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Town Hall Party 'Town Hall Party' was among the first of the country music shows to be seen on U.S. television, making its debut in early 1952 and running until early 1961. Staged every Saturday in a theatre in Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles, the stage was made up to look like an old barn, thus continuing the traditions of the various live shows that were first heard on the radio airwaves three decades earlier. Although Nashville was fast establishing itself as the commercial home of country music, the West Coast had a vast, ready audi- ence for such a show. The area had first become the new home for the Dust Bowl migrants of the 1930s and, a few years later during the war years, a further influx was made up of workers seeking jobs in the munitions and defence plants. These were all people who loved country music and, consequently, a brand new country scene was born with its own sound, artists, clubs, re- cord labels, radio shows and, in due course, television programmes. 'Town Hall Party' was created with its own cast of regular performers and musicians, boasting a house that was virtually a 'who's who' of the West Coast scene comprising such as Joe Maphis, Merle Travis, Skeets McDonald, Johnny Bond and Tommy Duncan. Jay Stewart (who later hosted the TV quiz show 'Let's Make A Deal'), and Tex Ritter were the MCs. The weekly show presented an equally impressive guest list, attracted both by the show's tremendous popularity but also by the fact that fledgling televi- sion was becoming a vitally important media for exposing their talents to brand new audiences. The many guests to appear in- cluded Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Eddie Cochran, The Collins Kids, Freddie Hart, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, Merle Lindsay, Bob Luman, Carl Perkins, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Snow and Gene Vincent. With an audience numbering up to 2000, 'Town Hall Party' was first broadcasted live over local radio station KFI, but reached a greater audience when NBC syndicated the show on radio. The broadcast was extended to three hours when KTTV-TV televised the show. The show was so popular that, in 1958, Columbia Records issued the 'Town Hall Party' album featuring various cast members. Now 'Town Hall Party' is reborn on DVD. Launched in 2002, this continuing DVD series presents both individual artists' perfor- mances, compiled from different appearances on 'Town Hall Party', and complete cast shows selected from specific dates. Com- pletely remastered, and presented with full colour booklets, these releases fully captured the atmosphere, artistry and sounds of a bygone country music age. BEAR FAMILY RECORDS TEL +49 (4748) 8216-16 FAX +49 (4748) 8216-20 E-MAIL [email protected] Bear Family Records Grenzweg 1 27729 Holste-Oldendorf Germany www.bear-family.de

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Town Hall Party'Town Hall Party' was among the first of the country music shows to be seen on U.S. television, making its debut in early 1952and running until early 1961. Staged every Saturday in a theatre in Compton, a suburb of Los Angeles, the stage was made upto look like an old barn, thus continuing the traditions of the various live shows that were first heard on the radio airwavesthree decades earlier.

Although Nashville was fast establishing itself as the commercial home of country music, the West Coast had a vast, ready audi-ence for such a show. The area had first become the new home for the Dust Bowl migrants of the 1930s and, a few years laterduring the war years, a further influx was made up of workers seeking jobs in the munitions and defence plants. These were allpeople who loved country music and, consequently, a brand new country scene was born with its own sound, artists, clubs, re-cord labels, radio shows and, in due course, television programmes.

'Town Hall Party' was created with its own cast of regular performers and musicians, boasting a house that was virtually a 'who'swho' of the West Coast scene comprising such as Joe Maphis, Merle Travis, Skeets McDonald, Johnny Bond and Tommy Duncan.Jay Stewart (who later hosted the TV quiz show 'Let's Make A Deal'), and Tex Ritter were the MCs. The weekly show presentedan equally impressive guest list, attracted both by the show's tremendous popularity but also by the fact that fledgling televi-sion was becoming a vitally important media for exposing their talents to brand new audiences. The many guests to appear in-cluded Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Eddie Cochran, The Collins Kids, Freddie Hart, Wanda Jackson, George Jones, Merle Lindsay, BobLuman, Carl Perkins, Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, Hank Snow and Gene Vincent.

With an audience numbering up to 2000, 'Town Hall Party' was first broadcasted live over local radio station KFI, but reached agreater audience when NBC syndicated the show on radio. The broadcast was extended to three hours when KTTV-TV televisedthe show. The show was so popular that, in 1958, Columbia Records issued the 'Town Hall Party' album featuring various castmembers.

Now 'Town Hall Party' is reborn on DVD. Launched in 2002, this continuing DVD series presents both individual artists' perfor-mances, compiled from different appearances on 'Town Hall Party', and complete cast shows selected from specific dates. Com-pletely remastered, and presented with full colour booklets, these releases fully captured the atmosphere, artistry and soundsof a bygone country music age.

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ARTIST VariousTITLE Town Hall Party

March 28, 1959

LABEL Bear Family RecordsCATALOG # BVD 20037PRICE-CODE ATEAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy200372zISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-494-7FORMAT DVD digipac with 12-page bookletGENRE CountryTRACKS 30PLAYING TIME 86:58

TOWN HALL PARTY, MARCH 28, 1959

JAY STEWART: Introduction • LEON McAULIFFE & CIMARRON BOYS: Steel Guitar Rag - Oklahoma Hills • GORDON TERRY: It Ain’tRight • JOE MAPHIS & ROSE LEE: Got Lotta Lovin' • JOHNNY BOND: The Tijuana Jail • COLLINS KIDS: Shake A Hand - Stagger Lee• FARON YOUNG: If You Ain’t Loving You Ain’t Living - Alone With You - We're Talking It Over • LEON MCAULIFFE & CIMARRONBOYS: Under The Double Eagle (Instrumental) - Song Of Old Hawaii • TEX RITTER: The Wayward Wind • JEANNIE STERLING: AFool Such As I • SKEETS MCDONALD: Gotta Travel On • JOHNNY O'NEILL: Wagon Train • FARON YOUNG: That’s The Way It’sGonna Be - Every Time I’m Kissing You - Goin' Steady - Last Night At The Party • COLLINS KIDS: Chantilly Lace - Shake, Rattle AndRoll • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Folsom Prison Blues • JOE MAPHIS: Talks To Leon McAuliffe • SKEETS MCDONALD (with Joe Maphis &Rose Lee): Greenback Dollar • LEON McAULIFFE & CIMARRON BOYS: San Antonio Rose - Take It Away, Leon • TEX RITTER: HaveI Stayed Away Too Long • GORDON TERRY: Johnson's Old Grey Mule

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ARTIST VariousTITLE Town Hall Party

July 25 & August 15, 1959

LABEL Bear Family RecordsCATALOG # BVD 20038PRICE-CODE ATEAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy200389zISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-495-4FORMAT DVD digipac with 12-page bookletGENRE CountryTRACKS 39PLAYING TIME 114:05

TOWN HALL PARTY, JULY 25 & AUGUST 15, 1959

TOWN HALL PARTY, JULY 25, 1959: JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOHNNY BOND, MERLE TRAVIS, BILLY MIZE & TOWN HALLPARTY CAST: Going Down The Road Feeling Bad • MERLE TRAVIS: Midnight Special • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Wake UpLittle Susie - Wake Up Little Susie • JEANNIE STERLING: The Wonder Of You • GORDON TERRY w. BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD:I Got Stripes • JAY STEWART & QUINCY SNODGRASS: Comedy • MARTHA CARSON & TOWN HALL PARTY CAST: Who Built TheArk • GENE VINCENT: Rocky Road Blues - Pretty Pearly - Be-Bop-A-Lula • JIMMY PRUETT: Guitar Instrumental • THE ROCKIN' HA-WAIIANS: Chantilly Lace - Medley • JOHNNY BOND: Oklahoma Waltz • SKEETS MCDONALD: Mona Lisa • ROSE LEE MAPHIS: OhHow I Miss You • JOHNNY O’NEILL: They Call The Wind Maria - Marianne • GENE VINCENT: High School Confidential - Over TheRainbow

TOWN HALL PARTY AUGUST 15, 1959: JAY STEWART: Introduction • GORDON TERRY, BILLY MIZE, CLIFF CROFFORD & ROY LAN-HAM: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • GORDON TERRY: The Tennessee Stud • JEANNIE STERLING: Hard Hearted Hannah •JIMMY PRUETT: Georgia On My Mind • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Above And Beyond • DIANE JEWETT: Chime Bells • ROYLANHAM: Talking Blues • MARTHA CARSON: I Am A Pilgrim • TEX RITTER: Ridin' Old Paint • TEX RITTER & HANK MORTON: BollWeevil - Froggy Went A-Courtin' • TEX RITTER: Announcement • ROY LANHAM: Brown's Ferry Blues • TEX RITTER: Talks To Gor-don Terry • GORDON TERRY: Jealous Heart • TEX RITTER & JAY STEWART: Announcements

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ARTIST VariousTITLE Town Hall Party

August 29 & September 5, 1959

LABEL Bear Family RecordsCATALOG # BVD 20039PRICE-CODE ATEAN-CODE ÆxAKABMRy200396zISBN-CODE 978-3-89916-496-1FORMAT DVD digipac with 12-page bookletGENRE CountryTRACKS 30PLAYING TIME 92:03

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TOWN HALL PARTY, AUGUST 29 & SEPTEMBER 5, 1959

TOWN HALL PARTY AUGUST 29, 1959 (6th Birthday Party): JAY STEWART: Introduction • TOWN HALL PARTY CAST: Lil Liza Jane• TEX WILLIAMS: Conversation With Jay Stewart - Bumming Around • SHIRLEY ADAMS: Teenage Prayer • FREDDIE HART w. BILLYMIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Drink Up And Go Home • FRED MADDOX: Conversation With Jay Stewart • DOREEN DALE, CHARLIEWILLIAMS, GORDON TERRY: Detour • LEFTY FRIZZELL: Cigarettes And Coffee Blues • MARTHA CARSON: Who Built The Ark • GOR-DON TERRY: A Lotta Lotta Women • HAROLD HENSLEY & ROY LANHAM: Conversation With Jay Stewart - Instrumental • BUDDOOLEY: Conversation With Jay Stewart • JIMMY PRUETT: Down Yonder (Piano Instrumental)

TOWN HALL PARTY SEPTEMBER 5, 1959: JAY STEWART: Introduction • GORDON TERRY, QUINCY SNODGRASS, BILLY MIZE, CLIFFCROFFORD & TOWN HALL PARTY CAST: New River Train • GORDON TERRY W. BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: White Lightning• BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Somebody Stole My Gal • MARTHA CARSON: Rock My Soul • SKEETS MCDONALD: Mona Lisa •GORDON TERRY, MARTHA CARSON, BILLY MIZE, CLIFF CROFFORD & TOWN HALL PARTY CAST: Precious Memories • JEANNIESTERLING: Miss Lonely Hearts • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: I Saw Your Face In The Moon • BOB LUMAN: I Got A Woman - My BabyWalks All Over Me • QUINCY SNODGRASS & SKEETS McDONALD: Guitar Blues Instrumental • CARL 'DEACON' MOORE & JAYSTEWART: Conversation • BOB LUMAN & JAY STEWART: Conversation • JIMMY PRUETT: Boogie Guitar Instrumental

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ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD:TOWN HALL PARTY

BCD 16729 AH1 CD with 16-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-091-8

JOE MAPHIS & THE TOWN HALL BAND: Town Hall Shuffle •THE COLLINS KIDS: Just Because • FREDDIE HART: LonesomeLove • DORTHA WRIGHT: Cold, Cold Heart • JOHNNY BOND:Oklahoma Waltz • JENKS 'TEX' CARMAN: Each Minute SeemsA Million Years • JOE MAPHIS & THE TOWN HALL BAND: Ten-nessee Two Step • TEX RITTER: Wagon Wheels • LES 'CARROTTOP' ANDERSON: My Little Red Wagon • JOE & ROSE LEE MA-PHIS: Sweeter Than The Flowers • BOBBY CHARLES: KentuckyWaltz • ENTIRE CAST: Wait For The Light To Shine

OTHER 'TOWN HALL PARTY' DVDs:

Well friends, it looks like you're just going to have to collect thiswhole series! And the show was on for years every week - notelling how many Bear Family will put out!

Marc Bristol, BLUE SUEDE NEWS NO. 67

Bear Family Records have branched out into the DVD market.Praise be to God.

Trevor Cajiao, NOW DIG THIS

JOHNNY BONDAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20009 ATDVD with 16-page bookletISBN 978-3-89916-138-0

Introduction by Jay Stewart • Roll On Mississippi Roll On • Bar-relhouse Bessie • Where Can I Go • When The Bloom Is OnThe Sage • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues • Please Don't Live ALie • Wild Cat Boogie • Love Gone Cold • One Sweet LetterFrom You • Cimarron • Mean Mama Boogie • Drifting AndDreaming (& MERLE TRAVIS) • Hang Your Head In Shame (&JOE MAPHIS) • I'll Never Let You Go Little Darling (& MERLETRAVIS, CLIFF CROFFORD, BILLY MIZE) • Glad Rags • LouisianaLucy • Love Song In 32 Bars • I Hang My Head And Cry • HangYour Head In Shame • I Walk The Line • My Blue Ridge Moun-tain Home (& MERLE TRAVIS) • Near You • You Brought Sor-row To My Heart • Tijuana Jail • The Fool's Paradise •Firewater • Broken Doll • Out In The Cold Again • Jim, JohnnyAnd Jonas • Blue Ridge Mountain Blues • The Long Tall Sha-dow • Your Old Love Letters • Glad Rags • Those Gone AndLeft Me Blues • Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You •Oklahoma Waltz • We're Diggin' For Gold (& CLIFF CROFFORD& BILLY MIZE) • Red River Valley • Put Me To Bed • TomorrowNever Comes • Train Whistle Blues • Put A Little Sweetenin' InYour Love • Lay It On The Line • Cimarron (& ROSE LEE MA-PHIS & JOE MAPHIS) • Blue Hawaii (& ROSE LEE MAPHIS &MERLE TRAVIS)

Nevertheless, the music is superb, with Bond in great form …

Craig Baguley, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, AUGUST 2007

Nevertheless, a lot of this is a hoot ... You'll either watch it witha sharp grin on your face - or, like Johnny Bond, with a heavilyresigned look...

Craig Baguley, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, MAY 2004

JENKS 'TEX' CARMANAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20006 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-960-6

SEPTEMBER 27, 1958: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Dixie Can-nonball • Hillbilly Hula • DECEMBER 27, 1958: Wildwood Flo-wer • Alla El Rancho Grande • JANUARY 3, 1959: WabashCannon Ball • Beach Of Waikiki • JANUARY 17, 1959: Don'tFeel Sorry For Me • JANUARY 31, 1959: Tijuana Rose • HillbillyHula (& QUINCY SNODGRASS) • APRIL 11, 1959: Wabash Can-nonball • Hillbilly Hula • SEPTEMBER 19, 1959: Dixie Cannon-ball • OCTOBER 10, 1959: Tijuana Rose • OCTOBER 17, 1959:My Pretty Snow Dear • NOVEMBER 14, 1959: Geisha Girl • DE-CEMBER 12, 1959: Build A Highway To Your Heart • HillbillyHula (& QUINCY SNODGRASS)

Obwohl ich diese Art von Musik eigentlich nicht wirklich mag,hat mir diese DVD viel Spaß gemacht. Jenks Carman wird nichtzu unrecht als der erste alternative Country-Star bezeichnet. Mitseiner waagerecht gehaltenen akustischen Gitarre und Metall-kappen auf den Fingern spielt er einen unnachahmlichen, bizar-ren Stil und reißt das Publi-kum immer wieder zu Zwi-schenapplaus hin.

H.-G. Hartig, ROCK 'N' ROLL

MUSIKMAGAZIN, 2/2004

JOHNNY CASHAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20001 ATDVD with 16-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-839-5

NOVEMBER 15, 1958: TownHall Party Intro • Get Rhythm• You're The Nearest ThingTo Heaven • I Was ThereWhen It Happened • Don'tTake Your Guns To Town • Frankie And Johnny • I Walk TheLine • The Ways Of A Woman In Love • Give My Love To Rose• It Was Jesus • All Over Again • Suppertime • AUGUST 8,1959: Town Hall Party Intro • Guess Things Happen That Way• Five Feet High And Rising • I Got Stripes • The Ways Of AWoman In Love • Big River • Frankie And Johnny • I Walk TheLine • Pickin' Time • Folsom Prison Blues • Don't Take YourGuns To Town • I Was There When It Happened • HeartbreakHotel (Elvis Impersonation) • I Got Stripes

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With such important performances by artists still in their forma-tive stages combined with shots of the (integrated!) audience,such shows are much more than mere time capsules; they arevital documents of American roots music history.

Kels Koch, NO DEPRESSION, JULY-AUGUST 2002

Almost 70 minutes of vintage Johnny Cash from 1958 and 1959editions of the famed West Coast 'Town Hall Party' TV show. Thenearest thing to heaven, indeed!

Trevor Cajiao, NOW DIG THIS

... die Parodie auf den Fetzer 'Heartbreak Hotel' von Elvis Presleyist einfach hinreißend. Die historischen Aufnahmen - auch in derBildqualität - genießen Seltenheitswert. Ein Muß für Fans.

HÖR ZU, 5. APRIL 2002

EDDIE COCHRANAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20002 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-890-6

FEBRUARY 7, 1959 (1st per-formance): Introduction byJay Stewart • C'mon Every-body • Have I Told You La-tely That I Love You • Don'tBlame It On Me • Summer-time Blues (encore) • Inter-view with Eddie Cochran &band members conductedby Johnny Bond • FEBRUARY 7, 1959 (2nd performance): In-troduction by Jay Stewart • Night Walk (instrumental) •School Days • Be Honest With Me • Money Honey • C'monEverybody

If there's a holy grail of rockabilly music, outside of the trackscut at Sam Phillips' Sun studio in Memphis that is, I would saythat these varios TV performances by a few of the originalswould come about as close as anything to qualifying.

Marc Bristol, BLUE SUEDE NEWS NO. 62

Encore de superbes exhumations Bear Family...

LIBERATION, FEVRIER 14, 2004

Diese DVD ist ein Muß, jeder Rock 'n' Roller sollte sie im Schrankhaben...

Bo Berglind, AMERICAN MUSIC MAGAZIN NO. 95

COLLINS KIDSAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20005 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-923-1

OCTOBER 4, 1958: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Blue Blue Day

• Bird Dog • Make Him Behave • Blues Medley • High SchoolConfidential • OCTOBER 11, 1958: (Let's Have A) Party • GreatBalls Of Fire • NOVEMBER 1, 1958: Blue Moon Of Kentucky •Chantilly Lace • Bird Dog • Rock Boppin' Baby • Shake A Hand• Great Balls Of Fire • Blues Medley • NOVEMBER 8, 1958:Make Him Behave • Chantilly Lace • Shake, Rattle And Roll •NOVEMBER 15, 1958: I Got Stung • Great Balls Of Fire • Chan-tilly Lace • Blues Medley • DECEMBER 13, 1958: Blue Moon OfKentucky • Chantilly Lace • Problems

COLLINS KIDSAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY', VOL. 2

BVD 20010 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-052-9

JANUARY 10, 1959: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Shake AHand • Stagger Lee • Shake, Rattle And Roll • JANUARY 3,1959: The Blues Medley • JANUARY 31, 1959: Plain Jane •Stagger Lee • JUNE 27, 1959: Sweet Chile • The Blues Medley• By The Light Of The Silv'ry Moon • Hot Rod • AUGUST 22,1959: Kissin' Time • Bei mir bist du schön • Ramrod (instru-mental) • SEPTEMBER 19, 1959: By The Light Of The Silv'ryMoon • Que Sera, Sera / Hound Dog • OCTOBER 24, 1959: SoHigh, So Low (LaVern Baker) • Bei mir bist du schoen • Won'tYou Come Home Bill Bailey • NOVEMBER 28, 1959: There'll BeSome Changes Made • TheLonesome Road • MARCH 28,1959: Shake A Hand • Stag-ger Lee • Chantilly Lace •Shake, Rattle And Roll •BONUS: NOVEMBER 6, 1954:LARRY COLLINS & JOE MA-PHIS: Mutt And Jeff Boogie

COLLINS KIDSAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY',VOL. 3

BVD 20015 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-053-6

JUNE 20, 1959: Introductionby Jay Stewart • Lonely Boy •Great Balls Of Fire • Ramrod (instrumental) • Sea Cruise • QueSera, Sera / Hound Dog • JANUARY 17, 1959: I Got A Feeling• Johnny B. Goode • Stagger Lee • AUGUST 1, 1959: Shake AHand • Great Balls Of Fire • Ramrod (instrumental) • Que Sera,Sera / Hound Dog • Lonely Boy • Shake, Rattle And Roll • FEB-RUARY 21, 1959: Shake A Hand • Stagger Lee • Kinda LikeLove • Sugar Plum • MAY 2, 1959: By The Light Of The Silv'ryMoon • Ramrod (instrumental) • The Rockin' Gypsy • You AreMy Sunshine • APRIL 4, 1959: Sugar Plum • The Blues Medley(traditional) • Charlie Brown • Ramrod (instrumental) • DE-CEMBER 5, 1959: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey • Bei mirbist du schön

Like the recent Bob Luman release, this DVD is something of arevelation and makes me wonder what might have happened if

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these dynamic performances had been on 'American Bandstand'instead of 'Town Hall Party'. Get it, dig it and see for yourself!

Eric Dunsdon, NOW DIG THIS

Auf schlechten Videos kursierten seit Jahren einige Aufnahmenmit den Collins Kids aus den Town Hall Party Shows. Hier gibt essie nun in bestmöglicher Qualität ... und so weit es ging, kom-plett.

H.-G. Hartig, ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIKMAGAZIN, 2/2004

The DVD is a wonderful addition to the collection of anybodywith an interest in authentic rockabilly and rock 'n' roll.

John Atkins, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, 09/2003

Diese DVDs bündeln nahezu alle 'Town Hall Party'-Auftritte derCollins Kids aus dem Jahre1959. In guter alter Bear-Family-Tradition wird hieralles angeboten, was in denArchiven so aufzutreibenwar.

DYNAMITE! NO. 42

Assolutamente da nonperdere!

JAMBOREE, 10/2004

BOB LUMANAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20004 ATDVD with 16-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-892-0

SEPTEMBER 21, 1958: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Svengali• I Walk The Line • SEPTEMBER 27,1958: Blue Suede Shoes •OCTOBER 4, 1958: Ready Teddy • Shake, Rattle And Roll •OCTOBER 25, 1958: Rockin' Robin • Early In The Morning • IWalk The Line • Svengali • Folsom Prison Blues • NOVEMBER8, 1958: Precious • Oh Lonesome Me • Rockin' Robin • Rockin'Robin • NOVEMBER 22, 1958: Itchy Twitchy Feeling • ItchyTwitchy Feeling • Love Makes The World Go Round • JA-NUARY 24, 1959: Stagger Lee • Stagger Lee • A Lover's Que-stion • Early In The Morning • SEPTEMBER 5, 1959: I Got AWoman • My Baby Walks All Over Me

This quite extraordinary release is one of the most exiting findsthat this reviewer has seen (and heard) for a very long time.

Ian Wallis, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, MAY 2003

Zudem tritt Bear Family Records den Beweis an, daß Bob Luman,auch wenn es bisher keiner wahrhaben wollte, den Rock 'n' Rollim Blut hatte.

EASYRIDERS, APRIL 2003

Oj, oj, oj nu är vi tillbaka i Cochran klass igen ... personligen ty-cker jag detta är sa bra att jag kan se det om och om igen.

Bo Berglind, AMERICAN MUSIC MAGAZIN NO. 95

Bear Family ist es mit der Veröffentlichung ... einmal mehr gelun-gen einige Schätze von größtem Wert zurück ans Tageslicht zuholen.

COUNTRY CIRCLE, MÄRZ 2003

MARTY ROBBINSAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20007 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-924-8

FEBRUARY 21, 1959: Introduction by Jay Stewart • MARTYROBBINS: I Can't Quit • Pretty Words • Time Goes By • MARTYROBBINS & TOMPALL & THE GLASER BROTHERS: A WhiteSport Coat • The Story Of My Life • Just Married • Interview •MARTY ROBBINS: Down Where The Tradewinds Blow •Johnny Bond interviews Marty Robbins • MARTY ROBBINS:My Isle Of Golden Dreams • TOMPALL & THE GLASERBROTHERS: Nothing But Sweet Lies • When I've Learned (OldEnough To Cry) • JOE HUDGINS: Where'd You Stay Last Night• MARTY ROBBINS & TOMPALL & THE GLASER BROTHERS:Stairway Of Love • The Hanging Tree • OCTOBER 3, 1959:Marty Robbins talks to Jay Stewart • My Isle Of GoldenDreams • Oh, How I Miss You (Since You Went Away)

Like others in this marvellous series, this DVD provides a valu-able snapshot of a 1950s country music show and can only en-hance the reputation of Marty Robbins, one of the greatest starsof the period.

Ian Wallis, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, AUGUST 2004

Detta är un milstolpe, helt enkelt suveränt!

Bo Berglind, AMERICAN MUSIC MAGAZIN NO. 97

The rare Robbins appearances from a 1959 show tend to empha-size his more pop vocal drama side than rockabilly or country,but there's a terrific bonus in the chance to see Tompall & theGlaser Brothers both as Rob-bins' waa-waa backup and inseveral numbers of theirown.

Barry Mazor, NO DEPRESSION,JULY-AUGUST 2003

MERLE TRAVISAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20008 ATDVD with 16-page bookletISBN 978-3-89916-137-3

Introduction by Jay Stewart •Fat Gal • Under The DoubleEagle • Deep South • Sour-wood Mountain • If YouCan't Go Right Don't Go Wrong • Bugle Call Rag • Main StreetBreakdown • Blue Bell • Way Down Yonder In New Orleans •Squaws Along The Yukon • Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me •

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Nine Pound Hammer • I'll See You In My Dreams • CannonballRag • Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon • Ike Everly'sRag • Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'Tucky Home • CincinnatiLou • Back Home In Indiana • House Of David Blues • SquawsAlong The Yukon • Cuddle Up A Little Closer • Tuck Me ToSleep In My Old 'Tucky Home • Hominy Grits • Midnight Spe-cial

A visual and audio treat for Merle Travis fans and anyonehooked on great guitar playing.

Craig Baguley, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, DECEMBER 2005

The songs … all sung and played with immaculate ease and greatrelaxed technique; and the duets … are delightful.

Ian Kearey, FROOTS, 3/2006

GENE VINCENTAT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20003 ATDVD with 16-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89795-891-3

OCTOBER 25, 1958: Intro-duction by Jay Stewart • Be-Bop-A-Lula • High BloodPressure • Rip It Up • Intro-duction by Jay Stewart •Dance To The Bop • You WinAgain • For Your PreciousLove • JULY 25, 1959: Intro-duction by Jay Stewart •Rocky Road Blues • PrettyPearly • Be-Bop-A-Lula • In-troduction by Jay Stewart •High School Confidential • Over The Rainbow • NOVEMBER 7,1959: Introduction by Jay Stewart • Roll Over Beethoven •Over The Rainbow • She She Little Sheila

Schummrige Schwarz-weiß-Mitschnitte einer amerikanischen TV-Show aus den Fünfzigern, abgefilmt vom Fernseher - absurdeBilder für eine DVD. Faszinierend, daß Rock 'n' Roll-Helden wieGene Vincent und Eddie Cochran trotzdem ihre atemberaubendeKlasse bewahren: zwei DVDs von zeitlos coolen Idolen mit Tollenund Gitarren und Klassikern wie 'C'mon Everybody'. Oh Yeah!

Christoph Dallach, KULTUR SPIEGEL, MÄRZ 2004

...Perlen früher Poptage!

Ernst Hofacker, MUSIKEXPRESS, MÄRZ 2003

VARIOUSHALLOWEEN AT 'TOWN HALL PARTY'

BVD 20026 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-006-2

OCTOBER 31, 1959: JOE MAPHIS: Introduction • THE TOWNHALL-PARTY GANG: Down At The Foot Of The Mountain •CLIFF CROFFORD & BILLY MIZE: I Ain't Goin' Out Tonight •SKEETS McDONALD: Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes •JEANNIE STERLING: After You've Gone • TEX RITTER: Along-side Of The Santa Fe Trail • FIDDLIN' KATE: Listen To The Mok-kingbird • BROWNS: Party Doll - Scarlet Ribbons - WorriedMan • FIDDLIN' KATE & JOE MAPHIS: Back Up And Push • JoeMaphis talks to Carl 'Squeakin' Deacon' Moore • SHIRLEYADAMS: Please Mr. Mailman • JIMMY PRUITT: Piano Boogie -Guitar Boogie • JOHNNY BOND: Won't You Put Me To Bed •CLIFF CROFFORD: Mack The Knife • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Co-medy • I Got Stripes

Halloween at Town Hall Party makes for amusing and interestingviewing even out of season.... We get the harmonious Browns,in what can only be called proto-folk-rock mode, some ace JoeMaphis guitar, Skeets McDonald hopped up honky-tonk, and aTex Ritter cowboy song. Everyone has shown up for the holidayin Halloween costumes, so you'll sometimes have to figure outwho you're seeing

Barry Mazor, NO DEPRESSION, JULY-AUGUST 2003

Een uniek tiejdsdocument, althans voor de hillbillyfanaat, wanthier staat nauwelijks rock 'n' roll op.

BOPPIN' AROUND, 8/2004

TOWN HALL PARTY, NOVEMBER 6, 1954

BVD 20027 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-023-9

JAY STEWART: Introduction • TOMMY DUNCAN: Medley OfSongs • MERLE TRAVIS & JOE MAPHIS: Cannon Ball Rag • JOEMAPHIS & QUINCY SNODGRASS: The Audience Song • WES-LEY TUTTLE: Footprints In The Snow • TEX RITTER: There's ANew Moon Over My Shoulder • RANGERS QUARTET: Rock OfAges • DICK STUBBS & FIDDLIN' KATE & BILLY HILL: Instru-mental • JOE MAPHIS & ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Half As Much •MERLE TRAVIS & JUDY HAYDEN: John Bolin • WESLEYTUTTLE: Tennessee Waltz • JUDY HAYDEN & ROSE LEE MA-PHIS & MARYLIN TUTTLE: Rock-A-Bye-Boogie • LES 'CARROTTOP' ANDERSON: The Bonny Hop • WESLEY TUTTLE: ThatLittle Boy Of Mine • JOHNNY BOND: It Makes No DifferenceNow • JOE MAPHIS & FIDDLIN' KATE & MERLE TRAVIS: TurkeyIn The Straw • LARRY COLLINS & JOE MAPHIS: Mutt And JeffBoogie

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TOWN HALL PARTY, NOVEMBER 29, 1958

BVD 20028 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN 978-3-89916-029-1

JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOE MAPHIS and the entire cast:Rainin' On The Mountain • SKEETS MCDONALD: What Am IDoing Here • JOE & ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Tell Her Lies And FeedHer Candy • JOHNNY O'NEILL: Wagon Train • JOHNNYO'NEILL, BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Tom Dooley •NORMA & LINDA: Lookin' Back To See • TEX RITTER: The Way-ward Wind - Jealous Heart • WANDA JACKSON: Mean MeanMan - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Rock Your Baby •FIDDLIN' KATE: Fiddle Instrumental • JIMMY PRUETT: SweetGeorgia Brown - St. Louis Boogie • MERLE TRAVIS: Way DownYonder In New Orleans • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD:Gotta Travel On - Gotta Travel On (2) • JEANNIE STERLING: TheDay The Rains Came • BOB LUMAN: Rockin' Robin - A Lover'sQuestion • WANDA JACKSON: Alone With You - Queen For ADay - Hard Headed Woman • FIDDLIN' KATE: Maiden's Prayer• Conversation between Texas Tiny, Jay Stewart, JohnnyO'Neill, Tex Ritter and Wanda Jackson • JOE MAPHIS and theentire cast: Goin' Down That Road Feelin' Bad • TEX RITTER:Rye Whiskey

TOWN HALL PARTY, JUNE 6, 1959

BVD 20029 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN 978-3-89916-030-7

JAY STEWART: Introduction • MERLE TRAVIS, JOHNNY BONDand the entire cast: Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss • JOHNNYBOND: Glad Rags • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Billy Bayou• JEANNIE STERLING: Lipstick On Your Collar • CHARLIE WIL-LIAMS: Your Cheatin' Heart • QUINCY SNODGRASS: Guitar In-strumental 1 - Guitar Instrumental 2 • CARL PERKINS: Match-box - Boppin' The Blues - Pointed Toe Shoes • BILLY MIZE &CLIFF CROFFORD: Tell Him No • JIMMY PRUETT: Piano Instru-mental • SKEETS MCDONALD: You're Free To Go • MERLETRAVIS: Guitar Instrumental • MARTHA CARSON: That Ain'tRight - I Can't Stand Up Alone • LEE AUSTIN & THE LAST OFTHE REBELS: What's A Fool To Do - White Lightnin' - TheBattle Of New Orleans • CARL PERKINS: She Knows How ToRock Me - Y.O.U. - Blue Suede Shoes • CHARLIE WILLIAMS &MERLE TRAVIS: Nine Pound Hammer • Charlie Williams talksto Skeets McDonald • MERLE TRAVIS: Guitar Instrumental •JOHNNY BOND: Mississippi Roll On • JEANNIE STERLING: Fran-kie My Darling

TOWN HALL PARTY, FEBRUARY 14, 1959

BVD 20030 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN 978-3-89916-031-4

JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOHNNY BOND and the entirecast: Take Me Back To Tulsa • SKEETS MCDONALD: Baby Wait• BILLY MIZE, CLIFF CROFFORD & QUINCY SNODGRASS: Char-lie Brown • JEANNIE STERLING: Stupid Cupid • TOMMY DUN-CAN: My Adobe Hacienda - Roly Poly • JIM REEVES: Billy

Bayou - Medley Of Waltzes: Kentucky Waltz / I Really Don'tWant To Know / Tennessee Waltz / Four Walls - Bimbo •JOHNNY BOND: Broken Doll • Johnny Bond talks to TommyDuncan and Jim Reeves • JIMMY PRUETT: Guitar Instrumental• THE FLAIRS: Mean Mean Woman - Johnny B. Goode • ROSELEE MAPHIS: Every Step Of The Way • JOHNNY O'NEILL: ThatLucky Old Sun - Marianne • JOHNNY BOND: You Ain't GonnaBring No Trouble Anymore • JIM REEVES: Blue Boy - Am I Lo-sing You - Anna Marie • SKEETS MCDONALD: What A Lone-some Life It's Been • JEANNIE STERLING: There Goes My Heart• JOHNNY O'NEILL: White Silver Sands • Skeets McDonaldstalks to Texas Tiny and Susie Guthrie • CLIFF CROFFORD &BILLY MIZE: Which One Of Us Is To Blame • QUINCY SNOD-GRASS: Guitar Instrumental • TOMMY DUNCAN: Ida Red -Birth Of The Blues • THE FLAIRS: Rebel's Inn

TOWN HALL PARTY, AUGUST 8, 1959

BVD 20031 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-024-6

JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOE MAPHIS and the entire cast:Hot Time In New Orleans Tonight • JOE MAPHIS & ROSE LEE:Dim Light, Thick Smoke And Loud Music • JOHNNY BOND:We're Diggin' For Gold • TEX RITTER: Jealous Heart • JEANNIESTERLING: The Wonder Of You • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROF-FORD: Waterloo • GORDON TERRY: It Ain't Right • JOHNNYCASH & TENNESSEE TWO: Guess Things Happen That Way -Five Feet High And Rising - I Got Stripes - The Ways Of AWoman In Love - Big River - Frankies Man Johnny • JIMMYPRUETT: Piano Instrumental • Jay Stewart jokes with SqueakinDeacon • SKEETS McDONALD: Mona Lisa • MARTHA CARSON:Who Built The Ark • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: The Long Black Veil• ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Please Mister Mailman • TEX RITTER:These Hands • JOHNNY CASH & TENNESSEE TWO: I Walk TheLine • JOHNNY CASH & TENNESSEE TWO: Pickin' Time - Fol-som Prison Blues - Don't Take Your Guns To Town - I Was ThereWhen It Happened - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Impersonation) -I Got Stripes

TOWN HALL PARTY, NOVEMBER 15, 1958

BVD 20032 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-025-3

JAY STEWART: Introduction • SKEETS McDONALD and the en-tire cast: Ridin' Dawn That Old Texas Trail • COLLINS KIDS: IGot Stung - Great Balls Of Fire • JOE MAPHIS & QUINCYSNODGRASS: I Feel That Old Age Creepin' On • JEANNIE STER-LING: Cross Over The Bridge • JOHNNY BOND: Lay It On TheLine • JOHNNY CASH & TENNESSEE TWO: Get Rhythm - You'reThe Nearest Thing To Heaven - I Was There When It Happened- Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Frankies Man, Johnny • JOEMAPHIS & MERLE TRAVIS: Under The Double Eagle • NORMA& LINDA: Everybody's Got A Laughing Face • BOB LUMAN:Rockin' Robin • JOE MAPHIS & ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Don't MakeLove In A Buggy • SKEETS McDONALD: What Am I Doin' Here• MERLE TRAVIS: Blue Bell • JOHNNY O'NEILL: Tom Dooley -

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Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho • JOHNNY CASH & TENNESSEETWO: I Walk The Line - The Ways Of A Woman In Love - GiveMy Love To Rose - It Was Jesus - All Over Again • JEANNIESTERLING: Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey • COLLINS KIDS:Chantilly Lace - Blues Medley • JOHNNY CASH & TENNESSEETWO: Suppertime

TOWN HALL PARTY, APRIL 18, 1959

BVD 20033 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-096-3

JAY STEWART: Introduction • SKEETS MCDONALD and thecast: Mountain Dew • GORDON TERRY: It Ain't Right • BILLYMIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Tell Him No • DIANE JEWETT: HeTaught Me How To Yodel • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Lorena •JEANNIE MACK: My Babe • JOHNNY O'NEILL: The Big MovieShow In The Sky • JEANNIE STERLING: Angry • SKEETS MCDO-NALD: What A Lonesome Life It's Been • JOHNNY BOND: Bro-ken Doll • GORDON TERRY: The Saddest Day - TennesseeWagoner • MERLE LINDSAY & OZARK JUBILEE BOYS: Stealin'Sugar • OZARK JUBILEE BOYS & SHANNA LAWRENCE (vocal):I Cried A Tear • OZARK JUBILEE BOYS & DON PIERCE (vocal):Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On • JUNE MOSELEY & JIM MOO-NEY: Faded Love - Harbor Lights • DIANE JEWETT: Diane's Me-lody • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Mean Woman Blues • JEANNIEMACK: Holiday For Love • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: TomDooley • JOHNNY O'NEILL: They Call The Wind Maria • JEAN-NIE STERLING: The Man Upstairs • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROF-FORD: Billy Bayou • JOHNNY BOND: Out In The Cold Again •MERLE LINDSAY & OZARK JUBILEE BOYS: Got A Little RedWagon - You're Running Wild - New Jole Blon

TOWN HALL PARTY, OCTOBER 11, 1958 & AUGUST 22, 1959

BVD 20034 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-097-0

OCTOBER 11, 1958: JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOHNNYBOND AND CAST: Cimarron • SKEETS MCDONALD: TomorrowNever Comes • JOE MAPHIS & ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Paper OfPins • THE COLLINS KIDS: Party - Great Balls Of Fire • JOHNNYBOND: When The Bloom Is On The Sage • BILLY MIZE & CLIFFCROFFORD: Bird Dog • HANK SNOW: Tangled Mind - Medley:Yellow Roses / Let Me Go, Lover / I Don't Hurt Anymore - I'mMovin' On • CLIFF CROFFORD & BILLY MIZE: Just Before Dawn• JIMMY PRUETT: 12th Street Rag - St. Louis Blues

AUGUST 22, 1959: JAY STEWART: Introduction • THE COLLINSKIDS: Kissin' Time - Bei mir bist du schön • TEX RITTER: HighNoon • MARTHA CARSON: Cryin' Holy Unto The Lord • BILLYMIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: ‘Til I Kissed You • LARRY COLLINS &JOE MAPHIS: Ramrod • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Kansas City •FIDDLIN' KATE & JOE MAPHIS: Kate Warren Breakdown •LEFTY FRIZZELL: Cigarettes And Coffee Blues - Ballad Of TheBlue And Grey • CHARLIE WILLIAMS talks to Billy Mize & CliffCrofford • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Heartaches By TheNumber • CHARLIE WILLIAMS: Announcement • Charlie Wil-liams talks to 'Squeakin' Deacon' Moore • JIMMY PRUETT: So-mebody Stole My Gal

TOWN HALL PARTY, JULY 18, 1959

BVD 20035 ATDVD with 12-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-098-7

JAY STEWART: Introduction • JOHNNY BOND, ROSE LEE MA-PHIS & CAST: Lil' Liza Jane • JOHNNY BOND: We're Diggin' ForGold • BILLY MIZE & CLIFF CROFFORD: Waterloo • ROSE LEEMAPHIS: I Don't Want It On My Conscience • JOHNNYO'NEILL: Jambalaya • JEANNIE STERLING: What A DifferenceA Day Makes • GORDON TERRY: Johnson's Old Grey Mule •GEORGE JONES: I'm Ragged But I'm Right - Treasure Of Love- White Lightnin' - The Girl I Love • JIMMY PRUETT: BoogieWoogie - Casey Jones • SKEETS McDONALD: Mona Lisa • BILLYMIZE: Blue Boy • MARTHA CARSON: Let The Light Shine OnMe • JOHNNY O'NEILL: She's My Truly Fair • CHARLIE WIL-LIAMS: I Got Stripes • ROSE LEE MAPHIS: Bury Me BeneathThe Willow Tree • GORDON TERRY & HAROLD HENSLEY: OldJoe Clark • LEON 'QUINCY SNODGRASS' SILBY: Bile 'em Cab-bage Down • JEANNIE STERLING: Lonesome Road • GEORGEJONES: Medley - Seasons Of My Heart - Who Shot Sam - YouGotta Be My Baby • BILLY MIZE: Steel Guitar Rag • JOHNNYBOND: The Long Tall Shadow • MARTHA CARSON: Do LordRemember Me • SKEETS McDONALD: Hawaiian Sea Breeze

I make no apologies for giving every Town Hall release a five starrating thus far. These recordings are not just vital as countrymusic history, but take us back to an age when television wasnaive, unsophisticated, charming and full of magic.

Craig Baguley, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, JULY 2004

In each of the three shows there is a lot variety, with instrumen-tals, soulfull ballads, spirituals, a twist of the emerging rock 'n'roll explosion, some typical cornball humour and of course,plenty of solid, traditional country music.

Larry Kelly, MAVERICK, AUGUST 2004

Documenti sicuramente interessanti e immancabili nellavideoteca di ogni appassionato del genere hillbilly, country eprimo rockabilly.

Mauro Maiotti, JAMBOREE NO. 43

These three discs are a wonderful slice of musical history. They'realso exceptionally entertaining. Two solid reasons for purchasingall three volumes – and indeed the rest of the series which nownumbers some nineteen in total (so far).

Howard Cockburn, NOW DIG THIS, 4/2005

Town Hall Party is great fun (I can't wait for the episode an-nounced by Jay Stewart : "In three weeks from tonight, we'regoing to have a gay '90s night …") Combined – mostly – withfine music, this series should be on every country music fan'sshopping list. The performances may not be pitch-perfect, butthey're laced with heart and soul.

Craig Baguley, COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE, MARCH 2005

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COUNTRY STYLE U.S.A. - SEASON 1

BVD 20111 ATDVD with 28-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-348-3

JIM REEVES: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Waiting ForA Train - Am I Losing You • JUNE WEBB: It's Too Late WhenLove Dies • JIM REEVES: According To My Heart - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - I'm Coming Over Tonight - WeCould - Big Sandy • ANITA CARTER: Making Believe • LITTLEJIMMY DICKENS: Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer - I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die - I MissYou Already (And You're Not Even Gone) • THE LaDELL SI-STERS: Glad Rags • FARON YOUNG: Sweet Dreams • FARONYOUNG & THE LaDELL SISTERS: Mansion Over The Hilltop -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • ERNEST TUBB: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - Jealous Loving Heart - Will You BeSatisfied That Way • WILBURN BROTHERS: I'm Settin' You Free• ERNEST TUBB: Don't Forbid Me • ERNEST TUBB & THE WIL-BURN BROTHERS: When Jesus Calls - Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer • WEBB PIERCE: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger - I Don't Care - It's My Way • MINNIE PEARL: Comedy - Jea-lous Hearted Me - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • JEANSHEPARD: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Sad Singin'And Slow Ridin' - If You Can Walk Away • HAWKSHAW HAW-KINS: My Fate Is In Your Hands • JEAN SHEPARD: Just Give MeLove - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • RAY PRICE: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - You Done Me Wrong • RAY PRICE& VAN HOWARD: I've Got A New Heartache • JOAN HAGER:I'll Always Love Another Woman's Man • RAY PRICE & VANHOWARD: Wasted Words • TOMMY JACKSON: Liberty - StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer • MARTY ROBBINS: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - I Can't Quit - Singing The Blues •JOYCE PAUL: Your Cheatin' Heart • MARTY ROBBINS: KneeDeep In The Blues - The Same Two Lips - Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer • GEORGE MORGAN: Stay All Night, Stay A LittleLonger - You're A Little Doll - Almost • JUDY LYNN: Tip Toe •GEORGE MORGAN & FLOYD ROBINSON & RAY EDENTON:There Goes My Love - Who At My Door Is Standing - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • CARL SMITH: Stay All Night, StayA Little Longer - You Are The One - You Can't Hurt Me Any-more • MIMI ROMAN: Singing The Blues • CARL SMITH: Be-fore I Met You - I Dreamed Of The Old Rugged Cross - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • GOLDIE HILL: Stay All Night, StayA Little Longer - New Names, New Faces - Sample My Kisses •RED SOVINE: Down On The Corner Of Love • GOLDIE HILL:Footsteps - Ain't Gonna Wash My Face (For A Month) - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • FERLIN HUSKY: Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer - I Feel Better All Over - If You Be My Baby• CATHY COPAS: Love Me Now • SIMON CRUM: Sixteen Tons- More And More - You And Me • FERLIN HUSKY & CATHYCOPAS: Hey Good Lookin' - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger • ROY ACUFF: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Sun-shine Special • JIMMIE RIDDLE: The Tennessee Fox Chase • JERIJOHNSON: I Want To Be Loved • BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD:Mountain Dew • ROD BRASFIELD: Comedy • ROY ACUFF &JERI JOHNSON: That Glorybound Train - Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer

COUNTRY STYLE U.S.A. - SEASON 2

BVD 20112 ATDVD with 28-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-349-0

RAY PRICE: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Release Me •RAY PRICE & VAN HOWARD: It's All Your Fault • SUSIE ARDEN:I'm Available • RAY PRICE & VAN HOWARD: My Shoes KeepWalking Back To You - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer •LONZO & OSCAR: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - She'll BeComing Round The Mountain - Comedy • MARY RANDOLPH:Somebody's Cryin' Over Me • LONZO & OSCAR: He's A FallenStar - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • HANK SNOW: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - I'm Movin' On - Tangled Mind •NAN CASTLE: My Angel With Thorns • THE RAINBOW RANCHBOYS: San Antonio Rose • HANK SNOW: I Don't Hurt Anymore- Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • LESTER FLATT & EARLSCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS: Stay All Night, StayA Little Longer - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down • HYLO BROWN& THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS: Lost To A Stranger • CHARLES'LITTLE DARLIN' ELZA, aka 'KENTUCKY SLIM': Tap Dancing • LE-STER FLATT & EARL SCRUGGS & THE FOGGY MOUNTAIN BOYS:Randy Lynn Rag - Is There Room For Me (Quartet) - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • JOHNNY CASH: Stay All Night, StayA Little Longer - There You Go - Give My Love To Rose • CARO-LEE COOPER: White Silver Sands • JOHNNY CASH: Home Of TheBlues - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG:Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG & THESOUTHLANDERS: Honey Stop! (And Think Of Me) - Vacation'sOver • SKEETER DAVIS: He Left His Heart With Me • FARONYOUNG & THE SOUTHLANDERS: How Long Has It Been - StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer • HAWKSHAW HAWKINS: StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer - Sunny Side Of The Mountain •HELEN CARTER: Is This My Destiny • HAWKSHAW HAWKINS: IsMy Ring On Your Finger - Sensation (& SAMMY BARNHART) -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • BENNY MARTIN: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - Me And My Fiddle - Torch Of Love• RITA ROBBINS: (They Call It A) Teenage Crime • BENNY MAR-TIN: Look What You Done - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer• PEE WEE KING (*vocal: Redd Stewart): Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer - Bonaparte's Retreat - Tennessee Waltz’ - You Be-long To Me* • MINNIE PEARL: Comedy • PEE WEE KING: SlowPoke - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • BOBBY LORD: StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer - So Doggone Lonesome (&GRADY MARTIN) - Without Your Love • JUDY CARMAN: I'm TheQueen Of All The World (& GRADY MARTIN) • BOBBY LORD:Butterfly - Hawk-Eye - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • JU-STIN TUBB: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - I'm A Big BoyNow • SHIRLEY WEBB: Teardrops In My Heart • JUSTIN TUBB: IfYou'll Be My Love • DON HELMS: B-Bowman Hop • JUSTINTUBB: The Party's Over - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • JIMREEVES: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Yonder Comes ASucker - Four Walls • THE LaDELL SIS-TERS: Bye Bye Love • JIMREEVES: Anna Marie • JIM REEVES & THE LaDELL SISTERS: I'll FlyAway - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • ROY ACUFF: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - Pins And Needles • JIMMY RIDDLE:Clarinet Polka • KITTY WELLS: Making Believe • ROY ACUFF &KITTY WELLS: I Saw The Light • BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD:Columbus Stockade Blues • ROY ACUFF: Streamlined Cannon-ball - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer

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COUNTRY STYLE U.S.A. - SEASON 3

BVD 20113 ATDVD with 28-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-350-6

EDDY ARNOLD: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer -Anytime - Till You Come BackAgain • CHET ATKINS: BlackMountain Rag • EDDY AR-NOLD: I'll Hold You In MyHeart - Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer • FERLINHUSKY: Stay All Night, Stay ALittle Longer - Yes I Will - AllOf The Time • THE WILBURNBROTHERS: Till I'm The OnlyOne - Cry Baby Cry • FERLINHUSKY: Gone - Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer • RAYPRICE: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Please Don't LeaveMe - City Lights • SKEETER DAVIS: I Forgot More Than You'll EverKnow • RAY PRICE & ROGER MILLER: Invitation To The Blues -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • MAC WISEMAN: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer - Goin' Like Wildfire - 'Tis Sweet ToBe Remembered • JOYCE MOORE: I'll Never Let You Go • MACWISEMAN: Love Letters In The Sand - Keep On The Sunny Side -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • GEORGE MORGAN: StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer - M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I - Candy Kis-ses • MIMI ROMAN: Mama Says • GEORGE MORGAN: HaveThine Own Way, Lord - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer •DON GIBSON: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Blue Blue Day(& HANK GARLAND) - Give Myself A Party • THE JORDANAIRES:In That Great Judgement Morning • DON GIBSON: Look Who'sBlue (& HANK GARLAND) - Oh Lonesome Me - Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer • CARL SMITH: Stay All Night, Stay A LittleLonger - You Are The One - Mr. Lost • CARL BUTLER: When TheBlues Come Around • CARL SMITH: The Nail-Scarred Hand - StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer • MARTY ROBBINS: Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer - Nothing But Sweet Lies - Most Of The Time• THE ANITA KERR SINGERS: Somebody Stole My Gal • MARTYROBBINS: Singing The Blues - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer• FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - AloneWith You - Every Time I'm Kissing You • DOLORES DINNING: Lo-nesome • Road FARON YOUNG: That's The Way I Feel • THEBROWNS: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - The Trot - WouldYou Care • FLOYD TILLMAN & HANK GARLAND: SlippingAround • THE BROWNS: I Heard The Bluebirds Sing - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • THE CARTER SISTERS & MOTHERMAYBELLE: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - It's My Lazy Day• ANITA CARTER: Blue Doll • SAMMY SALVO: I Can't Help It •THE CARTER SISTERS & MOTHER MAYBELLE: Foggy MountainTop - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • BENNY MARTIN: StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer - On The Banks Of The River RioGrande - My Fortune (& his sister JO ANN) • TONY GOODMAN:T. For Texas • BENNY MARTIN: I Heard My Mother Call My NameIn Prayer (& his sister JO ANN) - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger • HANK SNOW: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - BigWheel - Among My Souvenirs • DEL WOOD: Echo Waltz • HANKSNOW: Just A Faded Petal From A Beautiful Bouquet - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer

COUNTRY STYLE U.S.A. - SEASON 4

BVD 20114 ATDVD with 24-page bookletISBN: 978-3-89916-351-3

FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • FARONYOUNG & DARRELL McCALL: Forget The Past • FARON YOUNG:Is She All You Thought She'd Be • THE JORDANAIRES: Down ByThe Riverside • FARON YOUNG: A World So Full Of Love - StayAll Night, Stay A Little Longer - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger • FARON YOUNG & DARRELL McCALL: There's Not Any LikeYou Left • FARON YOUNG & THE JORDANAIRES: I'll Be Alright(In The Morning) • BILLY WALKER: Changed My Mind • FARONYOUNG: Sweet Dreams - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Live Fast, Love Hard, DieYoung • FARON YOUNG & THE JORDANAIRES: The Shrine Of St.Cecilia • BILLY GRAMMER & THE JORDANAIRES: Gotta TravelOn • FARON YOUNG & DARRELL McCALL: Your Old Used To Be- Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG: Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG & THE JOR-DANAIRES: Riverboat • FARON YOUNG: That's The Way It'sGotta Be • THE JORDANAIRES: One Of These Mornings •FARON YOUNG & DARRELL McCALL: Face To The Wall - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer - Alone With You - Bouquet Of Roses •PATSY CLINE: Walkin' After Midnight • FARON YOUNG: That'sThe Way I Feel - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Stay AllNight, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG & DARRELLMcCALL: My Country Girl - Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy • SKEE-TER DAVIS: Am I That Easy To Forget • FARON YOUNG & DAR-RELL McCALL: Forget The Past - Stay All Night, Stay A LittleLonger • FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer -Goin' Steady - Tennessee Waltz • BOBBY SYKES & THE JOR-DANAIRES: Having Myself A Ball • FARON YOUNG & THE JOR-DANAIRES: Riverboat - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer •FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - If YouAin't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') - Making Believe • ROY DRUSKY& THE JORDANAIRES: Anymore • FARON YOUNG & DARRELLMcCALL: Your Old Used To Be - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger • FARON YOUNG: Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - IHear You Talkin' - I Miss You Already (And You're Not EvenGone) • JOAN HAGER & THE JORDANAIRES: Why Do I LoveYou, Darling • FARON YOUNG: When I've Learned Enough ToLive I'll Be Old Enough To Die - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Lon-ger - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - I've Got Five DollarsAnd It's Saturday Night • FARON YOUNG & DARRELL McCALL:Face To The Wall • JIMMY NEWMAN: Wanting You With MeTonight • FARON YOUNG: You're Still Mine - Stay All Night,Stay A Little Longer - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - I'mGonna Live Some Before I Die • FARON YOUNG & DARRELLMcCALL: Country Girl • JOHNNY SEAY: Streets Of Laredo •FARON YOUNG: Alone With You - Stay All Night, Stay A LittleLonger - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer • FARON YOUNG& THE JORDANAIRES: Hey Good Lookin' - All Right • HANKGARLAND: Sugarfoot Rag • FARON YOUNG: Sweet Dreams -Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer - Stay All Night, Stay A LittleLonger - A World So Full Of Love • FARON YOUNG & THE JOR-DANAIRES: I'll Be Alright (In The Morning) • BUCK OWENS &DARRELL McCALL: Above And Beyond • FARON YOUNG: Is SheAll You Thought She'd Be - Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer