2019-09-15 7.308/10
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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Peter Coyote
Seasons List
Specials
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1. PBS Previews: Country Music
2. Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert
3. Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes
4. Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music
5. Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle
6. The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"
7. Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson
8. Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"
9. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem
10. Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"
11. Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930
12. Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me
13. Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer
14. Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson
15. John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style
16. Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World
17. Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat
18. Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart
19. Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing
20. Johnny Cash: Poet Performer
21. The Bryants and "Rocky Top"
22. Music Row's A-Team
23. The Genius of Roger Miller
24. Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music
25. Loretta Lynn on Songwriting
26. The Artistry of Merle Haggard
27. "Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin
28. "Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis
29. Kris Kristofferson's First Song
30. "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall
31. "He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song
32. Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity
33. Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel
34. Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own
35. Marty Stuart's Mandolin
36. Johnny Cash: His Legacy
37. Marty Stuart: Back to the Source
38. The Song Into Outer Space
39. Country Music — Behind the Scenes
Miniseries
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1. The Rub (Beginnings -1933)
2. Hard Times (1933 -1945)
3. The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)
4. I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)
5. The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)
6. Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)
7. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)
8. Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)