Helen Reddy and Paul Williams are co-hosts at the finals of the first annual American Song Festival, held Sept. 2 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Winning entries are performed by Jose Feliciano, Richie Havens, Sarah Vaughan, Molly Bee, the Lettermen, the Limeliters, Al Wilson, Etta James, the Hagers, the Oak Ridge Boys, and the Rev. James Cleveland and the Cleveland Singers. Also: interviews with competing songwriters Kenny Loggins, Alex Harvey and Tim Moore.

Country stars joining Roy Clark for a songfest at his ranch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, include Mel Tillis, Vikki Carr, Freddy Fender, Donna Fargo and the Oak Ridge Boys. Music: "Are You From Dixie?" and "Southern Nights."

Special: An edited 1979 concert at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., features performances by Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, the Statler Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys, Ronnie Milsap, Larry Gatlin, Barbara Mandrell, Dottie West, Tom T. Hall, Freddie Fender, Mel Tillis, Ray Stevens. (Repeat).

Special: From Opryland in Nashville, host Roy Clark and announcer Slim Pickens welcome Andy Griffith, Barbara Mandrell, Catherine Bach, the Oak Ridge Boys, Misty Rowe, George Lindsey and Mickey Gilley. Sketches include a spoof of "Dallas."

Special: The Canadian Rockies provide the setting for a Christmas celebration with Minnie Pearl and guests Glen Campbell, Loretta Lynn, Lynn Anderson, the Oak Ridge Boys, Tanya Tucker, Debby Boone, Tom Wopat, friends, families and the Mount Royal Children's Choir. Scheduled Musical Highlights include: "Sleigh Bells" by Minnie, "White Christmas" by Debby, "Silent Night" by Loretta, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Tanya, and "We Three Kings of Orient Are" by Glen & Choir. 

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.

Dennis Weaver is the host of this country-music program featuring the top 20 hits of April 1981 (according to a poll by Radio and Records magazine). Performers appearing include the group Alabama, Razzy Bailey, Johnny Lee, the Oak Ridge Boys and Hank Williams Jr.