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Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts

Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts

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Long, long ago, a record didn't just reach the No. 1 spot - it resided there, sometimes for months. Songs That Topped the Charts captures the biggest country hits, many of which also became significant pop singles. Check out Leroy Van Dyke's Walk On By (19 weeks at No. 1); Stonewall Jackson's Waterloo; and the Browns' The Three Bells, a country and pop chart-topper. They don't cut 'em like that anymore.

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Original Language

English

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Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 January 2007

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Cast

Marty Stuart

Marty Stuart

Himself - Host

Ernest Ashworth

Ernest Ashworth

Himself (archive footage)

Henson Cargill

Henson Cargill

Himself (archive footage)

Cowboy Copas

Cowboy Copas

Himself (archive footage)

Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis

Herself (archive footage)

Donna Fargo

Donna Fargo

Herself (archive footage)

Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall

Himself (archive footage)

George Hamilton IV

George Hamilton IV

Himself (archive footage)

Ferlin Husky

Ferlin Husky

Himself (archive footage)

Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson

Himself (archive footage)

Sonny James

Sonny James

Himself (archive footage)

Del Reeves

Del Reeves

Himself (archive footage)

Leroy van Dyke

Leroy van Dyke

Himself (archive footage)

Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner

Himself (archive footage)

Billy Walker

Billy Walker

Himself (archive footage)

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