The Statler Brothers Show
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The Statler Brothers Show was an hour American
variety show
hosted by the country music
group The Statler Brothers broadcast on The Nashville Network
. The theme song of the show was an instrumental version of the Statler Brother hit "The Class of '57"
The show ran for seven seasons beginning in 1991 and was the most popular show on The Nashville Network aired Saturday Nights during its entire run until 1998, including the single-most highest rated
episode in the history of The Nashville Network.
Each program featured a segment called "Yesteryear" where one year would be remembered by performing songs released in the featured year between brief summaries of memorable events. Following the series run, Yesteryear was developed into a full-length program. The show was co-hosted by country stars Crystal Gayle
and Ronna Reeves
.
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variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
hosted by the country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group The Statler Brothers broadcast on The Nashville Network
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
. The theme song of the show was an instrumental version of the Statler Brother hit "The Class of '57"
The show ran for seven seasons beginning in 1991 and was the most popular show on The Nashville Network aired Saturday Nights during its entire run until 1998, including the single-most highest rated
Nielsen Ratings
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episode in the history of The Nashville Network.
Each program featured a segment called "Yesteryear" where one year would be remembered by performing songs released in the featured year between brief summaries of memorable events. Following the series run, Yesteryear was developed into a full-length program. The show was co-hosted by country stars Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
and Ronna Reeves
Ronna Reeves
Ronna Renee Reeves is a female country music singer. Between 1990 and 1998, she released five studio albums, including three on Mercury Records; she has also charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
.
External links
- The Statler Brothers Show at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...