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Up Country Festival

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on BBC Two England

The first of two visits by outside broadcast cameras to Britain's top country music event The Fourth International Festival of Country Music.
A capacity audience gathered at London's Wembley Pool over Easter to see world class stars including: Del Reeves and The Goodtime Charlies, The Stoneman Family, Tex Withers, Dottie West, Conway Twitty and The Twitty Birds, The Loretta Lynn Show.

(The Happy Country... pages 6-7; This Week's Sounds: page 11)

Contributors

Compere:
George Hamilton IV
Commentator:
David Allan
Musicians:
Del Reeves and The Goodtime Charlies
Musicians:
The Stoneman Family
Singer:
Tex Withers
Singer:
Dottie West
Musicians:
Conway Twitty and The Twitty Birds
Singer:
Loretta Lynn
Organiser:
Mervyn Conn
Director:
Don Sayer
Television Production:
Douglas Hespe
Source: Radio Times

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