Country Music
Sep 15, 2019 (en)
Documentary
[264] Min
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First Air DateSep 15, 2019
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ProductionWETA, Florentine Films
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Rotten tomato78%
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Original titleCountry Music
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ReleaseSep 15, 2019
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Overview
Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America’s music.
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Specials ( 2019-06-14)
PBS Previews: Country Music
Episode: 1
Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert
Episode: 2
Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes
Episode: 3
Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music
Episode: 4
Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle
Episode: 5
The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"
Episode: 6
Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson
Episode: 7
Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"
Episode: 8
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem
Episode: 9
Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"
Episode: 10
Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930
Episode: 11
Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me
Episode: 12
Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer
Episode: 13
Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson
Episode: 14
John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style
Episode: 15
Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World
Episode: 16
Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat
Episode: 17
Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart
Episode: 18
Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing
Episode: 19
Johnny Cash: Poet Performer
Episode: 20
The Bryants and "Rocky Top"
Episode: 21
Music Row's A-Team
Episode: 22
The Genius of Roger Miller
Episode: 23
Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music
Episode: 24
Loretta Lynn on Songwriting
Episode: 25
The Artistry of Merle Haggard
Episode: 26
"Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin
Episode: 27
"Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis
Episode: 28
Kris Kristofferson's First Song
Episode: 29
"Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall
Episode: 30
"He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song
Episode: 31
Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity
Episode: 32
Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel
Episode: 33
Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own
Episode: 34
Marty Stuart's Mandolin
Episode: 35
Johnny Cash: His Legacy
Episode: 36
Marty Stuart: Back to the Source
Episode: 37
The Song Into Outer Space
Episode: 38
Country Music — Behind the Scenes
Episode: 39
Miniseries ( 2019-09-15)
The Rub (Beginnings -1933)
Episode: 1
Hard Times (1933 -1945)
Episode: 2
The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)
Episode: 3
I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)
Episode: 4
The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)
Episode: 5
Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)
Episode: 6
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)
Episode: 7
Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)
Episode: 8
