The Country Express vidcheck (June 21, 1987)

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If you didn't have cable to watch videos on TNN at the time, you may have caught The Country Express, which was a weekly country music video TV show that aired on PBS in the mid-to late 1980s in a limited number of cities. The 1986-87 season featued The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band as your hosts. Sponsored by Stroh's beer and based out of RCA Studio B in Nashville, this half-hour included the following segments: 1. The Country Express intro 2. Restless Heart- Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right 3. Dwight Yoakam- Little Sisters 4. RCA Studio B segment involving a scale and chords 5. The Trio- To Know Him Is To Love Him 6. RCA Studio B segment with a nice rendition of the Looney Tunes theme 7. Ricky Skaggs- Country Boy 8. Bruce Hornsby & The Range- Mandolin Rain 9. RCA Studio B segment with mail plug 10. Preview of next week's episode featuring Carl Perkins, Billy Vera & The Beaters and Judy Rodman 11. The Country Express closing