Product Details

• Actors: Opry Video Classics
• Directors: Various
• Format: Box set, Color, Compilation, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 8
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: WEA Corp DVD
• DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008
• Run Time: 437 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000Z8H1YA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,701 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Vol. 1: SONGS
THAT TOPPED
THE CHARTS
Cowboy Copas Alabama
Ferlin Husky Wings of a Dove
The Browns The Three Bells
George Hamilton IV Abilene
Leroy Van Dyke
Walk On By
Ernest Ashworth
Talk Back Trembling Lips
Henson Cargill Skip a Rope
Stonewall Jackson
Waterloo
Donna Fargo Funny Face
Tom T. Hall The Year That
Clayton Delaney Died
...plus 5 more!
Vol. 2: DUETS
Don Gibson & June Carter
Oh Lonesome Me
Bobby Lord & Patsy Cline
(Remember Me) I m the One
Who Loves You
Skeeter Davis & Bobby
Bare Let It Be Me
George Jones & Melba
Montgomery We Must
Have Been Out of Our Minds
Johnny Cash & June Carter
Jackson
Conway Twitty & Loretta
Lynn After the Fire Is Gone
Bill Anderson & Jan
Howard For Loving You
David Houston &
Barbara Mandrell
After Closing Time
George Jones & Tammy
Wynette The Ceremony
...plus 6 more!
Vol. 3: HALL
OF FAME
Johnny Cash Big River
Patsy Cline Imagine That
Chet Atkins Yakety Axe
Willie Nelson
Mr. Record Man
Porter Wagoner
Green, Green Grass of Home
Hank Snow
I ve Been Everywhere
Loretta Lynn
One s On the Way
Don Gibson
Oh Lonesome Me
Dolly Parton Joshua
George Jones
The Grand Tour
...plus 5 more!
Vol. 4: HONKYTONK
HEROES
Ernest Tubb
Walking the Floor Over You
Ray Price
Heartaches By the Number
Porter Wagoner
Misery Loves Company
Jim Reeves Four Walls
Bobby Bare Detroit City
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
Webb Pierce
In the Jailhouse Now
Charley Pride Kaw-Liga
Waylon Jennings Medley:
Brown Eyed Handsome
Man/Only Daddy That ll
Walk the Line/Loving Her
Was Easier (Than Anything
I ll Ever Do Again)
...plus 6 more!
Vol. 5: LEGENDS
George Jones
White Lightning
Marty Robbins El Paso
Don Gibson
I Can t Stop Loving You
Faron Young Hello Walls
Patsy Cline Crazy
Willie Nelson Medley:
Hello Walls/Funny How
Time Slips Away/Night
Life/Crazy
Johnny Cash Ring of Fire
The Statler Brothers
Flowers On the Wall
Conway Twitty
Hello Darlin
Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner s Daughter
...plus 5 more!
Vol. 6: LOVE
SONGS
Sonny James Young Love
Hank Locklin
Please Help Me, I m Falling
Ferlin Husky Gone
George Jones
She Thinks I Still Care
David Houston
Almost Persuaded
Tammy Wynette
Til I Get It Right
Conway Twitty I See
the Want To In Your Eyes
Freddy Fender Before
the Next Teardrop Falls
Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You
Ray Price
For the Good Times
...plus 5 more!
Vol. 7: PIONEERS
Roy Acuff
Wabash Cannon Ball
Grandpa Jones
Mountain Dew
The Carter Family
Keep On the Sunnyside
Johnnie and Jack (Oh
Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely
The Louvin Brothers
I Don t Believe You ve
Met My Baby
Eddy Arnold Cattle Call
Tex Ritter High Noon
Bill Monroe Uncle Pen
Flatt & Scruggs Foggy
Mountain Breakdown
Hank Snow
I m Moving On
...plus 5 more!
Vol. 8: QUEENS
OF COUNTRY
Jean Shepard Second
Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)
Loretta Lynn You Ain t
Woman Enough
Dottie West
Country Sunshine
Lynn Anderson
Rose Garden
Jeanne Pruett
Satin Sheets
Tammy Wynette
Stand By Your Man
Donna Fargo
The Happiest Girl
In the Whole U.S.A.
Sammi Smith
Help Me Make It
Through the Night
Dolly Parton Jolene
...plus 5 more --Tom Hemesath Journal

Product Description

Opry Video Classics features the biggest names in country music
from the 50s, 60s and 70s, performing their biggest hits LIVE.
It s the most comprehensive collection of live Grand Ole Opry
performances ever assembled on DVD, from Ernest Tubb to
Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash to Loretta Lynn, George Jones to
Tammy Wynette, Hank Snow to Patsy Cline and many more.
Time Life and the Grand Ole Opry are proud to partner on this 8-DVD
box set. We re unlocking a treasure-trove of classic country music
for the first time with the amazing release of these vintage concerts,
filmed live on-stage at the mother church of country music, the
Ryman Auditorium. Just like a front row seat, this ultimate concert
will surely be a country music fan s dream come

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real treasure trove of country music history, November 26, 2007

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This 8-DVD box set, compiled by Time-Life Books and the folks at the Grand Ole Opry, collects 120 video performances by many of the greatest country musicians of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Each disc includes fifteen live performances (and no lip-syncing, as far as I can tell...) along with bonus features such as interviews with various Opry veterans. The material is drawn from old Opry TV broadcasts and other venues such as "The Bobby Lord Show" and other, long-forgotten shows that were the country equivalents of "Soul Train" and "American Bandstand." The video quality is very good and the sound quality is excellent -- it's a chance to see stars such as Bill Anderson, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, Tammy Wynette and many, many others playing at the peak of their powers. In many cases they were also at the start of their careers, and just starting to learn the ropes. The set also includes a surprisingly strong representation of lesser-known artists, folks like Bill Phillips, Jeannie Seely, Jeannie Pruett and others, great singers who were hitmakers many years ago, but are remembered only by a few fans today. This is a marvelous collection that truly honors the history of country music (and of the Nashville music business) without cutting corners or playing it safe. The discs also are offered individually, organized by themes that are actually quite useful. Some of the most rewarding volumes are the "Pioneers" set, "Queens Of Country" and the "Duets" disc, which features many gems, among them a bluesy performance from Patsy Cline, who sang with other artists live, but never actually recorded any duets on record.

If you want a fun, high-class collection that shows many of the biggest stars in Nashville playing real, honest country music, this collection is a true gift. Highly recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack / Slipcue music reviews)

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars time life get it right, December 21, 2007

By	Earl Mitchell (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This 8 dvd boxed set to me, has the cream of Country music. Coming from Sydney, Australia & being a Rock & Roll fan of the late 50's & early 60's the main US Country artists that I knew were the crossover artists, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Faron Young etc, I had heard of the Grand Ole Opry but never really knew much about it.
All the dvds are extremely good quality & the later performances are in colour.
This box set gave me a chance to see performances from artists that I had only heard singing their hits.
The Browns, Ernest Ashworth, Don Gibson, Henson Cargill, Billy Carlisle,
George Morgan, Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan, Freddie Hart, Hank Locklin & David Houston.
I was looking though the dvds individually & could not decide which ones to buy as they all had 15 live performances, & there were lots tracks on each of them that i wanted. It was easier to buy the complete set.
I thought some of the clips would be out of "Second Fiddle To A Steel Guitar","Country Music On Broadway" & "The Leroy Van Dyke" TV series. I was pleased that they were all different performances.
I am hoping that Time Life will hurry up & bring out more dvds of this quality, well worth the money.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!!!, April 11, 2008

By	Zoran Gonda (Beograd, Serbia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fantastic! Every country music fan aged over 60 should have it. So, my ageing fellows, hurry up before your time runs out.