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Season 5 (1979-80)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger, Sarah Williams
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
WPA Film Library (www.wpafilmlibrary.com)
TVGuide.com listings / TV Guide magazine (various editions)
Billboard and Cashbox magazines.
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NASHVILLE ON THE ROAD
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First-Run Syndication
26 episodes x 30 minutes.
All 26 Season Five episodes were videotaped in 1979.
Season 5 - Taping locations:
Golden Isles of Brunswick, Georgia (13 episodes, taped circa June 1979)
Estes Park, Colorado (13 episodes, taped circa Oct-Nov 1979)
Season 5 series regulars:
Jim Ed Brown (singer) (co-host)
Jerry Clower (comedian) (co-host)
Helen Cornelius (singer)
Wendy Holcombe (banjo player/ singer)
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5.01 [105] Nashville on the Road (1979-80)
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Margo Smith (1 of 2)
Taped in Brunswick, Georgia and on Jekyll Island in Georgia.
Local air-date:
23-Sep-1979 WTBS-17, Atlanta, GA (Sun. 7:00pm Eastern)
Guest:
Margo Smith
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Gotta Quit Lookin' at You Baby."
Margo Smith sings "It Only Hurts for a Little While."
Wendy Holcombe - "Guitar Boogie."
Jim Ed Brown - "Every Which Way but Loose."
Margo Brown - "Brunswick Yodel."
Helen Cornelius - "I Enjoy Being a Girl."
5.02 [106] Nashville on the Road (1979-80)
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Margo Smith (2 of 2)
Guest:
Margo Smith
Synopsis:
Margo Smith sings “If I Give My Heart to You” and “Still a Woman.”
Jim Ed Brown - "A Child Is Born,” “ 'S Wonderful" and "Pop a Top."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Lying in Love with You."
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Wart on a Mule” and “Is the Coon Hunt True.”
The 'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Snowdeer.”
5.03 [107] Nashville on the Road (1979-80)
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: T.G. Sheppard
Taped at St. Simon's Island off the Georgia Coast.
Local air-date:
13-Oct-1979 WBNS-10, Columbus, Ohio (Sat. 9:00pm)
Guest:
T.G. Sheppard
Synopsis:
T.G. Sheppard performs "Happy Together" and "You Feel Good All Over."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Rocky Top" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."
Jim Ed Brown - "When I Dream."
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Clovis and Beck" and "Yogurt."
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Next 3 episodes:
Probably taped in Georgia (based on the Sept. 1979 air-dates).
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Joe Stampley
Local air-dates:
08-Sep-1979 WTBS-17 Atlanta, GA (Sat. 11pm Eastern)
23-Sep-1979 WAPI-13 Birmingham, AL (Sat. 3:00pm)
Guest:
Joe Stampley
Synopsis:
Joe Stampley sings "Red Wine and Blue Memories" and "I Don't Lie."
Wendy Holcombe - "Gone at Last" and "Flint Hill Special."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "I Take the Chance."
Jim Ed Brown - "Yonder Comes a Sucker."
Jerry Clower comedy bits: "Marcel Hair Grower" and "Self Tackle."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: The Kendalls / Terri Gibbs
Local air dates:
08-Sep-1979 WTAP-15 Parkersburg, West Virginia (Sat. 7:30pm)
06-Oct-1979 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 9:00pm)
Guests:
The Kendalls
Terri Gibbs
Songs include:
Terri Gibbs sings "Wishing Well."
The Kendalls - "Just like Real People" and "I Had a Lovely Time."
Helen Cornelius - "Dancing the Night Away."
The 'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" instrumental.
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Death on Main Street" and "Flyin' to the Opry."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Tommy Cash
Filmed at Golden Isles of Brunswick Georgia (Saint Simon's Island)
Guest:
Tommy Cash
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown - "I'm Gonna Love You."
Tommy Cash - "The Cowboy and the Lady."
Wendy Holcombe - "Dear Old Dixie."
Jerry Clower (comedy monologue) - Moving a Piano ("Ledbetter Moving Company").
Helen Cornelius - "That's What You Do to Me."
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - “If I'd Only Known It Was The Last Time.”
Jerry Clower (comedy monologue) - Getting Out of the Army ("Join the Navy").
Tommy Cash - "A Lot of Catching Up to Do."
Local air dates:
29-Sept-1979 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10pm)
08-Dec-1979 WTBS-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:00pm Eastern)
15-Dec-1979 WCSH-6, Portland, Maine (Sat. 4:30pm)
30-Dec-1979 WTVA-9 Tupelo, Mississippi (Sun. 4:30pm)
RFD-TV repeat:
Aired 26-Feb-2016 on RFD-TV.
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Next 16 episodes:
Taped either in Georgia or at Estes Park, Colorado.
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Jimmy Dean (1 of 2)
Guest:
Jimmy Dean
Synopsis:
Jimmy Dean sings "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Listen to the Music."
Jim Ed Brown - "The Gambler."
Helen Cornelius - "I Just Fall in Love Again."
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Load to Heaven" and "You Shut Up."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Jimmy Dean (2 of 2)
Guest:
Jimmy Dean
Synopsis:
Jimmy Dean - "For the Good Times" and "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Lay Some Happiness
on Me."
Jim Ed Brown - "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young."
Helen Cornelius - "The Lighthouse."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Anybody Up There"
The 'Nashville on the Road' house band - "You All Come" instrumental.
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: John Conlee / Jimmy Melton
Filmed at Golden Isles of Brunswick Georgia (Saint Simon's Island)
Guests:
John Conlee
James Melton
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "We're Gonna Hold On."
John Conlee - "Rose Colored Glasses."
Wendy Holcombe & Jimmy Melton - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown."
Jerry Clower (comedy monologue) - “Clovis the log truck” ("Clovis Was Unhappy")
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - medley: “Slow Poke” & "Bicycle Built for Two
(Daisy Bell)"
Jim Ed Brown - medley: “I'm Just a Country Boy” & “Remember Me.”
Jerry Clower (comedy monologue) - “Highball the greatest coon dog” ("Highball
Had Grit”).
John Conlee - "Back Side of Thirty."
Local air dates:
03-Nov-1979 KTVT-11, Dallas, TX (Sat. 8:00pm)
22-Mar-1980 WTOG-44, St. Petersburg, FL (Sat. 9:00pm)
RFD-TV repeat:
Aired 08-Apr-2016 on RFD-TV.
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Connie Smith
Local air-date:
03-Nov-1979 WHBF-4, Rock Island, IL (early Sun. 12:00am)
Guest:
Connie Smith
Songs include:
Connie Smith sings "Lovin' You Lovin' Me."
Jim Ed Brown - "Tulsa Time."
Helen Cornelius - "Catch the Wind."
Entire cast - "Old Time Religion."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "When I Need You."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Bobby Bare
Local air-dates:
17-Nov-1979 WAPI-13, Birmingham, AL (Sat. 1:30pm)
12-Apr-1980 WTVA-9, Tupelo, Mississippi (Sat. 1:30pm)
20-Apr-1980 KMST-46, Salinas-Monterrey, CA (Sun. 4:00pm)
Guest:
Bobby Bare
Synopsis:
Bobby Bare - "Singin' in the Kitchen" and "Ride Me Down Easy."
Jim Ed Brown - "Bummin' Around" and "Back on My Mind Again."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Sweet Hour of Prayer."
Wendy Holcombe - "Sitting on Top of the World."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "Salmon Can Dream."
The 'Nashville on the Road' house band - "Wabash Cannon Ball."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: The Kendalls
Local air-date:
18-Nov-1979 KTHI-11, Fargo, North Dakota (Sun. 2:30pm)
Guests:
The Kendalls
Songs include:
The Kendalls - "I'm Already Blue" and "You'd Make an Angel Wanna Cheat."
Additional songs:
"Two Dollars in the Jukebox" and "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?"
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Razzy Bailey
Local air-date:
15-Dec-1979 KTVT-11 Dallas, TX (Sat. 8:00pm)
Guest:
Razzy Bailey
Songs include:
Razzy Bailey sings "I Ain't Got No Business Doin' Business Today"
Razzy Bailey joins Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius for a medley of 1950s songs.
Jim Ed Brown - "Mountain Dew"
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "The Hollywood Man and the Mule."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Barbara Fairchild
Local air-date:
29-Dec-1979 WHBF-4, Rock Island, IL (early Sunday 12:00am)
Guest:
Barbara Fairchild
Songs include:
Barbara Fairchild - "You" and "Teddy Bear."
Jim Ed Brown - "Red Bandana."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Reunited."
Helen Cornelius - "He."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: B.J. Thomas
Local air dates:
19-Jan-1980 WHBF-4, Rock Island, IL
31-May-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10:00pm)
06-June-1980 KTHI-11, Grand Forks, ND (Sat. 3:30pm)
01-Aug-1980 WEAU-13 Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Sat. 12:00 noon)
--matching episode?
[--] Nashville on the Road: B.J. Thomas
Songs include:
B.J. Thomas - "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
and "I Really Got the Feeling."
Jim Ed Brown - "Southern Loving."
Helen Cornelius - "Shadows in the Moonlight."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Rex Allen Jr.
Local air date:
16-Feb-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10:00pm)
Guest:
Rex Allen Jr.
Songs include:
Rex Allen Jr. sings "If I Fell in Love with You" and "Why Did You Stop Lovin'
Me."
Jim Ed Brown - "You're a Part of Me."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Jackson."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: O.B. McClinton
Local air-dates:
02-Feb-1980 WPGH-53, Pittsburgh, Penn. (Sat. 8:30pm)
26-July-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (early Sun. 2:00am)
Guest:
O.B. McClinton
Songs include:
O.B. McClinton - "Soap."
Jim Ed Brown - "Snowflake."
Helen Cornelius - "Snowbird."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Vern Gosdin
Local air-date:
08-Mar-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10:00pm)
Guest:
Vern Gosdin
Songs include:
Vern Gosdin - "Till the End" and "Sarah's Eyes."
Jim Ed Brown - "Rocky Mountain Music."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Stay with Me" and "God Made Love."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
Local air-dates:
29-Mar-1980 KHTV-39, Houston, Texas (Sat. 9:30pm)
03-May-1980 WHBF-4, Rock Island, IL (Sat. 11:30pm)
Guests:
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
Songs include:
Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass - "String of Pearls" and "Foggy Mountain
Breakdown."
Helen Cornelius - "Sail On."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Lying in Love with You."
Jim Ed Brown - "Suddenly There's a Valley."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Jacky Ward
Local air-dates:
05-Apr-1980 WTTV-4, Bloomington, Indiana (Sat. 9:00pm)
19-Apr-1980 KCRA-3, Sacramento, CA (Sat. 3:00pm)
27-Apr-1980 WNGE-2, Nashville, TN (Sun. 1:30pm)
Guest:
Jacky Ward … Himself
Songs include:
Jim Ed Brown - "Lay Down Sally" and "Autumn Leaves."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Baby, It's Cold Outside."
Wendy Holcombe - "Tulsa Time" and "Old Joe Clark."
--possibly Season 5:
[--] Nashville on the Road: Cast Show (series regulars)
Songs include:
Wendy Holcombe - "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Lying in Love with You."
Helen Cornelius - "Sweet Music Man."
Jim Ed Brown - "Forever in Blue Jeans."
Jerry Clower comedy monologues: "Ghost Story Run" and "Head That Heifer."
--possibly Season 5:
[--] Nashville on the Road: Cast Show (series regulars)
Songs include:
Wendy Holcombe - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Back in the Saddle Again" and "Happy
Trails."
Jim Ed Brown - "Ride 'Em Cowboy."
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Next five episodes:
Taped in Estes Park, Colorado.
Taping dates: October 24-31, 1979
Verified guests:
Michael Martin Murphy, Jeannie C. Riley, Porter Wagoner, Lazy B. Wranglers, and
Freddy Weller.
Source 1:
'Cashbox' magazine (October 27, 1979) 'The Country Column'
"Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius will spend Oct. 24-31 taping "Nashville On The
Road" in Estes Park, Colorado."
Source 2:
Pacific Stars and Stripes (December 1, 1979) 'Country Style' column:
"Nashville on the Road," the syndicated country TV show starring Jim Ed Brown,
Jerry Clower, Helen Cornelius and Wendy Holcombe, recently videotaped 13
segments in Estes Park, Colo.
Source 3:
R&R magazine (Friday, November 9, 1979) 'Inside Nashville' column, by Biff
Collie:
Jim Ed Brown, Jerry Clower, Wendy Holcolmbe, and Helen Cornelius went to Estes
Park, CO to film 13 segments for their "Nashville On The Road" series last week,
with guests Porter Wagoner, Jeannie C. Riley, and Freddy Weller.
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Michael Martin Murphy
Taped at Estes Park in Colorado.
Local air-dates:
22-Dec-1979 KTVO-3, Kirksville, Missouri (Sat. 5:30pm)
14-June-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10:00pm)
Guest:
Michael Martin Murphy
Synopsis:
Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius - "Come on In" duet.
Michael Martin Murphy - "Wildfire."
Helen Cornelius - "I'm Changing."
Jim Ed Brown - "I Can Almost See Huston From Here."
Michael Martin Murphy - "Cherokee Fiddle."
Jerry Clower comedy monologue: "A New Bull."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Jeannie C. Riley
Taped at Estes Park, Colorado.
Local air-dates:
12-Jan-1960 WHBF-4, Rock Island, IL (Sat. 11:30pm)
24-May-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat./early Sun. 2:00am)
Guest:
Jeannie C. Riley
Songs include:
Jeannie C. Riley sings "Oh, Singer" and "Reach Out."
Jim Ed Brown - "Morning."
Helen Cornelius - "Love Will Keep Us Together."
Wendy Holcombe - "Flint Hill Special."
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Porter Wagoner
Taped at Estes Park in Colorado.
Local air-dates:
26-Feb-1980 WUTV-29, Buffalo, NY (Tue 9:00pm)
28-June-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (Sat. 10:00pm)
Guest:
Porter Wagoner
Taped at Estes Park in Colorado:
Songs include:
Porter Wagoner - "Hold On Tight" and "Everything I've Always Wanted."
Jim Ed Brown - "It Must Be Love."
Helen Cornelius - "Send In the Clowns."
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - "Sweet Life" duet (cover of the Paul Davis
hit).
5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Lazy B. Wranglers
Taped at Estes Park in Colorado.
Local air-dates:
01-Mar-1980 WTBS-17, Atlanta, GA (Sat. 8:00pm Eastern)
12-July-1980 WSMW-27, Worcester, Mass. (early Sun. 2:00am)
Guests:
Lazy B. Wranglers (cowboy-style band with yodeler Vic Anderson)
5.26 [130] Nashville on the Road (1979-80)
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5.xx [--] Nashville on the Road: Freddy Weller
Taped at Estes Park, Colorado.
Local air-dates:
29-Mar-1980 WJRT-12, Flint, Michigan (Sat. 3:00pm)
05-Apr-1980 WCSH-6, Portland, Maine (Sat. 4:30pm)
26-Apr-1980 WTVA-9, Tupelo, Mississippi (Sat. 4:00pm)
27-Apr-1980 WAFF-48, Huntsville, AL (Sun. 11:00pm)
Guest:
Freddy Weller
Songs include:
Freddy Weller - "Bar Wars."
Jim Ed Brown - "You Decorated My Life."
Helen Cornelius and Jim Ed Brown - "The Door Is Always Open."
Wendy Holcombe - "Rocky Top" and "Train 45."
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