Ken Burns: Country Music

Streaming video - 2019

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. COUNTRY MUSIC features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists. The eight-part series is directed and produced by Ken Burns. *"...an enthralling and vital reflection on America's heartland and its most significant music." - John Doyle, **Globe and Mail***