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Country Music (2019)Specials

★ 7.5 · 29 votes1 season · 8 episodesDocumentary2019

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.

Writers
Dayton Duncan
Network
PBS
Country
United States
Language
English
First aired
September 15, 2019
Status
Ended

Cast

  • Peter CoyoteNarrator
  • Jimmy RogersHimself (archive footage)
  • DeFord BaileyHimself (archive footage)
  • Roy AcuffHimself (archive footage)
  • Hank WilliamsHimself (archive footage)
  • Randy TravisSelf (archive footage)

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: PBS Previews: Country MusicJun 14, 2019
  2. Episode 2: Country Music: Live at the Ryman ConcertSep 3, 2019
  3. Episode 3: Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo TunesSep 6, 2019
  4. Episode 4: Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country MusicSep 10, 2019
  5. Episode 5: Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the FiddleSep 13, 2019
  6. Episode 6: The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"Sep 17, 2019
  7. Episode 7: Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty JohnsonSep 20, 2019
  8. Episode 8: Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"Sep 24, 2019
  9. Episode 9: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National AnthemSep 27, 2019
  10. Episode 10: Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"Oct 1, 2019
  11. Episode 11: Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930Oct 4, 2019
  12. Episode 12: Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught MeOct 8, 2019
  13. Episode 13: Hank Williams: The Songwriter and PerformerOct 11, 2019
  14. Episode 14: Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc WatsonOct 15, 2019
  15. Episode 15: John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo StyleOct 18, 2019
  16. Episode 16: Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the WorldOct 22, 2019
  17. Episode 17: Elvis: The Hillbilly CatOct 25, 2019
  18. Episode 18: Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big HeartOct 29, 2019
  19. Episode 19: Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through SingingNov 1, 2019
  20. Episode 20: Johnny Cash: Poet PerformerNov 5, 2019
  21. Episode 21: The Bryants and "Rocky Top"Nov 8, 2019
  22. Episode 22: Music Row's A-TeamNov 12, 2019
  23. Episode 23: The Genius of Roger MillerNov 15, 2019
  24. Episode 24: Jeannie Seely: Women in Country MusicNov 19, 2019
  25. Episode 25: Loretta Lynn on SongwritingNov 22, 2019
  26. Episode 26: The Artistry of Merle HaggardNov 26, 2019
  27. Episode 27: "Help Me" Written by Larry GatlinNov 29, 2019
  28. Episode 28: "Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel TillisDec 3, 2019
  29. Episode 29: Kris Kristofferson's First SongDec 6, 2019
  30. Episode 30: "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. HallDec 10, 2019
  31. Episode 31: "He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the SongDec 13, 2019
  32. Episode 32: Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and CelebrityDec 17, 2019
  33. Episode 33: Johnny Cash: Following the GospelDec 20, 2019
  34. Episode 34: Hank Williams, Jr.: On His OwnDec 24, 2019
  35. Episode 35: Marty Stuart's MandolinDec 27, 2019
  36. Episode 36: Johnny Cash: His LegacyDec 31, 2019
  37. Episode 37: Marty Stuart: Back to the SourceJan 3, 2020
  38. Episode 38: The Song Into Outer SpaceJan 7, 2020
  39. Episode 39: Country Music — Behind the ScenesJan 10, 2020

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