Various, Various, Various

Set 1
"Western Varieties" NTSC-DVD
with Spade Cooley, Tex Williams, Carolina Cotton, Jimmy Wakely, Eddie Dean,
Foy Willing & The Riders of the Purple Sage, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, anf others...

NTSC-DVD from various sources (downloads, trades), lineage unknown
Simple "no frills" menu and chapters generated with Nero

1) Spade Cooley Show, KTLA-TV (prob. late 1950s)
29 minutes, several chapters

2) Western Varieties, hosted by Doyle O'Dell, KTLA-TV (prob. early/mid- 1950s)
with The Frontiersmen, Carolina Cotton, Jimmy Wakely, Tex Williams
(Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette), Eddie Dean (Hillbilly Heaven), and others
45 minutes, several chapters

3) Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage
29 minutes, several chapters

4-15) Flatt & Scruggs footage b/w, with time code (4-13), color (14 & 15)
early 1960s
each clip around 2 minutes, 14 & 15 a little longer

I've done quite a lot of "research" and cannot find any of this footage on any official release.
The quality is obviously less than perfect, video deterioration is visible in spots & several cuts are present.

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