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Ken Burns's eight-part, 16-hour documentary series, COUNTRY MUSIC, chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, focusing on the biographies of the...
Sep 16, 2019 · Billy Dukes Published: September 16, 2019. Jimmie Rodgers. The opening scenes of the expansive Country Music documentary on PBS finds Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks and...
Sep 14, 2019 · Documentary, Ken Burns, Nashville, SpotifyKenBurns. Ken Burns' 'Country Music' covers a musical form from backwoods folk music to America's soundtrack— it's epic and essential. Our...
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- Burns' Story Begins in Atlanta
- Younger Artists Tell The Oldest Stories
- Charlie Daniels' Surprising Take on The Fiddle vs. Violin Debate
- The "Barn Dance" Narrative Begins in Chicago, Not Nashville
- Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde Infamy Loved Jimmie Rodgers' Music
The idea that country music took shape in the home city of high-wattage radio station WSB and fiddling champion turned recording star Fiddlin' John Carson is hardly new. Wayne W. Daniel established a similar narrative in his book Pickin' on Peachtree--a must-read for fans of this episode. That said, it's still surreal to tune in to PBS and learn th...
A series reliant on the input of Brenda Lee, the late Merle Haggard and other legends turned to some of its youngest narrators to explain the music that informed Fiddlin' John, the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. Kathy Mattea's memories from working at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show'sknowledge of fiddle a...
In a clip circulated over the summer, Danielsexplains how he learned that he's not so different from classically-trained violinists. "I went to see Itzhak Pearlman at the Opera House in Nashville, and somebody took me backstage before the show," Daniels recalls. "I said, 'Hi, Mr. Pearlman. I'm Charlie Daniels. I'm a fiddle player.' He said, 'We are...
While the Grand Ole Opry unquestionably reigns as the most influential program from back when live radio dictated widespread stardom, Burns' team points out that WLS-AM in Chicago's National Barn Dancepredated WSM's crown jewel. In fact, it would easily be argued that Chicago's bustling country music scene in the 1920's and beyond deserved even mor...
This might be nothing more than an urban legend, but it's believable enough because of Rodgers' widespread fame. Rodgers was Parker's favorite singer, and she allegedly bought all of The Singing Brakeman's hit records with money she and Clyde Barrow stole from banks, small businesses and gas stations. Stories like this and Henry Ford'sattempts to u...
Oct 14, 2019 · 'Ken Burns's Country Music' episodes are available via your local PBS affiliate, streaming with PBS Passport, as an audio/video experience on Spotify or as a complete set on Blu-ray, iTunes and ...
Director Ken Burns presents a comprehensive look at the history of country music in America and its evolution throughout the 20th century.
