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Country Music

20192 Seasons47 Episodes
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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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.

Network / Platform
PBS
First Aired
15/Sep/2019
Language
English
Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday · 20:00

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S1 E8Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)25/Sep/2019 • 114m
S1 E7Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)24/Sep/2019 • 139m
S1 E6Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)23/Sep/2019 • 111m
S1 E5The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)22/Sep/2019 • 114m
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Binge Meter48%Slow Burn
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Season 10 / 8 watched
S1 E1The Rub (Beginnings -1933)15/Sep/2019 • 111m
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S1 E2Hard Times (1933 -1945)16/Sep/2019 • 113m
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S1 E3The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)17/Sep/2019 • 113m
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S1 E4I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)18/Sep/2019 • 111m
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S1 E5The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)22/Sep/2019 • 114m
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S1 E6Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)23/Sep/2019 • 111m
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S1 E7Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)24/Sep/2019 • 139m
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S1 E8Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)25/Sep/2019 • 114m
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S0 E1PBS Previews: Country Music14/Jun/2019
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S0 E2Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert03/Sep/2019
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S0 E3Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes06/Sep/2019
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S0 E4Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music10/Sep/2019
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S0 E5Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle13/Sep/2019
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S0 E6The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"17/Sep/2019
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S0 E7Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson20/Sep/2019
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S0 E8Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"24/Sep/2019
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S0 E9"Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem27/Sep/2019
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S0 E10Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"01/Oct/2019
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S0 E11Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 193004/Oct/2019
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S0 E12Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me08/Oct/2019
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S0 E13Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer11/Oct/2019
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S0 E14Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson15/Oct/2019
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S0 E15John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style18/Oct/2019
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S0 E16Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World22/Oct/2019
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S0 E17Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat25/Oct/2019
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S0 E18Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart29/Oct/2019
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S0 E19Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing01/Nov/2019
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S0 E20Johnny Cash: Poet Performer05/Nov/2019
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S0 E21The Bryants and "Rocky Top"08/Nov/2019
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S0 E22Music Row's A-Team12/Nov/2019
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S0 E23The Genius of Roger Miller15/Nov/2019
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S0 E24Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music19/Nov/2019
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S0 E25Loretta Lynn on Songwriting22/Nov/2019
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S0 E26The Artistry of Merle Haggard26/Nov/2019
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S0 E27"Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin29/Nov/2019
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S0 E28"Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis03/Dec/2019
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S0 E29Kris Kristofferson's First Song06/Dec/2019
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S0 E30"Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall10/Dec/2019
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S0 E31"He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song13/Dec/2019
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S0 E32Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity17/Dec/2019
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S0 E33Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel20/Dec/2019
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S0 E34Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own24/Dec/2019
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S0 E35Marty Stuart's Mandolin27/Dec/2019
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S0 E36Johnny Cash: His Legacy31/Dec/2019
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S0 E37Marty Stuart: Back to the Source03/Jan/2020
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S0 E38The Song Into Outer Space07/Jan/2020
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S0 E39Country Music — Behind the Scenes10/Jan/2020
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Status
Ended
Country
United States
Runtime
117 min
External
TMDb · TVMaze · IMDb
Full cast and crew
Peter CoyoteNarratorJimmy RogersHimself (archive footage)DeFord BaileyHimself (archive footage)Roy AcuffHimself (archive footage)Hank WilliamsHimself (archive footage)Randy TravisSelf (archive footage)Ken BurnsDirector, Executive ProducerDayton DuncanExecutive Producer, WriterJulie A. DunfeyExecutive ProducerMarlena GrzaslewiczDialogue EditorMatt RigbyDialogue Editor
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