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'''''Country Style, USA''''' was a series of 15-minute radio and film programs produced by the [[US Army]] as a [[military recruiting|recruiting]] aid from 1957 to 1960 featuring top [[country music]] artists. Each year 13 [[episode|episodes]] were produced in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] and distributed to local radio and [[TV station]]s. Among its hosts was [[Jody McCrea]].
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'''''Country Style, USA''''' is a series of 15-minute radio and film programs produced by the [[US Army]] as a [[military recruiting|recruiting]] aid from 1957 to 1960 featuring top American [[country music]] artists. Each year 13 [[episode]]s were produced in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and distributed to local radio and [[TV station]]s. Among the hosts were [[Jody McCrea]] and [[Charlie Applewhite]].<ref name=banister>{{cite book |last=Banister |first=C. Eric |date=2014 |title=Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufYTBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Charlie+Applewhite%22&pg=PT43 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=9781617136085}}</ref> Artists featured on the shows included [[Johnny Cash]],<ref name=banister /> [[Moon Mullican]], and [[Jim Reeves]].


The programs were produced by [[Owen Bradley]] and his brother Harold, with some being produced at their [[Quonset Hut Studio]].<ref name="Kosser11">{{cite book|last=Kosser|first=Michael|title=How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: 50 Years of Music Row|year=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DL6gHNXWToQC&dq=%22how+nashville+became+music+city%22+%22owen+bradley%22&pg=PA9|pages=11–12|isbn=9780634098062 }}</ref> They should not be confused with the 1950 DuMont TV series, ''[[Country Style (U.S. TV series)|Country Style]]''.
The programs were produced by [[Owen Bradley]] and his brother Harold.

The series was released on DVD by season in 2008.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.otrwesterns.com/westerns/country_style_usa/ Listen to ''Country Style, USA'' radio episodes]
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.8|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 8}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.12|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 12}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.19|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 19}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.34|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 34}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.35|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 35}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.593149.39|name=Country Style USA Recruitment: Episode 39}}


[[Category:Military recruitment]]
*[http://www.otrsite.com/logs/logc1075.htm List of radio episodes]
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Latest revision as of 16:34, 26 August 2024

Country Style, USA is a series of 15-minute radio and film programs produced by the US Army as a recruiting aid from 1957 to 1960 featuring top American country music artists. Each year 13 episodes were produced in Nashville, Tennessee, and distributed to local radio and TV stations. Among the hosts were Jody McCrea and Charlie Applewhite.[1] Artists featured on the shows included Johnny Cash,[1] Moon Mullican, and Jim Reeves.

The programs were produced by Owen Bradley and his brother Harold, with some being produced at their Quonset Hut Studio.[2] They should not be confused with the 1950 DuMont TV series, Country Style.

The series was released on DVD by season in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ a b Banister, C. Eric (2014). Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781617136085.
  2. ^ Kosser, Michael (2006). How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: 50 Years of Music Row. Hal Leonard. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9780634098062.
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