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Date: July 18, 1958
Location: Hank Snow Music Center, 810 Church St., Nashville TN.
The Hank Snow Show (WSM Radio)
Don Gibson (v, g), Hank Garland (eg), Lightnin' Chance (b), Rainbow Ranch Boys (acc), Hank Snow (mc)
| a. | aircheck | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 2:21 |
| b. | aircheck | Blue Blue Day(Don Gibson) - 1:46 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Broadcast live from the Hank Snow Music Center, and survived on tape donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Date: September 20, 1958
Location: Bradley Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville TN.
Country Style USA #37 (TV)
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), Hank Garland (eg), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Blue Blue Day(Don Gibson) - 1:42 |
| b. | film | Give Myself A Party(Don Gibson) - 2:43 |
| c. | film | Look Who's Blue(Don Gibson) - 1:55 |
| d. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 1:25 |
| All titles on: |
Bear Family DVD20113 — Country Style USA (Season 3) (2007)
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The episode opens and closes with a theme of "Stay A Little Longer". Cameraman Sid O'Berry's notebook helped clarify the matter of filming date and episode number.
Date: October 31, 1958
Location: Hank Snow Music Center, 810 Church St., Nashville TN.
The Hank Snow Show (WSM Radio)
Don Gibson (v, g), Rainbow Ranch Boys (acc), Hank Snow (mc)
| a. | aircheck | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 2:06 |
| b. | aircheck | Where No One Stands Alone(Mosie Lister) - 1:25 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Broadcast live from the Hank Snow Music Center, and survived on tape donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Date: December 5, 1958
Location: WSM Studios & 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Nashville & New York
NBC Bandstand (WSM Radio)
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), Hank Garland (eg), others unknown (acc), Marvin Hughes (dir), Dody Goodman, Skitch Henderson, Bert Parks (mc)
| a. | rt | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:33 |
| b. | rt | Give Myself A Party(Don Gibson) - 2:32 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Hosted by Bert Parks with Skitch Henderson and Dody Goodman, this episode of Bandstand commemorates the one thousandth broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, which took place the following evening at the Ryman in Nashville. This audio feed was split between Nashville (performers) and New York (announcers) to celebrate the forthcoming Opry milestone on location. Parks interviews Gibson prior to both of his performances.
Date: May 9, 1959
Location: Jewell Theatre, 216 South Jefferson Avenue, Springfield MO.
Jubilee U.S.A. (ABC TV)
Bryan Bisney (pdr), Red Foley (v, mc), Don Gibson (v, g), Norma Jean, Rocky Starr (v)
| a. | film | Blue Blue Day(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | Company's Comin'(Johnny Mullins) |
| d. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) |
| e. | film | Lonesome Old House(Don Gibson) |
| All titles unissued. |
a, b performed as medley
Red Foley (v) on c; Norma Jean (v) on c; Rocky Starr (v) on c.
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant. "Lonesome Old House" is a lip-sync of the single.
Date: June 11, 1960
Location: Jewell Theatre, 216 South Jefferson Avenue, Springfield MO.
Jubilee U.S.A. (ABC TV)
Bryan Bisney (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), Eddy Arnold (mc)
| a. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | Far Far Away(Don Gibson) |
| All titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: June 19, 1961
Location: WSMV-TV, 5700 Knob Rd, Nashville TN.
Pet Milk TV Grand Ole Opry #1
June Carter (v), Don Gibson, Guy Willis (v, g), Vic Willis (adn), unknown (acc), Marvin Hughes (dir), T. Tommy Cutrer (mc)
| a. | quad | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise(Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz)
- 2:15 unissued
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| b. | quad | What About Me(Don Gibson)
- 2:21 unissued
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| c. | quad | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson)
- 1:40 Time-Life DVD Box — Opry Video Classics (2008)
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| d. | quad | The Old Rugged Cross(George Bennard)
- 2:30 unissued
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June Carter (v) on c; Guy Willis (v) on d, (g) on d; Vic Willis (adn) on d.
Skeeter Willis, Vic Willis, June Carter and T. Tommy Cutrer sing ensemble vocals on d. but do not take solos.
Date: February 25, 1963
Location: WSMV-TV, 5700 Knob Rd, Nashville TN.
Pet Milk TV Grand Ole Opry #223
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), Bill Pursell (p), others unknown (acc), Shorty Lavender (dir), T. Tommy Cutrer (mc)
| a. | quad | Lonesome Number One(Don Gibson)
- 1:52 Time-Life DVD Box — Opry Video Classics (2008)
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| b. | quad | Head Over Heels In Love With You(Lester Flatt)
- 1:41 unissued
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| c. | quad | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson)
- 2:23 Time-Life DVD Box — Opry Video Classics (2008)
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| d. | quad | Where No One Stands Alone(Mosie Lister)
- 2:18 unissued
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The Jordanaires (bkv) on c-d.
Date: December 3, 1965
Location: Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York
The Jimmy Dean Show (Live)
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), Ray Edenton (rg), Jerry Reed (eg), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Sea Of Heartbreak(Hal David, Paul Hampton) - 2:04 |
| b. | film | Beautiful Dreamer(Stephen Foster) - 1:03 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: March 4, 1966
Location: ABC Studio One, 7 West 66th Street, New York
The Jimmy Dean Show #82 (ABC TV)
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc, con), Jimmy Dean (mc)
| a. | film | A Born Loser(Don Gibson) - 1:40 |
| b. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) - 1:35 |
| c. | film | Far Far Away(Don Gibson) - 1:33 |
| d. | film | Camptown Races(Stephen Foster) - 1:27 |
| All titles unissued. |
Al Martino, Sharon Carnes and the Statesmen Quartet were also guests.
Date: June 14, 1968
Location: Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Avenue North, Nashville TN.
National Life TV Grand Ole Opry #4
Don Gibson (v, g), Spider Wilson (eg), others unknown (acc), Bobby Lord (mc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson)
unissued
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| b. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson)
- 2:31 Time-Life DVD Box — Opry Video Classics (2008)
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This performance of "I Can't Stop Loving You" exists in the Grand Ole Opry Archives.
Date: 1969
From Nashville with Music (Feature)
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) - 2:05 |
| unissued |
Pete Drake was credited as musical coordinator for this production.
Date: 1970s
Location: Opryland, Nashville TN.
The Porter Wagoner Show
Don Gibson (v, g), Buck Trent (eg), others unknown (acc), Porter Wagoner (mc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:21 |
| unissued |
Date: 1972
Location: Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Avenue North, Nashville TN.
That Good Ole Nashville Music #21
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc), Leroy Van Dyke (mc)
| a. | film | Woman (Sensuous Woman)(Gary S. Paxton)
- 3:10 Time-Life DVD Box — Opry Video Classics (2008)
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| b. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson)
unissued
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This performance of "I Can't Stop Loving You" exists in the Grand Ole Opry Archives.
Date: February 3, 1973
Location: Nashville TN.
Hee Haw #96
Bill Davis (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), Sue Thompson (v), The Jordanaires (bkv), unknown (acc), George Richey (dir), Roy Clark, Buck Owens (mc)
| a. | film | Is This The Best I'm Gonna Feel(Don Gibson) - 2:30 |
| b. | film | 'Cause I Love You(Don Gibson) - 2:32 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Sue Thompson (v) on b; The Jordanaires (bkv) on a.
Date: 1973
Location: Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Avenue North, Nashville TN.
That Good Ole Nashville Music #16
Don Gibson (v, g), Loretta Lynn (v, mc), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | I Love You, I Love You(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| d. | film | Touch The Morning(Eddy Raven) |
| All titles unissued. |
Loretta Lynn (v) on a, c.
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: 1974 (ca)
Location: NBC Studios, Burbank CA.
The Midnight Special (NBC TV)
Dick Ebersol (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:24 |
| unissued |
Date: July 21, 1974
Location: Opryland, Nashville TN.
Pop! Goes The Country #101
Don Gibson (v, g), Conny Van Dyke (v), Jerry Whitehurst (p), others unknown (acc), Ralph Emery (mc)
| a. | film | One Day At A Time(Gary S. Paxton) - 2:15 |
| b. | film | Bring Back Your Love To Me(Don Gibson) - 2:28 |
| c. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 1:35 |
| All titles unissued. |
Conny Van Dyke (v) on c.
The date reported for this session is the performance date. IMDb reports an air date of August 31, 1974.
Date: July 29, 1974
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Good Ole Nashville Music #20
Larry Gatlin (v), Don Gibson (v, g, mc), unknown (bkv), Ralph Sloan And The Tennessee Travelers (acc)
| a. | film | Bring Back Your Love To Me(Don Gibson) - 2:30 |
| b. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 0:50 |
| c. | film | One Day At A Time(Gary S. Paxton) - 2:22 |
| All titles unissued. |
Larry Gatlin (v) on c.
Date: 1975
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Good Ole Nashville Music #35
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | (There She Goes) I Wish Her Well(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) |
| d. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| e. | film | Touch The Morning(Eddy Raven) |
| All titles unissued. |
b, c, d, e performed as medley
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: January 3, 1976
Location: Nashville TN.
Hee Haw #171
Bill Davis (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), Sue Thompson (v), unknown (acc), George Richey (dir), Roy Clark, Buck Owens (mc)
| a. | film | I Don't Think I'll Ever (Get Over You)(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Maybe Tomorrow(Don Everly) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Sue Thompson (v) on b.
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: 1976 (ca)
Location: Opryland, Nashville TN.
The Porter Wagoner Show
Don Gibson (v, g), Marvin Lanier (eg), others unknown (acc), Porter Wagoner (mc)
| a. | film | One Day At A Time(Gary S. Paxton) - 2:32 |
| b. | film | Just One Time(Don Gibson) - 2:18 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: 1976
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Good Ole Nashville Music #54
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Doing My Time(Jimmie Skinner) |
| b. | film | Sweet Dreams (Of You)(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: 1977
Location: Nashville TN.
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc)
| a. | film | It's All Over(Don Everly) - 2:42 |
| unissued |
Date: July 14, 1977
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Nashville Music #99
Don Gibson (v, g), Dottie West (v, mc), Sound 70's Singers (bkv), Ralph Sloan And The Tennessee Travelers (acc)
| a. | film | If You Ever Get To Houston (Look Me Down)(Mickey Newbury) - 2:15 |
| b. | film | Touch The Morning(Eddy Raven) - 2:56 |
| c. | film | Sweet Memories(Mickey Newbury) - 3:04 |
| All titles unissued. |
Dottie West (v) on c; Sound 70's Singers (bkv) on b.
Date: November 1977 (ca)
Location: Opryland, Nashville TN.
Marty Robbins "Spotlight" (unknown episode)
Don Gibson (v, g), Marty Robbins (v, g, mc), others unknown (acc), Ralph Emery (mc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 2:35 |
| b. | film | Who Cares (For Me)(Don Gibson) - 1:14 |
| c. | film | Blue Blue Day(Don Gibson) - 0:50 |
| d. | film | Lonesome Number One(Don Gibson) - 1:15 |
| e. | film | Just One Time(Don Gibson) - 1:33 |
| f. | film | Don't Tell Me Your Troubles(Don Gibson) - 0:46 |
| g. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) - 1:20 |
| h. | film | Sweet Dreams (Of You)(Don Gibson) - 0:53 |
| All titles unissued. |
Don Gibson (v) on a-b, d-f, h; Marty Robbins (v) on c, e, g, (g) on b-h.
Robbins is seated next to Gibson with his Terz guitar for performances b-h.
Date: March 7, 1978
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Nashville Music #105
Don Gibson (v, g), The Dottie Dee Singers (bkv), Ralph Sloan And The Tennessee Travelers (acc), Eddie Rabbitt (mc)
| a. | film | Starting All Over Again(Phillip Mitchell) - 2:42 |
| b. | film | Just One Time(Don Gibson) - 2:07 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: 1978 (ca)
Location: Nashville TN.
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc), Eddy Arnold (mc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 4:07 |
| b. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| All titles unissued. |
a, b, c performed as medley
Date: November 4, 1978
Location: Nashville TN.
Hee Haw #241
Bill Davis (pdr), Archie Campbell (v), Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc), George Richey (dir), Roy Clark, Buck Owens (mc)
| a. | film | The Fool(Lee Hazlewood, Naomi Ford) |
| b. | film | Oh, Such A Stranger(Don Gibson) |
| c. | film | PFFT! You Was Gone!(Lee Roberts) |
| All titles unissued. |
Archie Campbell (v) on c.
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: June 13, 1979
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Nashville Music #144
Don Gibson (v, g), The Dottie Dee Singers (bkv), unknown (acc), Jacky Ward (mc)
| a. | film | Forever One Day At A Time(Eddy Raven) - 2:25 |
| b. | film | Too Soon To Know(Don Gibson) - 2:49 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: May 8, 1980
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Nashville Music #164
Don Gibson (v, g), The Dottie Dee Singers (bkv), The Nashville Superpickers (acc), Johnny Duncan (mc)
| a. | film | Sweet Sensuous Sensations(Kenny Walker) - 2:35 |
| b. | film | A Stranger To Me(Don Gibson) - 2:16 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: 1980
Location: Nashville TN.
Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry #624 (TNN)
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc), Bill Anderson (mc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: 1981
Location: Nashville TN.
Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry #216 (TNN)
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc), Bill Anderson (mc)
| a. | film | Blue Blue Day(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Just One Time(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: March 21, 1981
Location: Nashville TN.
Hee Haw #311
Bill Davis (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), Nashville Edition (bkv), unknown (acc), Charlie McCoy (dir), Roy Clark, Buck Owens (mc)
| a. | film | Love Fires(Kenny Walker) |
| b. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Nashville Edition (bkv) on b.
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: April 1, 1981
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
That Nashville Music #185
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Give Myself A Party(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Too Soon To Know(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: March 1, 1982
Location: Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Avenue North, Nashville TN.
Roy Acuff 50 Years Tribute
Chet Hagan, Walter C. Miller (pdr), Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc), Minnie Pearl (mc)
| a. | film | (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time(Don Gibson) - 2:55 |
| unissued |
Date: 1982
Location: Nashville TN.
Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry #308 (TNN)
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc), Bill Anderson (mc)
| a. | film | Sweet Dreams (Of You)(Don Gibson) |
| unissued |
This performance has not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: 1993
Location: Nashville TN.
Music City Tonight
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc), Charlie Chase, Lorianne Crook (mc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:23 |
| b. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 2:52 |
| c. | film | Sweet Dreams (Of You)(Don Gibson) - 3:11 |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: November 26, 1994
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
Grand Ole Opry Live #47
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc), Porter Wagoner (mc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:20 |
| b. | film | Where No One Stands Alone(Mosie Lister) - 3:09 |
| c. | film | Sweet Dreams (Of You)(Don Gibson) - 3:11 |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: February 11, 1995
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
Grand Ole Opry Live #6
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Just One Time(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: May 6, 1995
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
Grand Ole Opry Live #18
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Where No One Stands Alone(Mosie Lister) |
| unissued |
This performance has not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: July 29, 1995
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
Grand Ole Opry Live #29
Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) |
| b. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) |
| Both titles unissued. |
These performances have not been viewed but metadata is available and the episode is known extant.
Date: January 4, 1996
Location: Opryland, Nashville TN.
Chet Atkins (v, eg), Don Gibson (v, g), unknown (bkv, acc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:29 |
| unissued |
Date: March 16, 1996
Location: Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville TN.
Grand Ole Opry Live #11
Don Gibson (v, g), The Jordanaires (bkv), unknown (acc), Little Jimmy Dickens (mc)
| a. | film | Oh Lonesome Me(Don Gibson) - 2:31 |
| b. | film | I Can't Stop Loving You(Don Gibson) - 2:45 |
| Both titles unissued. |