Howdee Sarah! Who is Minnie Pearl out of costume? | Country Music: A Nashville Story | NPT

In this clip, from Nashville Public Television's archives, country music comedian and Grand Ole Opry legend Minnie Pearl shares a rarely seen side of herself as Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon. Filmed on the Ryman stage, for the NPT original documentary HILL COUNTRY SOUNDS. Country Music is Nashville’s story and NPT is dedicated to sharing the many stories that form this unique American art form.
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[@AnthonyMiyazaki]

What a beautiful tribute Minnie Pearl makes at the end: "So many of these people are gone, but they'll never be gone, because to live forever in the hearts of our friends, is never to die."

[@deborahberry6746]

I loved Minnie Pearl!

[@bryanmorain9052]

Shonda Stafford: I'm just now finding out while doing a family tree I'm related 😮