Bill Anderson

America's most beloved country music showcase, the Grand Ole Opry, celebrated its 80th anniversary in style by heading to the nation's grandest performance venue: New York's Carnegie Hall. Featured artists in this 2005 recording include Opry members Trace Adkins, Vince Gill, Jimmy Dickens, Trisha Yearwood, Charley Pride, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Ricky Skaggs, Brad Paisley, Bill Anderson, Martina McBride and Alan Jackson.

A country music show comes to Broadway with the only big screen appearance of the legendary Hank Williams.

'Country: Portraits of an American Sound' is a documentary film that explores the history and culture of country music through the lens of photography, which has portrayed the ideals, lifestyle and personalities of country music artists for over 80 years. The film features imagery and commentary from Grand Ole Opry photographer Les Leverett, the late celebrity photographer Leigh Wiener, documentary photographer Henry Horenstein, iconic music photographers Henry Diltz and Raeanne Rubenstein, and contemporary photographers David McClister and Michael Wilson. Over a dozen country music artists also appear, including Rosanne Cash, Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, Charley Pride, LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Tanya Tucker, The Band Perry and Keith Urban. The film weaves iconic images, historical footage and over 25 country music hits into a dynamic look at this uniquely American sound.

Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more than 50 years. The documentary premieres the same day Lynn's first new studio album in over 10 years is released.

Back in 1961, the Country Music Association founded the Country Music Hall of Fame to recognize the top artists, songwriters, broadcasters and executives in the business. Hall of Fame set honors the illustrious Class of '73 - Chet Atkins and Patsy Cline - with Chet's instrumental hit Yakety Axe and Patsy's Imagine That. Johnny Cash appears twice, while Willie Nelson in Mr. Record Man shows his rarely seen pre-outlaw, clean-cut side.

Nothing says "I Love You" like a country song. And no singer ever expressed these sentiments better than Dolly Parton in I Will Always Love You, one of the highlights from Love Songs. Patsy Cline and Ferlin Husky address the pain of separation. Sexy Conway Twitty gets right down to business in I See the Want To In Your Eyes. As for Ray Price - he make a failed romance sound mighty pretty in For the Good Times.

Relive some of the Grand Ole Opry's greatest moments with this collection of 15 vintage duets featuring performers such as Patsy Cline and Bobby Lord singing "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You." Other highlights include "Jackson" by Johnny Cash and June Carter; "After the Fire Is Gone" by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn; "Let It Be Me" by Skeeter Davis and Bobby Bare; and "The Ceremony" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

From Nashville With Music is another slim plot that gives an excuse for Nashville country stars to perform. The stars are Leo G. Carroll, Marilyn Maxwell, Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Marty Robbins (singing "El Paso"), Buddy Allen, Bill Anderson, Don Gibson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Cousin Jody, Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Charley Pride, Susan Raye, Carl Smith, Wynn Stewart and Tammy Wynette. (from http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20070511/SPECIAL0907/705110501/1969-Movie-From-Nashville-Music)

Tropical island underwater scuba diving swimming murder thriller, in which divers and thieves search for a sunken treasure.

A Hillbilly hits the big time in Las Vegas.

The story of how a group of unremarkable bungalows in Nashville Tennessee became the heart of the country music industry, and led to the city's title as Music City USA. The documentary focuses on the rise of the Grand Ole Opry and the subsequent opening of recording studios in the downtown area while reflecting on what this legendary Nashville street means today in the changing music business.

Everyone knows Elvis Presley’s In the Ghetto and A Little Less Conversation. But who wrote those songs? That was Mac Davis, and almost no one has heard of him. He shares this fate with dozens of other songwriters who have been responsible for massive hits. Coincidentally, many of them live in Nashville, Tennessee – though this documentary reveals that isn’t quite as accidental as it seems.

The adventures and misadventures of a poor farmer who lives in a small cottage with his wife and daughter in the countryside.

New York gangsters head South in search of that magical Nashville sound. Unfortunately, they misunderstand the directions given to them by a friendly gas station attendant and wind up in Atlanta instead.

A lighthearted family film revolves around the adventures of a hobo, a runaway chimpanzee, and a six-year-old thought to be lost.

When some priceless Macedonian treasures are swiped, lawyer Falk arrives to get to the bottom of things.

A performance featuring inspirational music legends in a good old-fashioned, sit-down sing-along of gospel classics. Hosted by Bill Anderson. Country's Family Reunion: Gospel Volume Two (2010) · 1 hr 50 min TV-PG Music Lifestyle A performance featuring inspirational music legends in a good old-fashioned, sit-down sing-along of gospel classics. Hosted by Bill Anderson. DIRECTOR Jim Yockey STARRING Bill Anderson Bill Carlisle Jeanne Pruett Johnny Russell Skeeter Davis Hank Locklin Jack Greene Carol Lee Cooper Charlie Louvin

Country's Family Reunion Gospel: Volume One (2011) · 1 hr 59 min TV-PG Music Volume one in this series features an inspirational get-together of music legends in a good, old-fashioned sing-along of old-time gospel classics. DIRECTOR Jim Yockey STARRING Bill Anderson Charlie Walker Bobby Lord Wanda Jackson Jim Ed Brown Jan Howard Johnny Wright Stu Phillips Martha Carson George Hamilton IV

Country's Family Reunion: Christmas (Vol. 1) 2011 · 1 hr 55 min TV-PG Music Christmas is a time for gathering together, and what better friends to spend the holidays with than your favorite country music legends! Starring Skeeter DavisKitty WellsJohnny RussellJack GreeneBilly WalkerGrandpa JonesLittle Jimmy DickensJimmy C NewmanJeannie SeelyBill Anderson Directed by Jim Yockey

Country's Family Reunion: God Bless America Again (Vol. 3) 2013 · 1 hr 11 min God Bless America Again is dedicated to music that makes us proud to be Americans and songs that allow us to enjoy our spiritual roots. Starring Bill Anderson Aaron Tippin Teea Goans Jan Howard John Conlee David Ball Larry Gatlin Directed by James Burton Yockey

Hosted by Ricky Skaggs and Bill Anderson, this is a reunion that all Bluegrass and Country fans will enjoy, featuring artists Ricky Skaggs, The Gibson Brothers, Rhonda Vincent, Larry Cordle, Ramona Jones, Sam Bush, The Whites, Mac Wiseman, Del McCoury, Dierks Bently and Paul Brewster.

Overlooked when the Tennessee legislature reapportioned the state, the 40-acre community of Shagbottom is discovered and notified to elect a state representative. The feud between Pa Culpepper and Uncle Foxey Calhoun resurfaces, with several incidents occurring at Postmaster Amos Quint's general store between Simon Crumb and Uncle Foxey, while at the Culpepper farm Ma Culpepper is trying to persuade Pa not to run for office. Lovers Nancy Calhoun and Del Culpepper are separated by the hostilities until the Smokey Mountain Jamboree arrives to televise the election and their country music revue.

This collection of rare performances includes footage captured on video between 1967 and 1981 that has since been archived by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Throughout the late 1960s and '70s, Tammy Wynette reigned supreme on the country charts, contributing 20 #1 hits on her way to becoming the First Lady of Country Music. Her humble beginnings and tumultuous relationships throughout her life laid the groundwork for introspective and emotional singing and songwriting that helped her to define the role of the female country artist.

Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.