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Title: Country Music

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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Average Vote: 7.8 (18 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator: Peter Coyote
  • Country Music - PBS Previews: Country Music (Specials - Episode 1)

    A special preview of the series. Meet the filmmakers, go behind the scenes, and enjoy exclusive clips from the films.

    Country Music - Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert (Specials - Episode 2)

    Join celebrated musicians for a concert celebrating the series. Hosted by Burns and featuring performances and appearances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam and more.

    Country Music - Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes (Specials - Episode 3)

    DVD Special Feature Disc 1 -1

    Country Music - Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music (Specials - Episode 4)

    DVD Special Feature Disc 1-2

    Country Music - Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle (Specials - Episode 5)

    DVD Special Features 1-3

    Country Music - The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along" (Specials - Episode 6)

    DVD Special Features 1-4

    Country Music - Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson (Specials - Episode 7)

    DVD Special Features 1-5

    Country Music - Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid" (Specials - Episode 8)

    DVD Special Features Disc 1-6

    Country Music - "Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem (Specials - Episode 9)

    DVD Special Features Disc 2 -1

    Country Music - Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower" (Specials - Episode 10)

    DVD Special Features Disc 2-2

    Country Music - Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930 (Specials - Episode 11)

    DVD Special Features Disc 2-3

    Country Music - Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me (Specials - Episode 12)

    DVD Special Features Disc 3-1

    Country Music - Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer (Specials - Episode 13)

    DVD Special Features Disc 3-2

    Country Music - Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson (Specials - Episode 14)

    DVD Special Features Disc 3-3

    Country Music - John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style (Specials - Episode 15)

    DVD Special Features Disc 3-4

    Country Music - Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World (Specials - Episode 16)

    DVD Special Features Disc 3-5

    Country Music - Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat (Specials - Episode 17)

    DVD Special Features Disc 4-1

    Country Music - Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart (Specials - Episode 18)

    DVD Special Features Disc 4-2

    Country Music - Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing (Specials - Episode 19)

    DVD Special Features Disc 4-3

    Country Music - Johnny Cash: Poet Performer (Specials - Episode 20)

    DVD Special Features Disc 4-4

    Country Music - The Bryants and "Rocky Top" (Specials - Episode 21)

    DVD Special Features Disc 4-5

    Country Music - Music Row's A-Team (Specials - Episode 22)

    DVD Special Features Disc 5-1

    Country Music - The Genius of Roger Miller (Specials - Episode 23)

    DVD Special Features Disc 5-2

    Country Music - Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music (Specials - Episode 24)

    DVD Special Features Disc 5-3

    Country Music - Loretta Lynn on Songwriting (Specials - Episode 25)

    DVD Special Features Disc 5-4

    Country Music - The Artistry of Merle Haggard (Specials - Episode 26)

    DVD Special Features Disc 5-5

    Country Music - "Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin (Specials - Episode 27)

    DVD Special Features Disc 6-1

    Country Music - "Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis (Specials - Episode 28)

    Special Features Disc 6-2

    Country Music - Kris Kristofferson's First Song (Specials - Episode 29)

    Special Features Disc 6-3

    Country Music - "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall (Specials - Episode 30)

    Special Features Disc 6-4

    Country Music - "He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song (Specials - Episode 31)

    Special Features Disc 7-1

    Country Music - Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity (Specials - Episode 32)

    Special Features Disc 7-2

    Country Music - Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel (Specials - Episode 33)

    Special Features Disc 7-3

    Country Music - Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own (Specials - Episode 34)

    Special Features Disc 7-4

    Country Music - Marty Stuart's Mandolin (Specials - Episode 35)

    Special Features Disc 8-1

    Country Music - Johnny Cash: His Legacy (Specials - Episode 36)

    Special Features Disc 8-2

    Country Music - Marty Stuart: Back to the Source (Specials - Episode 37)

    Special Features Disc 8-3

    Country Music - The Song Into Outer Space (Specials - Episode 38)

    Special Features Disc 8-4

    Country Music - Country Music — Behind the Scenes (Specials - Episode 39)

    Special Features Disc 8-5

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