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Opry Video Classics presents the greatest collection of vintage live Country music performances ever assembled. Most of these historic recordings have never before been available commercially. This series offers fans a first-class ticket to Nashville to experience the golden age of Country music ? from the ?50s to the ?70s ? and witness the evolution of a sound that still resonates today. 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. 1. Cowboy Copas ? Alabam. 2. Ferlin Husky ? Wings Of A Dove. 3. The Browns ? The Three Bells. 4. Skeeter Davis ? I Forgot More Than You?ll Ever Know. 5. George Hamilton IV ? Abilene. 6. Leroy Van Dyke ? Walk On By. 7. Sonny James ? You?re The Only World I Know. 8. Ernest Ashworth ? Talk Back Trembling Lips. 9. Billy Walker ? Charlie?s Shoes. 10. Del Reeves ? Girl On The Billboard. 11. Porter Wagoner ? A Satisfied Mind. 12. Henson Cargill ? Skip A Rope. 13. Stonewall Jackson ? Waterloo. 14. Donna Fargo ? Funny Face. 15. Tom T. Hall ? The Year That Clayton Delany Died. Plus Bonus Interviews featuring: Jim Ed Brown & Porter Wagoner.
