- Down Home Country
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Down Home Country Genre country music Presented by Tom Gallant Country of origin Canada Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 Production Producer(s) Stan Jacobson Running time 60 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 11 July 1975 – 5 September 1975 Down Home Country is a Canadian country music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.
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Premise
New Brunswick singer-songwriter Tom Gallant hosted this series which replaced The Tommy Hunter Show between seasons. Series regulars included vocal trio Blue Jane, comic duo Chuck Wagon (Harvey Atkin) and Luke Warm (Peter Cullen), and musician Nancy White. The series featured visiting artists such as Chad Allan, Jessi Colter, The Good Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Myrna Lorrie, Colleen Peterson, Kenny Rogers, Sneezy Waters and Jesse Winchester.[1]
Scheduling
This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 July to 5 September 1975.
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Down Home Country". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1199. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Down Home Country". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Doc.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Down Home Country at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1975 Canadian television series debuts
- 1975 Canadian television series endings
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