Country Music

Sep 15, 2019 (en) Documentary [264] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 15, 2019
  • Production
    WETA, Florentine Films
  • Rotten tomato
    77.78%
  • Original title
    Country Music
  • Release
    Sep 15, 2019
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Peter Coyote

    Narrator

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 1 / Crews : 5

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
Sep 15, 2019 (en)
Documentary
[264] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 15, 2019
  • Production
    WETA, Florentine Films
  • Rotten tomato 77.78%
Original Title Country Music
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer