1966COUNTRY MUSIC
FULL COLOR MID-1960s PROMOTIONAL FILM ABOUT NASHVILLE
MUSIC CITY, GUITAR TOWN, MUSIC ROW, RECORDING STUDIOS, RECORD COMPANIES, COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC. NASHVILLE SOUND.
PERFORMANCES OF COUNTRY MUSIC STARS ON STAGE (LIP SYNC'D) OR LIVE ON LOCATION. DRAMATIZED DOCUMENTARY, DJ CONVENTION WEEK. MOST ARTISTS FEATURED WERE ON THE DECCA RECORD LABEL.
WARNER MACK, DAVE DUDLEY, WEBB PIERCE, SHOT JACKSON, PETE KIRBY BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD, MAX POWELL, BOB JENNINGS, WILBURN BROTHERS, LORETTA LYNN, JIMMY "C" NEWMAN, OSBORNE BROTHERS, JUSTIN TUBB, LORENE MANN, WAYNE HAAS, CHARLIE LOUVIN, JEAN SHEPARD, GORDON TERRY, AUTRY INMAN.
MUSIC CITY, GUITAR TOWN, MUSIC ROW, RECORDING STUDIOS, RECORD COMPANIES, COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC. NASHVILLE SOUND.
PERFORMANCES OF COUNTRY MUSIC STARS ON STAGE (LIP SYNC'D) OR LIVE ON LOCATION. DRAMATIZED DOCUMENTARY, DJ CONVENTION WEEK. MOST ARTISTS FEATURED WERE ON THE DECCA RECORD LABEL.
WARNER MACK, DAVE DUDLEY, WEBB PIERCE, SHOT JACKSON, PETE KIRBY BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD, MAX POWELL, BOB JENNINGS, WILBURN BROTHERS, LORETTA LYNN, JIMMY "C" NEWMAN, OSBORNE BROTHERS, JUSTIN TUBB, LORENE MANN, WAYNE HAAS, CHARLIE LOUVIN, JEAN SHEPARD, GORDON TERRY, AUTRY INMAN.
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SHOTS OF MID-SIXTIES 1960s NASHVILLE NIGHT SPOTS.
LOWER BROADWAY. NEON SIGNS. ERNEST TUBB RECORDS STORE. HANK SNOW MUSIC. MUSIC CITY USA. |
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MUSIC ROW. DECCA RECORDS BUILDING.
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CU CAPITOL RECORDS LOGO
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COLUMBIA RECORDING STUDIOS. RCA LOGO. DOG AND VICTROLA. HIS MASTER'S VOICE.
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TWO YOUNG WOMEN DANCE ON STAGE. SHOWGIRLS. GO-GO TRIO SING BELOW. RATHER BIZARRE STAGING OF ULTRA SQUARE TYPES SINGING OF THE JOYS OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
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MORE NEON NIGHT SCENES OF NASHVILLE SPOTS.
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DAYTIME. COMMERCIAL JET PLANE LANDS AT AIRPORT.
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HOST T. TOMMY CUTRER DESCENDS STAIRS OF JET AND IS GREETED BY COUNTY MUSIC STAR WEBB PIERCE. AMERICAN AIRLINES. WEBB AND FRIENDS (MAX POWELL AND HILLOUS BUTRUM, WHO ONCE WORKED W. HANK WILLIAMS) ARE SITTING IN THE FAMOUS WHITE CAR BEDECKED AND BEJEWELED WITH SIX-SHOOTERS AND WESTERN PARAPHENALIA.
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HILARIOUS SHOT. HIGHWAY LEADING INTO NASHVILLE. MEN SIT AND CHAT IN WEBB'S GAUDY PONTIAC WITH LONGHORNS IN FRONT. (THIS CAR NOW SITS IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME). HONKY TONKY BALLAD BY PIERCE PLAYS ON SOUNDTRACK.
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WEBB PIERCE
WHO DO I THINK I AM
"WHO DO I THINK I AM" IS THE WEBB PIERCE TUNE. CU WEBB SINGING IN BACK OF CAR WITH T. TOMMY
HARMONIZING. HILLOUS STRUMS ACOUSTIC GUITAR. |
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SHOT OF COURTHOUSE IN LOWER NASHVILLE. PAN TO GROUP OF FOLKS OUTSIDE BUS. DISC JOCKEY CONVENTION. WEBB MEETS AND GREETS DJs.
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REAR OF WEBB'S CAR AS IT DRIVES OFF. SPARE WHEEL IN REAR. WAVING GOODBYE.
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WIDE SHOT OF NASHVILLE STREET. DAYTIME. BUS MOTORCYCLE COP. STOREFRONTS. SIDE OF TOUR BUS READS "WELCOME DJs MUSIC CITY USA" AS IT PARKS OUTSIDE A FURNITURE STORE. HONKY TONK COUNTRY WESTERN BAND ON TOUR.
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FRONT SHOT OF ROY ACUFF EXHIBITS SHOP. THIS APPEARS TO BE LOWER BROADWAY.
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BASHFUL BROTHER OSWALD AKA PETE KIRBY, THE DOBRO PLAYER FOR ACUFF GREETS T TOMMY. SHOWS HIM THE OLDEST RECORD PLAYER THEY HAVE.
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CU OF 1893 RECORD PLAYER.
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GRAMOPHONE, VICTROLA, RECORD PLAYERS WITH HORN SPEAKERS. SPEAKER CONES. ANTIQUES. MUSEUM OF RECORDING MACHINES. EDISON TALKING MACHINES CYLINDERS.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS'S FIDDLE IN A CASE. AMERICANA.
PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY. |
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ROY ACUFF'S DAD'S FIDDLE IN A CASE.
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BROTHER OSWALD SAYS HE'S PLAYED WITH ACUFF FOR TWENTY EIGHT YEARS.
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EXTERIOR OF ACUFF'S SHOP AND DJs ON SIDEWALK.
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PALE BLUE VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE ON STREET.
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ERNEST TUBB RECORD SHOP. FAMOUS STORE (STILL IN EXISTENCE.) "MIDNIGHT JAMBOREE" SIGN LOWER RIGHT.
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YOUNG MAN WITH GUITAR AND COWBOY HAT EMERGES FROM STORE. T TOMMY SHOWS DJs AROUND STORE.
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INTERIOR OF RECORD STORE. LPs ADORN WALLS.
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LOWER FOREGROUND: "SOMETHING NEW" (BEATLES) AND ELVIS'S FIRST LP. HUNDREDS OF RECORDS.
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RECORD STORE CLERK (WOMAN) ON STEP LADDER TENDS TO LPS. FLIRTY TALK ENSUES. LORENE (LORENE MANN). KISS.
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DJs RESEMBLE A BAND OF REDNECKS. LUSTY. ALMOST "EASY RIDER"-LIKE.
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INCREDIBLE, BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF SHINY GUITARS LINED UP IN SHOT JACKSON'S GUITAR STORE. DOBROS AND NATIONAL STEEL GUITARS. ACOUSTIC. ELECTRIC.
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MAN WITH PARROT ON HIS SHOULDER. SHOT JACKSON HAS TATTOOS ON HIS ARMS. BANJO. PEDAL STEEL. MENTION OF SHO-BUD, A BRAND OF STEEL GUITARS BUD ISAACS AND SHOT JACKSON DEVELOPED.
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"THE MONSTER" A NEW SHO-BUD STEEL GUITAR. JIMMY DAY, PETE DRAKE, OTHER PEDAL PLAYERS ARE MENTIONED.
THIS SCENE AMOUNTS TO AN INTERVIEW. JACKSON SHOWS THE GORGEOUS MERLE TRAVIS MODEL ARCH TOP ELECTRIC GUITAR. |
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EXT LOWER BROADWAY, NASHVILLE. AN OLD CAR, MODEL-T VINTAGE WITH WOOD STYLED SIDES. EARLY STATION WAGON DRIVES PAST TOUR BUS. HONKY TONK COUNTRY WESTERN BAND ON TOUR.
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EMCEE, BOB JENNINGS INTRODUCES THE WILBURN BROTHERS.
TEDDY AND DOYLE. BACKED BY COUNTRY MUSIC COMBO: UPRIGHT BASS, ELECTRIC AND ARCH-TOP GUITAR, PIANO, DRUMS, STEEL GUITAR, ETC. UNDOUBTEDLY THIS WAS FILMED IN OWEN BRADLEY'S QUONSET HUT FILM,TV AND RECORDING STUDIO. "MUSIC CITY STAR TIME". |
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PAN OF APPLAUDING AUDIENCE. CROWD. SMILING FACES.
MID AMERICAN WHITE PEOPLE. |
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EMCEE INTROS LORETTA LYNN.
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AUDIENCE APPLAUDS.
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LORETTA LYNN
THE HOME YOU'RE TEARING DOWN
LORETTA LYNN SINGS "THE HOME YOU'RE TEARING DOWN"
CLASSIC HONKY TONK BALLAD. CHEATING BALLAD. PLENTY OF CLOSE-UPS OF A VERY PRETTY LORETTA. |
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JIMMY NEWMAN
ARTIFICIAL ROSE
JIMMY NEWMAN. JIMMY "C" NEWMAN, A SINGER WITH CAJUN ROOTS, LOUISIANA MUSIC. "ARTIFICIAL ROSE" NEWMAN WEARS A YELLOW SEQUINED NUDIE SUIT.
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THE OSBORNE BROTHERS
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT TOMORROW
THE OSBORNE BROTHERS. BLUEGRASS. CLOSE HARMONY. "I'LL BE ALL RIGHT TOMORROW". MOUNTAIN MUSIC.
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EMCEE INTROS DAVE DUDLEY. MENTIONS HIS TRUCK DRIVER HITS.
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DAVE DUDLEY
MAMA TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR
DAVE DUDLEY WEARS A RED SEQUINED COLLARLESS JACKET.
YELLOW TELEPHONE SITS ATOP A GRAND PIANO. DUDLEY HOLDS A LETTER IN HIS HANDS AND SINGS. TOPICAL SONG. PRO-WAR PROTEST SONG. "MAMA TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR". PATRIOTIC SONG. SILENT MAJORITY. CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL MUSIC. VIETNAM ERA. "PROTECTING OUT SHORES" (IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, NO LESS). |
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EMCEE JOKES WITH DUDLEY ABOUT WIVES DRIVING TRUCKS.
STIFF HUMOR. DUDLEY SEEMS ILL AT EASE. |
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JUSTIN TUBB & LORENE MANN
HURRY MISTER PETERS
"HURRY MISTER PETERS" BY LORENE MANN AND JUSTIN TUBB.
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OUTRAGEOUS CHEATING SONG. JUSTIN TUBB AND LORENE MANN SITS BACK TO BACK WITH TELEPHONE RECEIVERS AND CONDUCT A SINGING CONVERSATION, DISCUSSING THEIR UPCOMING ADULTERY SESSION.
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AUDIENCE STANDS AND BEGINS TO FILTER OUT.
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HILLOUS BUTRUM SHAKES HANDS WITH BOB JENNINGS.
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CONTROL BOOTH OF RECORDING STUDIO. HONKY TONK COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC.
ENGINEER AND TOKEN BLONDE WOMAN SIT AT CONSOLE. DISCUSS PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING GETTING A GOOD PERFORMANCE OUT OF ARTIST. |
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EXTERIOR OF COLUMBIA RECORDING STUDIO. BUTRUM MEETS LARGE YOUNG MAN WHO GETS INTO BUTRUM'S WHITE CONVERTABLE AND RACES OFF. COMIC BIT, RINKY DINK PIANO MUSIC A LA SILENT FILM COMEDY.
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REACTION SHOT: SHRUG.
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INT. RECORDING STUDIO. PRODUCER DISCUSSES SONG WITH ARTIST. SHEET MUSIC. MUSICIANS. HONKY TONK COUNTRY WESTERN BAND.
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WAYNE HAAS
IF HE ONLY KNEW
"LET'S MAKE A RECORD". WAYNE HAAS IS THE SINGER.
BACKED BY A FEMALE VOCAL TRIO. "IF HE ONLY KNEW" |
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TOURISTS, GROUP OF DJs STAND AROUND THE WORLD FAMOUS WEBB PIERCE GUITAR SHAPED SWIMMING POOL.
CELEBRITY HOME. |
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MAX POWELL & WEBB PIERCE
YOU'RE MY MEMORY NUMBER ONE
WEBB PIERCE AND MAX POWELL SING "YOU'RE MY MEMORY NUMBER ONE". WEBB IN SWEATER STRUMS AN ARCH TOP MARTIN GUITAR AND SINGS AT THE POOL.
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SCENIC SHOTS, BEAUTY SHOTS OF HILLY COUNTRYSIDE OUTSIDE NASHVILLE. HIGHWAY. TOUR BUS IS LED BY MOTORCYCLE COP. FARMLAND. HONKY TONK COUNTRY WESTERN BAND ON TOUR. RANCHES.
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RECORD WORLD AWARD PRESENTATION. HOST AWARDS TOP FEMALE SINGER OF 1965, LORETTA LYNN. AUDIENCE APPLAUSE SHOT. LORETTA WITH ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BLACK DRESS ACCEPTS PLAQUE AND THANKS HER FANS.
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LORETTA LYNN
WINE, WOMEN AND SONG
LORETTA LYNN WITH ACOUSTIC GUITAR "WINE, WOMEN AND SONG". IMPRESSIVE BARRE CHORDING BY MS LYNN.
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WILBURN BROTHERS
TROUBLE'S BACK IN TOWN
WILBURN BROTHERS "TROUBLE'S BACK IN TOWN". GOLD LAME JACKETS.
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LORENE MANN
ONE OF THEM
LORENE MANN "ONE OF THEM". LORENE MANN IS REMEMBERED FOR WRITING AND PERFORMING FRANK ADULT THEMED C&W WEEPERS.
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EMCEE STANDS ON STAGE, SPEAKING.
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WARNER MACK WINS SOME AWARD OR ANOTHER.
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WARNER MACK & THE THOMPSON BROTHERS
SITTIN' ON A ROCK (CRYING IN THE CREEK)
HARRY THOMPSON OR THE THOMPSON BROTHERS JOINS WARNER MACK. "SITTIN' ON A ROCK (CRYING IN THE CREEK)". A HIT RECORD.
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GREAT FOOTAGE OF NASHVILLE NIGHT LIFE. NEON SIGNS.
R&B MUSIC PLAYED. NIGHTCLUB. |
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HILLOUS AND T TOMMY ARE WELCOMED ONSTAGE OF ACTUAL NIGHTCLUB.
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HILLOUS BUTRUM & T TOMMY
NEW RIVER TRAIN
(live)
HILLOUS AND T TOMMY AND "JUDY" A DARK-HAIRED WOMAN PLAYING ELECTRIC GUITAR. "NEW RIVER TRAIN".
THIS IS THE FIRST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ACTUALLY PERFORMED LIVE. CLUB MIGHT BE RENO UH GO GO. RENO A GO GO. RENO AU GO-GO. GO GO CLUB. GO-GO DANCERS. |
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OFF THEY GO TO THE SUNDOWN CLUB. INTERIOR OF STUDIO SET MADE UP TO BE A NIGHTCLUB. ONSTAGE IS DAVE DUDLEY, HILLOUS.
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DAVE DUDLEY
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
(live)
DAVE DUDLEY PERFORMS "SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD" RARE LIVE PERFORMANCE! QUITE POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL LEAD GUITARIST FROM THE CLASSIC HIT RECORD, JIMMY COLVARD ON STAGE. EXCELLENT. BEST VERSION AVAILABLE.
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CROWD SHOTS. APPLAUDING AUDIENCE.
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CHARLIE LOUVIN
I'LL GO SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP
CHARLIE LOUVIN FORMERLY OF THE LOUVIN BROTHERS "I'LL GO SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP". GREAT VOCALIST. NOT LIVE.
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JIMMY C. NEWMAN
BAYOU TALK
(live)
THE ALLIGATOR KING, JIMMY "C" NEWMAN. TALKING-
SINGING A CAJUN TUNE. PERFORMED LIVE. "BAYOU TALK" |
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BRIEF SHOT OF COCKTAIL JOINT CROWD APPLAUDING.
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JEAN SHEPARD
SECOND FIDDLE TO AN OLD GUITAR
JEAN SHEPPARD "SECOND FIDDLE TO AN OLD GUITAR".
ANOTHER CLASSIC. YODELS. YODELLING. |
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AUTRY INMAN
SHE GOT A FACE LIKE A MILLION BUCKS, GREEN AND WRINKLED
AUTRY INMAN. TELLS A FEW OF SLY JOKES. "SHE GOT A FACE LIKE A MILLION BUCKS: GREEN AND WRINKLED"
CORNY BUT EDGY! |
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AUTRY INMAN
MR. TROUBLEMAKER
(live)
AUTRY INMAN SINGS LIVE. "MR. TROUBLEMAKER"
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GORDON TERRY
ORGAN GRINDER, DON'T MONKEY ROUND ON ME
(live)
GORDON TERRY. FIDDLER. WAIT: SWITCHES TO GUITARIST.
"ORGAN GRINDER ... DON'T MONKEY ROUND ON ME". ANOTHER LIVE PERFORMANCE. ANOTHER RISQUE TUNE. |
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GORDON TERRY
MY BREAD AND BUTTER
GORDON PICKS UP A FIDDLE "MY BREAD AND BUTTER"
HE SAYS. "ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL". |
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GORDON IMITATES VARIOUS BARN ANIMALS.
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FINALE IS A SWING JAZZ TUNE. COUPLES DANCING.
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AERIAL OF SINGERS OUTSIDE A BUILDING. MORE NEON SIGNS, "MUSIC CITY USA."
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