Classic Opry Videos On DVD Soon

10/11/2007 Stephen L. Betts Grand Ole Opry fans will relish classic performances by Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and George Jones, among others, with the DVD release of Opry Video Classics on Nov. 20. The 8-DVD set will be distributed by Time Life and will be available at major music retail outlets as well as online. Opry Video Classics is comprised of 120 performances from the 1950s to the '70s, featuring many live television appearances captured on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, home of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 30 years. Most of the performances have never before been available commercially. The series is presented in eight thematic volumes, including Queens Of Country (Tammy Wynette, “Stand By Your Man”), Duets (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, “After The Fire Is Gone”), Pioneers (Hank Snow, “I'm Moving On”), and Honky Tonk Heroes (George Jones, “The Race Is On”). Time Life will also issue a single volume of Opry Video Classics, featuring such classics as Johnny Cash’s “Ring Of Fire,” Loretta Lynn's “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’” and Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.”