Country Music

Name: Country Music
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-09-15
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Peter Coyote

ENDED1 Season8 Episodes★ 7.4

Country Music is a documentary series on PBS that premiered in 2019, ending after 1 season and 8 episodes.

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NetworkPBS

First AiredSep 15, 2019

Last AiredSep 25, 2019

GenreDocumentary

Runtime117 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionWETA, Florentine Films

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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Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 8 episodes

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E1The Rub (Beginnings -1933)

Sep 15, 2019111m★ 5.0

See how what was first called “hillbilly music” reaches new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launches the careers of country music's first big stars, the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.

E2Hard Times (1933 -1945)

Sep 16, 2019113m★ 4.8

Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War II as America falls in love with singing cowboys, Texas Swing and the Grand Ole Opry's Roy Acuff.

E3The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)

Sep 17, 2019113m★ 5.4

See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprisingly emotional depth are derived from his troubled and tragically short life.

E4I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 -1963)

Sep 18, 2019111m★ 5.4

Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charles crosses America's racial divide by recording a country album. Patsy Cline shows off Music City's smooth new Nashville Sound.

E5The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)

Sep 22, 2019114m★ 5.0

See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere, Merle Haggard becoming "The Poet of the Common Man" and audiences looking beyond race to embrace Charley Pride.

E6Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 -1972)

Sep 23, 2019111m★ 6.0

Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Army captain turned songwriter Kris Kristofferson sets a new lyrical standard, and artists like Bob Dylan and the Byrds find a recording home in Nashville.

E7Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 -1983)

Sep 24, 2019139m★ 5.0

Witness a vibrant era in country music, with Dolly Parton finding mainstream success; Hank Williams, Jr. and Rosanne Cash emerging from their famous fathers' shadows; and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings launching the “Outlaw” movement.

E8Don't Get Above Your Raisin (1984 -1996)

Sep 25, 2019114m★ 5.4

Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music stay true to its roots. Witness both the rise of superstar Garth Brooks and the return of an aging Johnny Cash to the industry he helped create.

About Country Music

Country Music is a documentary series on PBS. The show first aired on Sep 15, 2019 and currently has 1 season and 8 episodes. Country Music has ended. It has a rating of 7.4/10 based on 28 votes. The cast includes Peter Coyote.