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Country Music - Season 1
It is the whole story of country music from its deep and intertwined roots that has appeared all over the world. The series deals with the true story and the full details of that music, which are embodied in a series of stories, poems and songs performed in small places. Country music spread throughout the world, evolving with the passage of days and gaining wide fame throughout the twentieth century.
December 10, 1951 in Sabinal, Texas, USA
18 October 1961, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
16 March 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
5 June 1945
24 May 1955, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
21 February 1977, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
22 June 1936, Brownsville, Texas, USA
11 December 1944, Lithonia, Georgia, USA
May 25, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA
November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA
September 16, 2019
You don't have to like country music at all -- in fact, you can despise it -- to be swept away by these gloriously eccentric yarns.
September 12, 2019
Like the songs that weave through nearly every moment of its runtime, the grace, simplicity, and sincerity of Country Music have a way of heightening its epic underpinnings.
September 16, 2019
This epic, essential survey is both a history lesson of an American art form and 20th century U.S.A. itself.
September 16, 2019
Not a country fan? I can't guarantee Burns will convert you, but if you aren't tapping your feet to one of the many versions of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (the series' unofficial theme song), you may want to check your pulse.
September 16, 2019
For its running time, Burns effectively steers this wagon across country music's diverging timelines.
September 16, 2019
Compared to the best of the Burns-PBS collaborations, it drones on in a way that isn't equal to the high expectations and fanfare associated with Burns' epic made-for-public-TV ballads.
September 13, 2019
So whatever your thoughts about country music, expect to be immensely entertained, educated and even edified throughout this master course in pickin', grinnin' -- and so very much more.
September 17, 2019
Burns and his team are in superb voice as they sing the praises of country music and those legendary talents who popularized it. As with any successful song, they really put their hearts into it.
September 17, 2019
It makes the series' virtues and failings starker that it happens to have debuted in such a contentious year in country. And don't get me wrong: There are virtues to spare.
September 16, 2019
By far Ken Burns' most entertaining documentary to date.