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Writers:
Thomas L. Neff
Robert K. Oermann
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 June 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Music | Documentary See more »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. See more »

Cast

 (Series Cast) (in credits order)

Kris Kristofferson ... Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Acuff ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
John Anderson ... Himself (1996)
Lynn Anderson ... Herself (1996)

Eddy Arnold ... Himself (1996)
Chet Atkins ... Himself

Gene Autry ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Joan Baez ... Herself (1996) (archive footage)
Owen Bradley ... Himself (1996)
Bill Carlisle ... Himself (1996)

June Carter Cash ... Herself (1996)
The Carter Family ... Themselves (1996) (archive footage)
Janette Carter ... Herself (1996)
Mother Maybelle Carter ... Herself (1996) (archive footage)

Johnny Cash ... Himself

Ray Charles ... Himself
Patsy Cline ... Herself (archive footage)
Charlie Daniels ... Himself (1996)
Gail Davies ... Herself (1996)
Charlie Dick ... Himself (1996)
Little Jimmy Dickens ... Himself (1996)

Bob Dylan ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Dale Evans ... Herself (1996)

Freddy Fender ... Himself (1996)
Lester Flatt ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Red Foley ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Lefty Frizzell ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Snuff Garrett ... Himself (1996)
Woody Guthrie ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Merle Haggard ... Himself
Jeff Hanna ... Himself (1996)

Emmylou Harris ... Herself (1996)
John Hartford ... Himself (1996)

Alan Jackson ... Himself
Herb Jeffries ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Waylon Jennings ... Himself (1996)

George Jones ... Himself (1996)

Naomi Judd ... Herself

Wynonna Judd ... Herself (as Wynonna)

Toby Keith ... Himself (1996)
Brenda Lee ... Herself (1996)

Jerry Lee Lewis ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Loretta Lynn ... Herself
Uncle Dave Macon ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Kathy Mattea ... Herself (1996)

Ronnie Milsap ... Himself (1996)
Bill Monroe ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Patsy Montana ... Herself (1996) (archive footage)

Willie Nelson ... Himself
Buck Owens ... Himself (1996)
Lee Roy Parnell ... Himself (1996)

Dolly Parton ... Herself
Minnie Pearl ... Herself (1996) (archive footage)
Sam Phillips ... Himself (1996)
Webb Pierce ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Elvis Presley ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Charley Pride ... Himself (1996)
Riders in the Sky ... Themselves (1996)
Jean Ritchie ... Herself (1996)

Tex Ritter ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Marty Robbins ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Jimmie Rodgers ... Himself (archive footage)

Roy Rogers ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)

Will Rogers ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Peter Rowan ... Himself (1996)
Earl Scruggs ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
The Statler Brothers ... Themselves (1996)
Hank Thompson ... Himself (1996)
Ernest Tubb ... Himself (archive footage)

Kitty Wells ... Herself (archive footage)

Hank Williams Jr. ... Himself (1996)
Hank Williams ... Himself (archive footage)
Bob Wills ... Himself (1996) (archive footage)
Johnny Wright ... Himself (1996)
Tammy Wynette ... Herself (1996)
Faron Young ... Himself (1996)
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Directed by
Jerry Aronson 
Thomas L. Neff 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Thomas L. Neff 
Robert K. Oermann  (as Robert Oerman)

Produced by
Thomas L. Neff .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Steven Wacks 
 
Film Editing by
Lisa Leeman 
 
Sound Department
Kent Gibson .... sound designer
Kent Gibson .... sound re-recording mixer
Kent Gibson .... supervising sound editor
Mark McLaughlin .... sound recordist
Tom Mitchell .... sound re-recording mixer
Alan Porzio .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daryl Didier .... electrician
David Trenkle .... first assistant camera (1996)
 
Other crew
Jimmy Holcomb .... production coordinator
 

Distributors
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color

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