Country Music

Country Music Season 1 episodes

1. 01

   S01 E01

   Music Will Get Through (1973-1983)

   52 mins · Fri, 13 Dec 2019

   Though no longer heard on country radio for much of the 1970s and early 1980s, bluegrass still had a strong core of avid fans. Marty Stuart toured with Lester Flatt and sometimes with the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe.

3. 01

   S01 E01

   The Rub (Beginnings -- 1933)

   1 h 52 mins · Sun, 15 Sep 2019

   Hillbilly music reaches new listeners through phonographs and radio, launching the careers of country music's first big stars the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.

5. 02

   S01 E02

   Hard Times (1933-1945)

   1 h 53 mins · Mon, 16 Sep 2019

   Nashville, Tennessee, becomes the centre of the country music industry as it grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War II.

6. 03

   S01 E03

   Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953)

   1 h 54 mins · Tue, 17 Sep 2019

   The country stars of post-war America include Hank Williams, whose songs are inspired by his troubled and tragically short life.

7. 04

   S01 E04

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

   1 h 51 mins · Wed, 18 Sep 2019

   A visit to Memphis, Tennessee, during the age of rockabilly with Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley; Ray Charles crosses over racial borders by recording a country album; Patsy Cline rises to stardom with a smooth new sound.

8. 05

   S01 E05

   The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)

   1 h 54 mins · Sun, 22 Sep 2019

   Country music artists like Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride reflect a changing America with their wide appeal to audiences.

9. 06

   S01 E06

   Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)

   1 h 51 mins · Mon, 23 Sep 2019

   Country music draws artists to Nashville, Tennessee, as the war in Vietnam wages on; Kris Kristofferson sets a lyrical standard; Bob Dylan and The Byrds, among others, come to Nashville to record.

10. 07

    S01 E07

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

    2 h 20 mins · Tue, 24 Sep 2019

    Mainstream crossovers and a new Outlaw sound are prevalent in country music during the years 1973-1983.

11. 08

    S01 E08

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

    1 h 54 mins · Wed, 25 Sep 2019

    As the genre takes off, country music artists such as George Strait, The Judds, and Randy Travis work to keep country music true to its roots; the rise of Garth Brooks; the return of Johnny Cash.

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