Country Music

Show Info

Status

Ended

Show Type

Documentary

First Aired

8th November 1981

Runtime

115 minutes

Network

PBS

Air Time

20:00:00

Air Day

Weekdays

Rating

Overview

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.

Episode List:

Season 1

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	25th Sep 2019	Don't Get Above Your Raisin' (1984–1996)
7	24th Sep 2019	Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973–1983)
6	23rd Sep 2019	Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968–1972)
5	22nd Sep 2019	The Sons and Daughters of America (1964–1968)
4	18th Sep 2019	I Can't Stop Loving You (1953–1963)
3	17th Sep 2019	The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945–1953)
2	16th Sep 2019	Hard Times (1933–1945)
1	15th Sep 2019	The Rub (Beginnings–1933)

Specials

Episode	Airdate	Name
39	Never	Country Music — Behind the Scenes
38	Never	The Song Into Outer Space
37	Never	Marty Stuart: Back to the Source
36	Never	Johnny Cash: His Legacy
35	Never	Marty Stuart's Mandolin
34	Never	Hank Williams, Jr.: On His Own
33	Never	Johnny Cash: Following the Gospel
32	Never	Dolly Parton: The Songwriter and Celebrity
31	Never	"He Stopped Loving Her Today": The Story Behind the Song
30	Never	"Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine" Written by Tom T. Hall
29	Never	Kris Kristofferson's First Song
28	Never	"Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town" Written by Mel Tillis
27	Never	"Help Me" Written by Larry Gatlin
26	Never	The Artistry of Merle Haggard
25	Never	Loretta Lynn on Songwriting
24	Never	Jeannie Seely: Women in Country Music
23	Never	The Genius of Roger Miller
22	Never	Music Row's A-Team
21	Never	The Bryants and "Rocky Top"
20	Never	Johnny Cash: Poet Performer
19	Never	Mel Tillis: Learning to Talk Through Singing
18	Never	Patsy Cline: Tough Edges, Big Heart
17	Never	Elvis: The Hillbilly Cat
16	Never	Don Maddox: The Most Colorful Hillbilly Band in the World
15	Never	John McEuen: Earl Scruggs' Banjo Style
14	Never	Randy Scruggs: The Carter Scratch, Travis Picking, Doc Watson
13	Never	Hank Williams: The Songwriter and Performer
12	Never	Ralph Stanley: The First Song Mother Taught Me
11	Never	Betty Johnson: The Johnson Family Singers, 1930
10	Never	Wynton Marsalis: "Wildwood Flower"
9	Never	"Will the Circle Be Unbroken": Country Music's National Anthem
8	Never	Dolly Parton: "Pretty Fair Maid"
7	Never	Old Hymns: Dwight Yoakam and Betty Johnson
6	Never	The Oak Ridge Boys: "Farther Along"
5	Never	Charlie Danials: The Devil and the Fiddle
4	Never	Rhiannon Giddens: The Mix in Country Music
3	Never	Ketch Secor: Old Fiddle and Banjo Tunes
2	3rd Sep 2019	Country Music: Live at the Ryman Concert
1	14th Jun 2019	PBS Previews: Country Music