Johnny Cash and wife, June Carter Cash were hosts of this Country and Western themed variety show. Comedians Hope, Crosby, Minnie Pearl and others perform Skits. Musical acts as Diverse as Louis Armstrong to "The Monkees" perform.
Entertainers receive recognition at the annual ceremony; the year's honorees are R&B collective Earth, Wind and Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, children's TV show "Sesame Street" and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.
A road trip undertaken by Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and a group of younger musicians made to the Mexican town of Banámichi in the state of Sonora, the birthplace of Ronstadt's beloved grandfather.
With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
Although their working environment is extremely conservative, some of the most prominent songwriters in the country music scene are gay women. Sadly, they realise all too well that a step into the spotlight for a solo career would equal professional *******. With a special, particularly moving guest appearance by Linda Ronstadt.
Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland is a landmark record. Recorded in New York and South Africa, Graceland not only sold 14 million copies and was named Album of the Year at the 1986 Grammy Awards, but it also brought the sound of South African music to audiences around the world. Graceland soared to number three in the US album charts and topped the UK and South African charts f...
