wills' group). Also: the Carter Family does a medley of hits.
1980-11-13, WNBC, 52 min.
As the host of a special variety hour taped at the Opry, George Burns welcomes many guests and is heard in many solo musical numbers.
1981-04-01, CBS, 120 min.
Special: Nashville's Grand Ole Opry provides the appropriate setting for a country-music jamboree. Its highlights include a duet pairing Crystal Gayle and 81-year-old songwriter Hoagy Carmichael; a tribute to Bob Wills, performed by Chet Atkins; and a medley of Hank Williams tunes sung by Minnie Pearl, the Oak Ridge Boys, Bill Anderson, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams Jr., the Statler Brothers, Bobby Bare, Faron Young and Jeannie C. Riley. Other performers include: Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker, Ray Charles, Roy Clark, Statlers, Doug Kershaw, Larry Gatlin, Steve Gatlin, Rudy Gatlin, Loretta Lynn, the Carter Family, Roy Acuff, George Jones, and Alabama.
1981-06-08, SYND, 30 min.
1977 (Syndicated). Marty Robbins hosts an essentially "This Is Your Life" for stars of country music.
1982-03-01, NBC, 104 min.
Special: President Ronald Reagan, Gene Autry, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Minnie Pearl are among those saluting Country Music Hall of Famer Roy Acuff through recollections, film clips and, of course, songs.
