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Jerry Brightman returned to the Jamboree in 1977
when he transitioned from musician into the
business side of music as Assistant
General
Manager for "The
Wheeling Jamboree", a division of Columbia Pictures. Jerry
was a musician in the staff
band for 5 years before leaving to join Buck and The Buckaroos in 1972
when he joined
the Jamboree at the age of 14. In
1979, he was promoted to General Manager and stayed until 1982. This
"world famous" show was broadcast
live each Saturday night on 50,000 watt WWVA radio. The radio show,
second only to The Grand Ole Opry in length, covered 23 states, and 6 Canadian
provinces live. He was nominated for a position on the CMA
board and produced many other national concerts.
It was also in 1977, that he co-developed "Jamboree In The
Hills" with Glenn Reeves.
Jerry produced and directed the weekly live shows with acts including:
Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Crystal Gayle, The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama,
Charlie Rich, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Larry Gatlin, Bill Anderson, Barbara
Mandrell, Charlie Pride, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis, Don
Williams, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Emmy Lou Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Hank Williams Jr., Ronnie Millsap, The Statler Brothers, Eddie Rabbit, and
pretty much anybody else who was prominent during this time period in
country music. For more details about this time period, click
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