
50 Years of Country Music
A three-hour program chronicling the history of country music up to 1978, hosted by Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, and Roy Clark and featuring performances by many iconic and contemporary stars of the genre, including Roy Acuff, Kitty Wells, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, and Johnny Cash.
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Top Cast

Dolly Parton
Self - Hostess

Roy Clark
Self - Host

Glen Campbell
Self - Host

Roy Acuff
Self

Chet Atkins
Self

Gene Autry
Self (archive footage)

Bob Wills
Self

June Carter Cash
Self
Anita Carter
Self
Carlene Carter
Self

Helen Carter
Self

Johnny Cash
Self

Ray Charles
Self

Crystal Gayle
Self

Merle Haggard
Self
Jan Howard
Self
Doug Kershaw
Self

Larry Gatlin
Self

Loretta Lynn
Self

Bill Monroe
Self
Crew
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