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Roy Acuff
as Self (archive footage)
Eddy Arnold
as Self (archive footage)
Lester Flatt
as Self (archive footage)
Grandpa Jones
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
George Morgan
as Self (archive footage)
Ray Price
as Self (archive footage)
Tex Ritter
as Self (archive footage)
Earl Scruggs
as Self (archive footage)
Carl Smith
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2007
Runtime0h 41m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes1
DirectorMarty Stuart
WritersMarty Stuart
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOpry Video Classics: Pioneers
About Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
The Carter Family, Roy Acuff and the Sons of the Pioneers belong to a select group of the earliest and most successful country recording artists. Pioneers spotlights them all doing such signature songs as Keep On the Sunny Side, Wabash Cannonball and Tumbling Tumbleweeds, alongside the influential blue-grass bands of Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. And when Grandpa Jones stomps through Good Old Mountain Dew, you won't be able to sit down.
Directed by Marty Stuart, Opry Video Classics: Pioneers leans on a strong ensemble — Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Lester Flatt — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 2007.
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