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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour(1967-1969)

NR
| 1h per episode | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.

Directed by Marty Pasetta - With Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Pat Paulsen, Peter Cullen

The Johnny Cash Show(1969-1971)

1h per episode | Talk-Show
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.

With June Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers, The Tennessee Three

Bluegrass Underground(2011-2021)

TV-G
| 30min per episode | Documentary
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A musical adventure series emanating from The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains. Celebrating the diversity of America’s musical heritage with artists from the full spectrum of genres: Bluegrass, yes but also Americana, Country, Soul, Blues, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Folk, and everything between.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour(1988-1989)

1h per episode | Comedy

Tom and Dick Smothers return to TV in this revival of the traditional variety show, mixing comedy skits, stand-up routines and musical numbers. Joining the Smothers each week were a number of aspiring young talents and veteran performers.

Rainbow Quest(1965-1966)

52min per episode

Legendary folk musician Pete Seeger shares stories and songs with some of the folk and country music greats of the 1960s such as Johnny Cash, June Carter, Mississippi John Hurt, The Stanley Brothers and Doc Watson.

David Holt's State of Music(2016-)

TV-G
| 24min per episode | Documentary
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

David Holt plays tunes and talks with modern masters of traditional music in Appalachia, showcasing not just the music but also the countryside that gave it life. Shot entirely on location, the program puts its featured performers in the context of the countryside that nurtured their musical traditions.

American Epic(2017)

TV-PG
| 57min per episode | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.

Directed by Bernard MacMahon

The Highland Sessions(2010)

30min per episode | Documentary

Series celebrating the historical and contemporary links between Scottish and Irish Gaelic song by bringing together top exponents of both traditions to sing and play with no audience except themselves, using a house band of their peers.