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Johnny Cash Self (archive footage)
Patsy Cline Self (archive footage)
Chet Atkins Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson Self (archive footage)
Little Jimmy Dickens Self (archive footage)
Porter Wagoner Self (archive footage)
Tammy Wynette Self (archive footage)
Hank Snow Self (archive footage)
Loretta Lynn Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton Self (archive footage)
George Jones Self (archive footage)
Don Gibson Self (archive footage)
Conway Twitty Self (archive footage)
Bill Anderson Self (archive footage)
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