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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 15, 2019
- Last aired
- September 25, 2019
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
Season 1
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Featuring
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Peter Coyote
Narrator
- Showrunner
- Ken Burns
Dayton Duncan
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