Tammy Wynette, otherwise known as “The First Lady of Country Music,” is one of the genre’s most celebrated and influential artists. Throughout the late 1960s and ’70s, Wynette reigned supreme on the country charts and celebrated 20 #1 hits. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, Wynette’s career began in 1965 when she started performing live regionally, eventually making some appearances with Porter Wagoner. A single mother of three, she moved to Nashville and signed with Epic Records in 1966, changed her name, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Cheryl F. is the winner, congratulations — this is one country music DVD that you’ll watch over and over again.
Tammy Wynette, otherwise known as “The First Lady of Country Music,” is one of the genre’s most celebrated and influential artists. Throughout the late 1960s and ’70s, Wynette reigned supreme on the country charts and celebrated 20 #1 hits. Born Virginia Wynette Pugh, Wynette’s career began in 1965 when she started performing live regionally, eventually making some appearances with Porter Wagoner. A single mother of three, she moved to Nashville and signed with Epic Records in 1966, changed her name, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Married five times, Wynette’s songs reflected her tumultuous love life, including her 1969 marriage to George Jones, with whom she recorded various duet songs and albums. Witness the rise of one of country music’s finest performers on Legendary Performances, with Wynette’s smash hit “Stand By Your Man,” seen here in a 1969 performance on The Wilburn BrothersShow; “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” from her 1968 performance on the CMA Awards; her 1967 performances of “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad” and “I Don’t Wanna Play House” from an episode of The Bill Anderson Show; and a 1976 Johnny Cash and Friends performance of “‘Til I Can Make It On My Own.” The Wynette/Jones performances featured on Legendary Performances include “We Loved It Away,” from the TV series Pop! Goes The Country, and “Golden Ring” and “Near You” from the show Country Music Hit Parade.
This collection of rare performances includes footage captured on film and video between 1967 and 1980 that has since been archived by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Extras on the DVD include an interview with Tammy Wynette, footage of Wynette and George Richey’s wedding, as well as her Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
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Shout Factory along with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, has released another remarkable title in their Archive Series: Legendary Performances: Marty Robbins. Assembling together 15 clips from various television shows and specials. Some never before seen interview footage is also available in the DVD. Marty Robbins is a real surprise for the country music fan that lacks the familiarity of Robbins outside his oft-repeated Top 40 hits like El Paso or Singing the Blues
Shout Factory along with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, has released another remarkable title in their Archive Series: Legendary Performances: Marty Robbins. Assembling together 15 clips from various television shows and specials. Some never before seen interview footage is also available in the DVD. Marty Robbins is a real surprise for the country music fan that lacks the familiarity of Robbins outside his oft-repeated Top 40 hits like El Paso or Singing the Blues
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From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection features nearly two decades of Merle Haggard performances in his prime not seen since their original broadcast. Now, for the first time on DVD, experience the hits through a chronology of vintage live performances such as “Branded Man” (Country MusicHoliday,1968), “Mama Tried” (Billy Walker’s Country Carnival, 1968) and “Okie From Muskogee” (The Porter Wagoner Show, 1970).
When Merle Haggard left prison in 1960, he went on to achieve 38 #1 hits (to date) and establish himself as one of the greats in country music. But getting out of prison didn’t quite mean leaving his rebel ways behind. His songwriting depicted the truths of a rough-and-tumble life which he fused with a musical style derived from hardcore country, jazz, blues and folk to create a sound no one had ever heard, with lyrics many could relate to.
From the walls of San Quentin to his free-spirited life as an irreverent and unique voice outside the Nashville establishment to his induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Merle Haggard has never left a doubt that he is country’s original outlaw.
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