Country Music - Season 1 - Eps 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 -1968)
See how country music reflects a changing America, with Loretta Lynn speaking to women everywhere, Merle Haggard becoming "The Poet of the Common Man" and audiences looking beyond race to embrace Charley Pride.
About Country Music
Title: Country Music
First Air Date: 2019-09-15
Last Air Date: 2019-09-25
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 8
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: WETA, Florentine Films
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Peter Coyote
Narrator
