Country Music
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 cent...
Country Music
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.
Country Music
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 cent...
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Episode 1: PBS Previews: Country Music
A special preview of the series. Meet the filmmakers, go behind the scenes, and enjoy exclusive clip...
Episode 2: Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert
Join celebrated musicians for a concert celebrating the series. Hosted by Burns and featuring perfor...
Episode 3: Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes
DVD Special Feature Disc 1 -1
Episode 4: Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music
DVD Special Feature Disc 1-2
Episode 5: Charlie Daniels: The Devil and the Fiddle
DVD Special Features 1-3
Episode 6: The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"
DVD Special Features 1-4
Episode 7: Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson
DVD Special Features 1-5
Episode 8: Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"
DVD Special Features Disc 1-6
Episode 9: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem
DVD Special Features Disc 2 -1
Episode 10: Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"
DVD Special Features Disc 2-2
Episode 11: Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930
DVD Special Features Disc 2-3
Episode 12: Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me
DVD Special Features Disc 3-1
Episode 13: Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer
DVD Special Features Disc 3-2
Episode 14: Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson
DVD Special Features Disc 3-3
Episode 15: John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style
DVD Special Features Disc 3-4
Episode 16: Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World
DVD Special Features Disc 3-5
Episode 17: Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat
DVD Special Features Disc 4-1
Episode 18: Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart
DVD Special Features Disc 4-2
Episode 19: Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing
DVD Special Features Disc 4-3
Episode 20: Johnny Cash: Poet Performer
DVD Special Features Disc 4-4
Episode 21: The Bryants and "Rocky Top"
DVD Special Features Disc 4-5
Episode 22: Music Row's A-Team
DVD Special Features Disc 5-1
Episode 23: The Genius of Roger Miller
DVD Special Features Disc 5-2
Episode 24: Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music
DVD Special Features Disc 5-3
Episode 25: Loretta Lynn on Songwriting
DVD Special Features Disc 5-4
Episode 26: The Artistry of Merle Haggard
DVD Special Features Disc 5-5
Episode 27: "Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin
DVD Special Features Disc 6-1
Episode 28: "Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis
Special Features Disc 6-2
Episode 29: Kris Kristofferson's First Song
Special Features Disc 6-3
Episode 30: "Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall
Special Features Disc 6-4
Episode 31: "He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song
Special Features Disc 7-1
Episode 32: Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity
Special Features Disc 7-2
Episode 33: Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel
Special Features Disc 7-3
Episode 34: Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own
Special Features Disc 7-4
Episode 35: Marty Stuart's Mandolin
Special Features Disc 8-1
Episode 36: Johnny Cash: His Legacy
Special Features Disc 8-2
Episode 37: Marty Stuart: Back to the Source
Special Features Disc 8-3
Episode 38: The Song Into Outer Space
Special Features Disc 8-4
Episode 39: Country Music — Behind the Scenes
Special Features Disc 8-5
Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings -1933)
See how what was first called “hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio,...
Episode 2: Hard Times (1933 -1945)
Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity du...
Episode 3: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)
See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, who...
Episode 4: I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)
Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rocka...
Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)
See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere, M...
Episode 6: Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)
Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Army captain turned song...
Episode 7: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)
Witness a vibrant era in country music, with Dolly Parton finding mainstream success; Hank Williams,...
Episode 8: Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)
Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music st...
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