History Of Country Music 52 Hour Radio Special Ralph Emery Hosted Drake-Chenault

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1,225

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You are bidding on the multi-LP set entitled The History of Country Music. The show was produced by Drake-Chenault in 1982 and is a COMPREHENSIVE look at country music from its roots through 1982, the year the show was released. In a major coup, this 52 hour special is narrated by the legendary Ralph Emery. If you are enjoying the PBS Ken Burns documentary 'Country Music - A Film By Ken Burns,' you will LOVE this! Everything covered by the special so far is covered in these 52 hours. While watching I have thought to myself, if only Ken had reached out to us. Why? Because many quotes I have heard made secondhand by others in their documentary is made in first person here so it just adds another dimension. For example, in the final days of Hank Williams' life Hank Sr. is quoted by Hank, Jr. as having told Minnie Pearl that 'sometimes you just can't see the light.' This radio documentary has Minnie Pearl telling it firsthand. The beauty of this is that in 1982, many of the legends that had since passed by the time Ken began his work was still alive and we have their own voices here.

THIS IS THE ONLY KNOW COMPLETE SET KNOWN TO EXIST!! Thus, this is a priceless, one-of-a-kind piece professionally produced. Keep in mind, it was Drake-Chenault that produced the legendary 52 Hour History of Rock & Roll that was originally released in 1978 and updated for release in 1981. Content, I have not captured the detail so much as to document every single song but here are the titles of the 52 hours of PURE GOLD!

Oh....and if you don't have a turntable, no worries, we have digitally remastered CD sets of this show and one is included for immediate listening!!

Hour 1 - Hank Williams
Hour 2 - Early Years, Hits from the early years through 1939, Jimmy Rodgers, Carter Family, Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow
Hour 3 - Eddy Arnold, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce, Hits of the 1940's & 1950's
Hour 4 - Hank Thompson, Kitty Wells, Carl Smith, Faron Young
Hour 5 - Jim Reeves, Ray Price
Hour 6 - Elvis Presley
Hour 7 - Hits of 1956-1959
Hour 8 - Johnny Cash
Hour 9 - Sonny James, Jerry Lee Lewis
Hour 10 - Marty Robbins
Hour 11 - Brenda Lee, Don Gibson, Mel Tillis
Hour 12 - George Jones
Hour 13 - Buck Owens, Bill Anderson
Hour 14 - Hits of 1960-1963
Hour 15 - Patsy Cline, Dottie West, Bobby Bare
Hour 16 - Porter Wagoner, Hank Williams, Jr.
Hour 17 - Johnny Horton, Roger Miller, David Houston, Jack Greene, Jim Ed Brown
Hour 18 - Willie Nelson
Hour 19 - Loretta Lynn
Hour 20 - Merle Haggard
Hour 21 - Hits of 1964-1965, Chet Atkins, Hits of 1966-1967
Hour 22 - Statler Brothers
Hour 23 - Charley Pride
Hour 24 - Glen Campbell, Lynn Anderson
Hour 25 - Waylon Jennings
Hour 26 - Tammy Wynette
Hour 27 - Johnny Cash Pt. 2
Hour 28 - Johnny Paycheck, Tom T. Hall
Hour 29 - Hits of 1968-1970
Hour 30 - conway Twitty
Hour 31 - Conway Twitty, Anne Murray
Hour 32 - Barbara Mandrell
Hour 33 - Willie Nelson Pt. 2
Hour 34 - Dolly Parton
Hour 35 - Freddie Hart, Donna Fargo, Charlie Rich
Hour 36 - Hits from 1971-1975
Hour 37 - Johnny Rodriguez, Tanya Tucker, Moe Bandy, Joe Stampley
Hour 38 - Loretta & Conway, Loretta Lynn Pt. 2
Hour 39 - Ronnie Milsap
Hour 40 - Crystal Gayle, Mickey Gilley
Hour 41 - Don Williams
Hour 42 - Merle Haggard Pt. 2
Hour 43 - T.G. Sheppard, Gatlin Brothers
Hour 44 - Hits Of 1974-1979
Hour 45 - Waylon Jennings Pt. 2
Hour 46 - Johnny Lee, Kendalls, Emmylou Harris, Gene Watson, John Conlee
Hour 47 - Kenny  Rogers
Hour 48 - Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Daniels Band, John Anderson
Hour 49 - Eddie Rabbitt, Bellamy Brothers, Alabama
Hour 50 - Hits of 1980-1982
Hour 51 - George Jones Pt. 2
Hour 52 - Time Sweep Every #1 From 1971-1982

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