Minnie Pearl, George Jones, Statler Brothers, Jim Nabors

[akemoguy]

"im happy i could come"

lol

[rockgor]

I first saw Minnie perform at a church convention in St. Paul, Minnesota,

way back in the 1950s. She came onstage in her country get up w/

the price tag dangling from her hat. The crowd was laughing before she

said a word.

Read her biography some years ago. As some posters have mentioned,

she wasn't really a hillbilly. She sure was fun though.

Tnx 4 posting.

[kippenkanoodle1]

She sure was a GRAND LADY!

[hobiehowie6157]

shes my rock

[tlchv]

What is the name of the song George Jones is singing in this clip?

[IAHope4peace]

Great memories of growing up with this kind of music!

[Larryjm13]

NIce channel, keep up the good work

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Larry

[biggest69er]

Was George Jones at the Opry? when this was recorded?

[meowontheroad]

minnie was from the hills a true hillbilly, but sara ophilia cannon was a true southern LADY,she was from tenn but a true southern bell she was a very loving person and i miss her she will never be duplicated and im sure she is a very bright light in heaven

[RevFlowerjoy]

She was always be the best part of HEE-HAW and when I sit down and watch the old shows on DVD I will always laugh with the Old Gang and Grandpa Jones and Minne Pearl.. RIP and God Bless you,all!!

[rebel70s]

What a wondeful tribute to a real sweetest and kindness gentle soul Minnie We missed you so much !

[deloufu]

I remember when she did a joke with George Burns & to me it was something that I will never forget.

[shinnymissjenny]

anybody know where i can get minnie pearls tyle clothes i can do a good minni pearl and i will for halloween love this video its good i love george the statlers and minnie

[IntristicValue]

Sarah Cannon (Minnie Pearl) made her own clothes just like everyone else from the hills at that time....

[mickerin64]

I'm not sure Minnie was from the hills--I'm pretty sure she was a Vanderbilt College graduate.

[MaggieMaeShort]

@mickerin64 Minnie was a hill billy. As someone else mentioned Sarah Orphelia Cannon who played Minnie was a lady. She received an English Degree from Vanderbilt & was a teacher before she started performing. I toured the Ryman this week & they said Sarah made a big point of the fact she and Minnie were not the same person. In fact Minnie's tribute at the hall of fame doesn't have a death date at her request. She said she as Sarah may die but Minnie would live in forever.

[mssandy90]

This is what you call class

[MisterStereo]

EXCELLENT

Lloyd

stars/fav'd

[2true2blue]

Man , the Stats sure know how to salute people, Love their harmony

[tpage6]

Excellent, thanks for posting

[joan106]

I remember back in the day when my mother would watch minnie on tv while i was watching Pebbles & Bam Bam

LOOL

[P51ride]

Minnie Pearl, Rod Brassfield, Jerry Clower, Justin Wilson. We will never see this quality of comedy this side of heaven. They could make you laugh so hard it hurt without being vulgar. They are now performing in Heaven

[mikeyramone74]

Jerry Clower had to be one of the funniest men ever. I heard him a few days ago on a SIrius comedy channel and I literally laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. He was an artist when it came to telling a story.

[ACcountryFan]

@mikeyramone74: I have a lot of Clower cassette tapes and some CD's. I'm a big fan of Ray Stevens. Ray, Jerry Clower, and Minnie Pearl did a recording together in 1986 called "Southern Air". It appears on Ray's album. Jerry plays the part of the captain while Minnie plays the stewardess. Ray plays the part of the nervous passenger.

[olfox88]

i all ways wonderd if that was them or rays voice acting i love that song a gun in the cockpit need one on 9-11 them arads would have meat ahab a little early (ahab the arab sorry lat night cant spell) lol

[lynnandersonfan]

I attended this taping here in Nashville in 1991, if I remember correctly. Great show!