Review by tavm

Surrounded by a thin plot in which Doodles Weaver (a relative of Sigorney Weaver) plays agent Colonel Feetlebaum trying to get the biggest Country music stars for a movie, The Road to Nashville has nearly two hours of just that with among them: Waylon Jennings, Dottie West, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Oh, and the one above the title, Marty Robbins, sings the most songs here including his classic "El Paso". Highlights for me include Snow's "I've Been Everywhere" which I've heard Cash sing for a commercial not to mention Rick Moranis using the melody for his own version called "I Ain't Going Nowhere", the numbers of Jennings and Wagoner, and hearing the Carters sing Cash's "I Walk the Line" just before they and Johnny segue to "Were You There". It's also interesting to see June Carter talk between those numbers before future husband Johnny takes the stage. Oh, and about Doodles: his spots are alternately amusing and lame though I did like his parody of "Home on the Range". So on that note, The Road to Nashville is worthy of a look for anyone interested in this rare filmed musical revue.