Opry Video Classics: Queens of Country
2007 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Music
This collection of 15 vintage performances from the Grand Ole Opry showcases the divas of country music, including Tammy Wynette belting out "Stand by Your Man" and Loretta Lynn singing "You Ain't Woman Enough." Among the other ladies taking the stage at Ryman Auditorium are Donna Fargo ("The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A."), Sammi Smith ("Help Me Make It Through the Night"), Patsy Cline ("She's Got You") and Lynn Anderson ("Rose Garden").
Directed by Marty Stuart
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Lynn Anderson Self (archive footage) -
Patsy Cline Self (archive footage) -
Skeeter Davis Self (archive footage) - B Barbara Fairchild Self (archive footage)
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Donna Fargo Self (archive footage) -
Loretta Lynn Self (archive footage) -
Dolly Parton Self (archive footage) - J Jeanne Pruett Self (archive footage)
- J Jeannie Seely Self (archive footage)
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Jean Shepard Self (archive footage) - C Connie Smith Self (archive footage)
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Sammi Smith Self (archive footage)
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