With a whoop and a holler, Wills danced his way into America's heart, popularizing the inimitable style of music known as Western Swing. This documentary follows his career with his Texas Playboys from early days in Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa to his days of fame and fortune in Hollywood and Vegas. B&W, 61 min.
on order, expected arrival date unknown
WINSTAR-DVD1354
$18.50
DVD - BUCK OWENS - LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX
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"Act Naturally," "Cryin' Time," more. 34 min.
NEWWEST-DVD8043
$13.95
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DVD - CHET ATKINS 1955-1975
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Chet finger-picks his electric Gretsch as well as his classical and acoustic guitar in clips from performances around the world. 58 min.
VEST-DVD13027
$20.75
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DVD - CHET ATKINS: A TRIBUTE TO CHET ATKINS
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Originally aired in 1980. Hosted by the late Chet Atkins, with performances by Charley Pride, Charlie Daniels, Don Everly, Don Gibson, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, more. 90 min.
EAGLE-DVD90279
.. list $13.98 ours
$12.95
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DVD - CHET ATKINS: RARE PERFORMANCES 1976 - 1995
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The gentle genius explores the music of Bob Dylan (Don't Think Twice, It's All Right), John Phillip Sousa (Stars and Stripes Forever), pop standards (Lover Come Back), and progressive funk (Knuckle Buster). Mostly solos but he also swaps licks with the fiery Jerry Reed and Larry Carlton.
on order, expected arrival date 01/21/09
VEST-DVD13091
$20.75
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DVD - DESPERATE MAN BLUES: DISCOVERING THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
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Documentary that chronicles the amazing life of legendary record collector Joe Bussard, armchair archivist of blues, jazz, and old-time Appalachian music to the world, and founder of Fonotone Records. 51 mins. plus a 30-min. featurette -- lots of great old music, too!
DTD-DVD005
$17.95
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DVD - DOLLY PARTON: LIVE AND WELL
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Live at Dollywood's Celebrity Theatre in December 2002 with her handpicked band "The Blueniques." Including songs from her latest Sugar Hill releases, as well as acoustic and mountain stringband arrangements of her country and pop hits.
SUGA-DVD3998
.. list $18.95 ours
$17.95
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DVD - DR. HORSEHAIR'S OLD-TIME MINSTRELS: LIVE AT THE OPRY HOUSE
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Outside of Williamston, GA in 1996 -- 19th-century and clawhammer banjo ace Bob Flesher, fiddler Toby Denham, Troy Weldon on guitar and John Cahill on bones! With a genuine 1850s vintage banjo, an 1840-style Martin guitar with scroll peghead, an 1870s fiddle and minstrel-era bones. A slice of antebellum Old South popular entertainment: "Angelina Baker," "Old King Crow," "Get Along Josie," 13 in all.
HORSEHAIR-DVD600
.. list $15.00 ours
$13.50
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DVD - FIDDLE MASTERS CONCERT SERIES, VOLUME 3
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Featuring Daniel Carwile, Hanneke Cassel, Casey Driessen, Brittany Haas, Natalie Haas, Alex Hargreaves, Tatiana Hargreaves, and Gabe Witcher. These concerts were recorded live in the intimate concert room of The Violin Shop. Darol Anger says this is "...hands-down the best picture of the state of the art of fiddle playing, 21st century, right now. Nothing else comes close for production values, musical content, and pure artistry." 75 min.
670-DVD3
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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DVD - FOUR AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FILMS
by Yasha Aginsky
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Includes: "Homemade American Music" - filmed 1980. Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard revisit the origins of rural, traditional folk cultures in the south. Musicians include Tommy Jarrell, Elizabeth Cotten, Roscoe Holcomb, Marc Savoy, and others. "Sonny Terry, Shoutin' the Blues" - filmed 1969. The harmonica great tells of his start in the business, and performs a solo. "Les Blues de Balfa" - filmed 1983. Dewey Balfa tells the history of his musical family. "Cajun Visits," - filmed in 1983, at homes in rural southwest Louisiana. Featuring Denis McGee, Dewey Balfa, others. 104 min.
VEST-DVD13103
$20.75
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DVD - HAMPER McBEE: RAW MASH / MOUTH MUSIC
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Two documentaries produced by Korine/Dunlap in 1978 and '81, paying homage to southern musical traditions. Featuring accounts of the storyteller/balladeer Hamper McBee, along with Delta Hicks, Leonard Emmanuel, and Jimmy Riddle, who perform eephing, hollering, drill calls, and nonsense songs. Release date 03/10/2009
available for pre-order
SFR-DVD106
$18.90
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DVD - HANK WILLIAMS - HONKY TONK BLUES
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Using new footage, and interviews with friends and family who haven't spoken on camera before, this documentary tells the story of Hank's rise and fall in vivid detail. Director's cut includes 30+ extra minutes and bonuses. Premieres on PBS as part of the "American Masters" series June, 2004.
MERC-DVD272309
.. list $19.98 ours
$17.95
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DVD - HAZEL DICKENS: IT'S HARD TO TELL THE SINGER FROM THE SONG
Directed by Mimi Pickering
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Hazel talks about her life growing up in the coalfields, working in the shops and factories of Baltimore, and playing music. Concert performances are intercut with images of the Appalachian mountains and streets of Baltimore. Includes "Black Lung", "Working Girl Blues", "Mama"s Hand" and more. Featuring additional concert footage captured during the filming of the documentary. 60 min.
on order, expected arrival date 01/09/09
JUN-DVD2
$23.95
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DVD - JOHNNY CASH & ROSCOE HOLCOMB
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Live performances from Pete Seeger's "Rainbow Quest" TV series -- with June Carter and Jean Redpath. Two hours.
SHAN-DVD606
$18.95
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DVD - JOHNNY CASH - LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX
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In 1987 Cash delivered what he considered to be one of his finest TV performances. This special edition DVD includes 3 bonus tracks, with members of the Carter Family. 57 min.
NEWWEST-DVD8017
$13.95
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DVD - LEGENDS OF COUNTRY GUITAR -- FEATURING CHET ATKINS, MERLE TRAVIS, MOSE RAGER & DOC WATSON
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Songs performed include "I Am A Pilgrim," "The Entertainer," "Freight Train Boogie," "Cannonball Rag," "Guitar Rag," more. 58 min.
VEST-DVD13070
$20.95
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DVD - LEGENDS OF OLD TIME MUSIC
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Features performances by Pete Steele, Tommy Jarrell, The Walker Family, Jean & Edna Ritchie, Sam McGee, Doc Watson, Clint Howard & Fred Price, Roscoe Holcomb and more. B&W, color. 58 min.
VEST-DVD13026
$20.95
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DVD - LEGENDS OF WESTERN SWING GUITAR
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Nine of the greats captured on film from rare 1940s footage to the present. Includes Eldon Shamblin, Zeke Campbell, Junior Barnard, Billy Dozier, Bob Kiser, Benny Garcia, Cameron Hill, Jimmy Wyble and Tommy Morrell. 60 min.
VEST-DVD13062
$20.75
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DVD - MERLE HAGGARD: LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES
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From the vaults of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum! Performances from 1968-83 not seen since their original broadcast. Clips from Country Music Holiday, Billy Walker's Country Carnival, the Porter Wagoner Show, the Johnny Cash Christmas Special and more. "Swinging Doors," "The Bottle Let Me Down," "Mama Tried," "Okie from Muskogee," "Working Man Blues" and more from this country legend in his prime. 65 min.
SHOUT-DVD10884
$13.50
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DVD - MERLE TRAVIS - RARE PERFORMANCES 1946 - 1981
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19 full performances by the master fingerstyle guitarist, including such famous songs as "Nine Pound Hammer," "I Am A Pilgrim," "Sixteen Tons," "Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette," "Cannonball Rag." Highly recommended. 60 min.
VEST-DVD13012
$20.75
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DVD - MERLE TRAVIS: AT TOWN HALL PARTY
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25 performances from L.A.'s country music TV showcase, 1958! With Joe & Rose Lee Maphis, Johnny Bond, Fiddlin' Kate Warren, Billy Mize and the whole THP gang: "Fat Gal," "Cannonball Rag," "Nine Pound Hammer," "I'll See You In My Dreams," "Cincinnati Lou," "Ike Everly's Rag," lots more. With 16-page booklet, format NTSC, b/w.
BEAR-DVD20008
$32.95
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DVD - MERLE TRAVIS: SIXTEEN TONS -- RARE PERFORMANCES 1946-81, VOL. 2
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More footage from the country guitar legend, from his prime to his "rediscovery" in the 1970s. 60 min.
VEST-DVD13034
$20.75
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DVD - MUSIC FOR THE SKY
directed by Nikolai Fox
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Portrays a community of revivalist old-time fiddlers who play Southern style fiddle music while living in Vermont & Massachusetts. Revolves around the personalities of eight musicians: George Ainley, Ahmet Baycu, Jim Burns, Michael Donahue, Zac Johnson, Bob Naess, Anthony Pasquarosa and John Specker. Each musician is described in a cinematic portrait and shown playing in various informal settings. 60 min.
712-DVD1
.. list $16.95 ours
$15.25
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DVD - NINE POUND HAMMER: GUITAR STYLES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY
produced by Pat Kirtley
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This retrospective showcases guitar styles from Muhlenberg Country, including old time guitarists Bob Saxton, Maurice Jones and Moon Mullins and the new generation represented by Pat Kirtley, Paul Moseley and Steve Rector. 52 min.
VEST-DVD13081
$20.75
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DVD - NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND -- WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN: FARTHER ALONG
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As broadcast on PBS March 2003. A celebration of the band's groundbreaking "Circle" albums with their pals Earl Scruggs, Roseanne Cash, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Jimmy Martin, the McCourys, Iris DeMent, Jerry Douglas, Taj Mahal, Vassar Clements and more! Includes extra songs from the live concert, behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Circle Vol. 3" and more.
on order, expected arrival date 01/12/09
CAP-DVD90416
$13.50
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DVD - NORMAN & NANCY BLAKE: MY DEAR OLD SOUTHERN HOME
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10 selections, including "Last Train From Poor Valley," "Jimmy In The Swamp," "Franklin Roosevelt's Back Again." 46 min.
SHAN-DVD208
$18.95
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DVD - NORMAN & NANCY BLAKE: THE VIDEO COLLECTION 1980-1995
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Performances from four concerts in various parts of the country. 23 tunes in all. 62 min.
VEST-DVD13059
$20.75
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DVD - OPRY VIDEO CLASSICS
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8-DVD set! The biggest names in country music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, performing their biggest hits, LIVE. The most comprehensive collection of live Grand Ole Opry performances ever assembled on DVD. Features Ernest Tubb, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Hank Snow, Patsy Cline, more. Each volume includes bonus interviews and in-depth intros by Marty Stuart. More than 7 1/2 hours of classic entertainment.
TLM-DVD19139
$107.95
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DVD - OPRY VIDEO CLASSICS: LEGENDS
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Vintage live country music performances from the golden age of country music: George Jones, Marty Robbins, Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Johnny Cash, Faron Young, more. 60 min.
TLM-DVD19099
$13.50
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DVD - REMEMBERING OSWALD
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A 40-minute program containing 12 vocal and instrumentals made famous by Roy Acuff and Bashwell Brother Oswald, performed by Charlie Collins, Mike Webb, & Bev King. Collins is the last living member of Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys. Webb is the owner of Oswald's famous old Dobro and carries on Oswald's act and keeps his memory alive. King is a long-time musician and author.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
48-DVD1
.. list $16.00 ours
$14.40
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DVD - SECOND FIDDLE TO A STEEL GUITAR
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1965 comedy classic/country music jamboree presents legendary artists on hit parade, on this show-within-a-show filmed in Nashville. Comedian Arnold Stang, Kitty Wells, Minnie Pearl, Homer & Jethro, Lefty Frizzell, Sonny James, Bill Monroe, Dottie West, Connie Smith, Merle Kilgore, The Bowery Boys, and others. Songs include "Hello Walls," "Abilene," "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels," "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers," "Saginaw, Michigan," and more. 107 min./Color.
TLM-DVD19261
$16.95
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DVD - SHADY GROVE
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Old time music from N. Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky featuring Kilby Snow, rare footage of Dock Boggs, Tommy Jarrell, and Roscoe Holcomb. 60 min.
VEST-DVD13071
$20.75
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DVD - SHOWDOWN AT THE HOEDOWN
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A glimpse into the celebrated folk tradition that is the fiddle contest, with this recording of the 1976 Tennessee Folk Festival in Smithville. Featuring a competition between Champion Frazier Moss and Challenger Woody Crisman, and other festival scenarios. Release date 03/10/2009
available for pre-order
SFR-DVD107
$18.90
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DVD - SONGCATCHER
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Hauntingly beautiful folk music and stunning Appalachian scenery take center stage in this winner of the 2000 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize. Musicologiest Dr. Lily Penleric, who has a deep love of English folk ballads, visits her sister in rural Appalachia and finds herself in folk music central. Her rapture at her discoveries and efforts to win the trust of the locals touch upon issues of tolerance, clashing cultures, and more. "Songcatcher" "... has a healthy respect for the mountain people it portrays, and an absolute reverence for their music." 109 min.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
IMAGE-DVD7543
.. list $14.98 ours
$13.50
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DVD - TAKE ME BACK TO TULSA: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WESTERN SWING
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Featuring Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Tommy Duncan, Marjie Beeler, Spade Cooley and His Orchestra, Smokey Rogers, Tex Williams and His Orchestra, Hank Thompson. 60 min.
VEST-DVD13089
$20.75
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DVD - TALKING FEET
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Documentary covering the styles of solo Southern dancing under traditional old-time music: flatfoot, buck, hoedown, and rural tap dance. The dances follow hand-patting, talking blues, and singing, along with the musical styles of old-time, bluegrass, and western swing. Filmed on location in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina. 24 traditional dancers perform to "Katy Hill," "Golden Slippers," "Cumberland Gap," "Shortenin' Bread," and more. With 16 page booklet. Produced by Mike Seeger and Ruth Pershing. 87 min.
on order, expected arrival date 01/13/09
FOLKW-DVD48006
$17.95
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DVD - THAT HIGH LONESOME SOUND
by John Cohen
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Three complete films by John Cohen: "That High Lonesome Sound" -- the story of Roscoe Holcomb; "The End Of An Old Song" -- portrait of ballad singer Dillard Chandler; "Sara and Maybelle" -- performances from two of the original Carter Family. A MUST for any fan of Appalachian music. 70 min.
on order, expected arrival date 01/21/09
SHAN-DVD1404
$18.50
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DVD - THE BEST OF THE JOHNNY CASH TV SHOW 1969-71
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2 DVDs, deluxe edition digipak in a slipcase with a 28-page booklet -- the very best from Cash's popular TV series at the height of his career! A galaxy of guests, from Pete Seeger, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, Chet Atkins and Marty Robbins to Derek & the Dominoes, Creedence, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Louis Armstrong and many others -- including, of course, June Carter Cash and the Tennessee Three. You just don't see anything like this on TV anymore! Color, 4 hrs.
on order, expected arrival date 01/16/09
SBME-DVD04026
$35.95
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THE FREIGHT HOPPERS - LIVE AT THE BEARSVILLE BARN
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Taped in Woodstock, NY. Eight traditional songs, including "Sugar Hill," "Reuben's Train," "Money In Both Pockets," more. Their high spirits, strong musicianship, and infectious enthusiasm have given them a fast-growing following. 45 min.
300-V801
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.. list $19.95 ours
$17.95
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DVD - THE JOHNNY CASH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1976
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The "Man in Black" in his first TV Christmas special, aired on CBS and now on video for the first time! With June Carter Cash, Tony Orlando, Roy Clark, Merle Travis, Barbara Mandrell, Tommy Cash and Billy Graham. Color, 50 min.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
SHOUT-DVD10697
$13.50
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DVD - THE JOHNNY CASH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1977
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The "Man in Black" in his second TV Christmas special, aired on CBS and now on video for the first time! With June Carter Cash, the Statler Brothers, Roy Clark, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. Color, 50 min.
SHOUT-DVD10698
$13.50
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DVD - THE JOHNNY CASH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1978
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The "Man in Black" in his third TV Christmas special, aired on CBS and now on video for the first time! In Los Angeles this year, with guests Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Steve Martin, June Carter Cash and the family. Color, 50 min.
SHOUT-DVD10699
$13.50
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DVD - THE JOHNNY CASH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1979
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The "Man in Black" in his fourth TV Christmas special, aired on CBS and now on video for the first time! Back in Nashville this year, with guests Andy Kaufman, Anne Murray, Tom T. Hall and June Carter Cash. Color, 50 min.
SHOUT-DVD10700
$13.50
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DVD - THE JOHNNY CASH CHRISTMAS SPECIALS 1976-79
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All four of the annual CBS Christmas specials in a 4-DVD box set! June Carter Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Roy Orbison, Statler Bros., Billy Graham, Steve Martin, Andy Kaufman, Carl Perkins, Merle Travis, many others.
SHOUT-DVD10940
$44.95
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DVD - THE UNCLE DAVE MACON PROGRAM
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Filled with memories and tales supplied by Pete Seeger, the Hotmud Family, Kirk McGee, Roy Acuff, Cordell Kemp, and family members. Release date 03/10/2009
available for pre-order
SFR-DVD105
$18.90
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DVD - THE VIOLIN SHOP CONCERT SERIES, VOLUME 1
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Featuring Andy Leftwich, Bruce Molsky, Aubrey Haynie, Jim Vancleve, Bobby Hicks, Ronnie Bowman, more. These concerts were recorded live in the intimate concert room of The Violin Shop. Darol Anger says this is "...hands-down the best picture of the state of the art of fiddle playing, 21st century, right now. Nothing else comes close for production values, musical content, and pure artistry." 75 min.
670-DVD1
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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DVD - TRADITIONAL MUSIC CLASSICS
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Featuring Doc Watson, Kilby Snow, Roscoe Holcomb, and Buell Kazee. 70 min.
YAZ-DVD516
$15.95
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DVD - UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS: A TRIBUTE TO OLD TIME MUSIC & DANCE
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This documentary takes an in-depth look at what makes Uncle Dave Macon Days the remarkable annual old time music and dance event that draws over 50,000 visitors every July to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Filled with vintage photos, event footage, dozens of interviews and lots of music & dance. Traces the festival's early history when a local pharmacist began "Banjo Pickin' Days" to celebrate local musicians and attract business. The festival still promotes and preserves competitive old time music and dance, while expanding to include arts and crafts, unique foods, storytelling and a motorless parade. The heart of the event continues to be the on-stage and shade tree musicians, and dancers. Approx. 2 hours.
on order, expected arrival date 01/16/09
715-DVD1
$14.99
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