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Country Music
First Air Date: 2019-09-15
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Rating: 7.56/10
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 Americaβs music.
Genres: Documentary
πΊ Seasons
Episode 1: PBS Previews: Country Music
Episode 2: Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert
Episode 3: Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes
Episode 4: Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music
Episode 5: Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle
Episode 6: The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"
Episode 7: Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson
Episode 8: Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"
Episode 9: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem
Episode 10: Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"
Episode 11: Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930
Episode 12: Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me
Episode 13: Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer
Episode 14: Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson
Episode 15: John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style
Episode 16: Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World
Episode 17: Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat
Episode 18: Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart
Episode 19: Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing
Episode 20: Johnny Cash: Poet Performer
Episode 21: The Bryants and "Rocky Top"
Episode 22: Music Row's A-Team
Episode 23: The Genius of Roger Miller
Episode 24: Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music
Episode 25: Loretta Lynn on Songwriting
Episode 26: The Artistry of Merle Haggard
Episode 27: "Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin
Episode 28: "Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis
Episode 29: Kris Kristofferson's First Song
Episode 30: "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall
Episode 31: "He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song
Episode 32: Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity
Episode 33: Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel
Episode 34: Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own
Episode 35: Marty Stuart's Mandolin
Episode 36: Johnny Cash: His Legacy
Episode 37: Marty Stuart: Back to the Source
Episode 38: The Song Into Outer Space
Episode 39: Country Music β Behind the Scenes
Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings -1933)
Episode 2: Hard Times (1933 -1945)
Episode 3: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)
Episode 4: I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)
Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)
Episode 6: Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)
Episode 7: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)
Episode 8: Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)