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Country Music (2019)

7.4 1 season 8 episodes Ended
Documentary

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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Seasons & episodes

E1
The Rub (Beginnings -1933)Sep 15, 2019 · 1h 51m

See how what was first called “hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launches the careers of country mu…

E2
Hard Times (1933 -1945)Sep 16, 2019 · 1h 53m

Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War…

E3
The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)Sep 17, 2019 · 1h 53m

See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprisingly emotional dept…

E4
I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)Sep 18, 2019 · 1h 51m

Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charles crosses America's ra…

E5
The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)Sep 22, 2019 · 1h 54m

See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere, Merle Haggard becoming "The Poet of the…

E6
Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)Sep 23, 2019 · 1h 51m

Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Army captain turned songwriter Kris Kristofferson sets a new ly…

E7
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)Sep 24, 2019 · 2h 19m

Witness a vibrant era in country music, with Dolly Parton finding mainstream success; Hank Williams, Jr. and Rosanne Cash emerging from the…

E8
Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)Sep 25, 2019 · 1h 54m

Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music stay true to its roots. Witness both the…

Cast

Peter CoyoteNarrator

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