Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys in Enid, Oklahoma
(1942),
roadside performance designed to drum up publicity for an upcoming gig
(2006 Partnership Grants).
Bunkhouse Jamboree
(late 1940s),
performance by "Doc" Ramblin’ Tommy Scott, dubbed "America’s Last Real Medicine Showman"
(2008 Federal Grants).
Construction of WSM-TV Studio
(1951),
construction footage punctuated by appearances by Red Foley and the Jordanaires
(2009 Federal Grants).
Country Band at the Aero Corporation
(early 1930s),
footage of an outdoor concert by the “Slater Hillbillies”
(2008 Federal Grants).
Country Music Home Movies
(1942–71),
Kodachrome home movie of some of Country music’s brightest stars including Hank Williams, Jr. and Dolly Parton
(2006 Partnership Grants).
Country Music U.S.A.
(ca. 1972),
narrated orientation to Nashville’s country music scene that greeted visitors to the Country Music Hall of Fame in the mid-1970s
(2010 Federal Grants).
Demolition of Sixth Hatch Show Print Building
(1992),
home movie
(2009 Federal Grants).
Dottie West Wedding to Byron Metcalf
(1973),
home movie
(2009 Federal Grants).
Elvis Presley’s Band in Hawaii
(1960),
home movies shot by Hank Garland, the guitar virtuoso in Elvis Presley’s band
(2007 Federal Grants).
Everly Brothers Home Movies
(ca. 1957–58),
home movies of family and performances, with appearances by Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly
(2012 Federal Grants).
Hank Williams on the Louisiana Hayride
(1951–52),
the only known footage of Hank Williams performing for the Louisiana Hayride radio show
(2006 Partnership Grants).
Marty Robbins Racing Films
(1961–68),
home movies showing the country star’s amateur racing career
(2009 Federal Grants).
Parties at Roy Acuff’s House
(1959),
home movies shot by Jimmy Riddle, harmonica player extraordinaire, of two parties held on the Roy Acuff estate
(2007 Federal Grants).
Roy Acuff on Tour
(ca. 1954-55),
home movies by a Roy Acuff fan who filmed the Country legend on tour
(2010 Federal Grants).
Theater Trailers of Country Music Stars
(ca. 1938–47),
sound shorts promoting Dixie Bell, Pee Wee King, Tommy Scott, and Stringbean
(2008 Federal Grants).
Thomas Hart Benton’s “The Sources of Country Music”
(1973–75),
documentary about the creation of the painter’s final work, narrated by the artist
(2013 Federal Grants).
WLAC Radio Staff in Studio
(1949),
behind-the-scenes footage of Nashville radio station
(2007 Federal Grants).
WLS Farm Progress Show
(1953–55),
documentation of the agricultural trade show, including performers from Chicago’s WLS Radio National Barn Dance show
(2011 Federal Grants).