Here is a 1953 article from Radio TV Mirror talking about the woman who we all knew and loved as Minnie Pearl. If you have any trouble reading the pages click on them and use your touch screen to zoom in.
-Michael J. Ruhland
Friday, March 6, 2020
Minnie Pearl's Happy Marriage
Hello my friends. As many of you know as well as film, I am also a fan of music, especially country music. One of my main introductions to country music was watching Hee-Haw on TV as a kid. Naturally like many country fans, watching that show also made me quite a fan of one of the greatest country comedians to ever step foot on The Grand Ole Opry. This was the one and only Minnie Pearl (born Sarah Ophelia Colley). The Minnie Pearl character was never a caricature of hillbillies, but rather some one who seemed completely real. People tuned into their radio or TV sets to visit their old friend Minnie, who was as real to them as their own family.
Here is a 1953 article from Radio TV Mirror talking about the woman who we all knew and loved as Minnie Pearl. If you have any trouble reading the pages click on them and use your touch screen to zoom in.
-Michael J. Ruhland
Here is a 1953 article from Radio TV Mirror talking about the woman who we all knew and loved as Minnie Pearl. If you have any trouble reading the pages click on them and use your touch screen to zoom in.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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Thank you for posting this article. I'm at an age that remembers Miss Minnie, and love to see things that bring back memories.
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