Ozark Jubilee Digitization Project

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About the Ozark Jubilee Digitization Project

The Ozark Jubilee was a live, nationally broadcast country-western variety show originating from the Jewell Theater -- “the heart of the Ozarks” -- in downtown Springfield from 1955 through 1960. Many country music stars began or advanced their careers by appearing on the Jubilee including Porter Wagoner, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, and the Philharmonics.  

Currently over 60 episodes reside in kinescope form in the University of California, Los Angeles Film and Television Archive. With your help, we will work with UCLA to digitize and make available all viable episodes on a dedicated YouTube channel.  

Project updates

  • All viable kinescopes from UCLA have been digitized and are available on YouTube.
  • Donation of the Bryan T. E. Bisney collection episodes have been digitized.
  • Additional episodes from various donors have been digitized and added to the channel.

Give

For Ozark Jubilee content that you would like to donate or for questions on this project, please contact Library@MissouriState.edu

Watch

Watch digitized episodes on the Ozark Jubilee YouTube channel.