Country Kings at the BBC

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21/11/2014

BBC Four - Country Kings at the BBC

The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell and more.

Performances by The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black and Johnny Cash.

Classic male country singers from the BBC vaults, journeying from The Everly Brothers and Jerry Lee Lewis to Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson, and featuring classic songs and performances by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, George Hamilton IV, Kenny Rogers, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Eric Church and more. This 50 years-plus compilation is a chronological look at country kings as featured on BBC studio shows as varied as In Concert, Wogan, The Late Show and Later with Jools Holland, plus early variety shows presented by the likes of Lulu, Harry Secombe and Shirley Abicair.

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