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Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes (2007)

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 0M

Synopsis

From historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., comes this collection of 15 Grand Ole Opry performances, including Johnny Cash singing "Folsom Prison Blues" and George Jones delivering "The Race Is On." Among the other honky-tonk legends are Ray Price ("Heartaches by the Number"), Porter Wagoner ("Misery Loves Company"), Dave Dudley ("Six Days on the Road"), Ernest Tubb ("Walking the Floor Over You") and Bobby Bare ("Detroit City").

Actors

Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Himself - Host
Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare
Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Himself (archive footage)
Dave Dudley
Dave Dudley
Himself (archive footage)
Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender
Himself (archive footage)
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Himself (archive footage)
George Jones
George Jones
Himself (archive footage)
Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce
Himself (archive footage)
Ray Price
Ray Price
Himself (archive footage)
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
Himself (archive footage)
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
Himself (archive footage)
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
Himself (archive footage)
Charlie Walker
Charlie Walker
Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Rodriguez
Himself (archive footage)
Charley Pride
Charley Pride
Himself (archive footage)

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