Pop! Goes the Country

Pop! Goes the Country

Infobox Television
show_name = Pop! Goes the Country


caption = Geri Reischl with show host Ralph Emery.
genre = Musical variety
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audio_format = Mono
runtime = 30 minutes
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producer = | J. Reginald Dunlap
executive_producer = | Bill Graham
starring = Ralph Emery
Tom T. Hall
Jim Varney
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country = USA
location = Nashville, TN
language = English
network = First Run Syndication
first_aired = September 7, 1974
last_aired = January 1, 1982
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imdb_id = 0071035
tv_com_id = 29972

"Pop! Goes the Country" was a weekly half-hour syndicated variety country music television series between September 7, 1974 and January 1, 1982 [ [http://www.tv.com/pop!-goes-the-country/show/29972/summary.html tv.com] ] . Originally hosted by Ralph Emery, the series was recorded at the Grand Ole Opry and featured comedy sketches, performances by and interviews with country music singers, both established celebreties and up and coming singers and musicians. In 1980, Tom T. Hall replaced Emery as the host, and the show was moved from the Opry house to the Gaslight Theater of the Opryland theme park. In the final year of the series, comedian Jim Varney hosted the show [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071035/combined The Internet Movie Database] ] .

The series' title referenced the influence pop music was having on country music in the works of era's country music performers such as Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, and Anne Murray, all of whom appeared as guests on the program, although performers with more traditional styles such as Loretta Lynn and Mel Tillis were also featured during the show's run [ [http://www.tv.com/pop!-goes-the-country/show/29972/summary.html tv.com] ] .

The pop influence on country music was not without controversy. Although the Statler Brothers made at least one guest appearance [ [http://www.tv.com/pop!-goes-the-country/show/29972/summary.html tv.com] ] , in a possible reference to the high-rated show the group released the song "Nobody Wants To be Country" that contains the opening line:

:Nobody wants to be country;:Everyone wants to go pop.:They've traded in the saddle,:And they all try to straddle,:The road that'll take 'em to the top. [The Statler Brothers. "Nobody Wants to be Country" "Tenth Anniversary". (Sound Recording). Columbia Studios, Chicago, Illinois, 1980.]

As of early 2007, the show is being rebroadcast on the cable network RFD TV.

References

External links

[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071035/ Pop! Goes the Country] in the Internet Movie Database


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