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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Air Date: 2019-09-15
See how what was first called “hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launches the...
Air Date: 2019-09-16
Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity during the Great De...
Air Date: 2019-09-17
See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surpr...
Air Date: 2019-09-18
Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charle...
Air Date: 2019-09-22
See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere, Merle Haggard beco...
Air Date: 2019-09-23
Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Army captain turned songwriter Kris Krist...
Air Date: 2019-09-24
Witness a vibrant era in country music, with Dolly Parton finding mainstream success; Hank Williams, Jr. and Rosanne ...
Air Date: 2019-09-25
Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music stay true to its ro...