ALL - STAR SALUTE TO RALPH EMERY

ALL-STAR SALUTE TO RALPH EMERY

The Oklahoman 📰

THE spotlight shines on country music stars at the Nashville Grand Ole Opry House when "TNN's All-Star Salute to Country Music" airs at 8 p.m. Wednesday on TNN.

Co-hosts Johnny Cash and Barbara Mandrell, along with more than 70 stars, kept the real purpose of the show secret up until the last moment of its recent taping.

Ralph Emery, host of TNN's Nashville Now since 1983, thought he was just a guest on the program. Yet he soon finds out the show is really a salute to him, complete with congratulations from President George Bush.

The program's lineup of country musicians includes Randy Travis, Alabama, Glen Campbell, Roy Clark, Anne Murray, Ricky Skaggs, The Oak Ridge Boys, June Carter Cash, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Ricky Van Shelton, Tanya Tucker, Lee Greenwood, Chet Atkins, Irlene Mandrell, Kathy Mattea, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lorrie Morgan, Charlie Daniels, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff and Marie Osmond.

A special "Second Generation" segment pays tribute to Emery's relationships with country music greats through the eyes of their children. The show also features vintage video clips and photographs of Emery in the early years of his career.


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