Walter Ralph Emery (born March 10, 1933, McEwen, Tennessee) is a country music disc jockey and television host from Nashville, Tennessee. He gained national fame hosting the syndicated music series Pop! Goes the Country from 1974 to 1980, and Nashville Now - the cornerstone live nightly program of The Nashville Network - from 1983 to 1993.
Emery first earned fame as the late-night disc jockey on Nashville's WSM-AM. Due to the clear-channel broadc...
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Walter Ralph Emery (born March 10, 1933, McEwen, Tennessee) is a country music disc jockey and television host from Nashville, Tennessee. He gained national fame hosting the syndicated music series Pop! Goes the Country from 1974 to 1980, and Nashville Now - the cornerstone live nightly program of The Nashville Network - from 1983 to 1993.
Emery first earned fame as the late-night disc jockey on Nashville's WSM-AM. Due to the clear-channel broadcasting range of the station at night, Emery's country music show could be heard over most of the Eastern and Central U.S.-- and by many an overnight long-haul truck driver, who were often fans of country music. The all-night show was a mecca for country music stars of all kinds, many of whom were personal friends of Emery. One in particular was singer and movie star, and Nashville resident, Tex Ritter. Ritter actually co-hosted the show with Emery for a while. Many well-known stars, most notably Marty Robbins, would often drop in unannounced....
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