Country at the BBC
Compilation of BBC archive performances by country artists, including Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson.
Grab your partner by the hand - the BBC have raided their archive and brought to light glittering performances by country artists over the last four decades.
Star appearances include Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and, of course, Dolly Parton. All the greats have performed for the BBC at some point - on entertainment shows, in concert and at the BBC studios. Some of the rhinestones revealed are Charley Pride's Crystal Chandeliers from the Lulu Show, Emmylou Harris singing Together Again on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Billie Jo Spears's Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad from the Val Doonican Music Show.
We're brought up to date with modern country hits by kd lang, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss and Taylor Swift, plus a special unbroadcasted performance from Later...with Jools Holland by Willie Nelson.
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Bobbie Gentry
Papa Won't You Let Me Go To Town With You?
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Tammy Wynette
Stand By Your Man
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Charley Pride
Crystal Chandeliers
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Dolly Parton
Jolene
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Emmylou Harris
Together Again
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Charlie Rich
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
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Chet Atkins
Cascade
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Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Me And Bobby McGee
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Don Williams
Amanda
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Billie Jo Spears, George Hamilton IV & Lloyd Green
Wabash Cannonball
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Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colours
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Kenny Rogers
Lucille
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Crystal Gayle
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
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Glen Campbell
Rhinestone Cowboy
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Billie Jo Spears
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
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Willie Nelson
Always On My Mind
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Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You
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Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson
The Highwayman
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k.d. lang
Western Stars
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Junior Brown
Highway Patrol
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George Strait
All My Ex's Live In Texas
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Alan Jackson
Dog River Blues
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Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
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Alison Krauss & Union Station
Little Liza Jane
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Taylor Swift
Love Story
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Willie Nelson
Me and Paul
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Garth Brooks
Standing Outside The Fire
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Shania Twain
That Don't Impress Me Much
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The Chicks
The Long Way Around
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Eleanor Thomas |
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Broadcasts
Fri 23 Dec 201122:05- Fri 24 Aug 201222:20
- Sat 25 Aug 201201:55
- Mon 27 Aug 201201:10
- Fri 18 Jan 201323:20
- Mon 21 Jan 201300:15
- Sat 23 Feb 201323:45
- Mon 6 May 201323:05
- Sat 21 Sep 201300:25
- Mon 25 Nov 201300:45
- Fri 7 Feb 201423:55
- Sat 1 Nov 201422:35
- Sat 9 May 201522:45
- Sun 3 Jan 201602:10
- Thu 19 Nov 202023:00
- Fri 7 Oct 202222:30
- Fri 22 Sep 202321:00
- Sat 4 Oct 202522:15BBC Two except Scotland
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