S01 Episode
Music Will Get Through (1973-1983)
Though no longer heard on country radio for much of the 1970s and early 1980s, bluegrass still had a strong core of avid fans. Marty Stuart toured with Lester Flatt and sometimes with the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe.
52 mins · Fri, 13 Dec 2019
S01 Episode 1
The Rub (Beginnings -- 1933)
Hillbilly music reaches new listeners through phonographs and radio, launching the careers of country music's first big stars the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.
1 h 52 mins · Sun, 15 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 2
Hard Times (1933-1945)
Nashville, Tennessee, becomes the centre of the country music industry as it grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War II.
1 h 53 mins · Mon, 16 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 3
Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953)
The country stars of post-war America include Hank Williams, whose songs are inspired by his troubled and tragically short life.
1 h 54 mins · Tue, 17 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 4
I Can't Stop Loving You (1953-1963)
A visit to Memphis, Tennessee, during the age of rockabilly with Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley; Ray Charles crosses over racial borders by recording a country album; Patsy Cline rises to stardom with a smooth new sound.
1 h 51 mins · Wed, 18 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 5
The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)
Country music artists like Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride reflect a changing America with their wide appeal to audiences.
1 h 54 mins · Sun, 22 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 6
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)
Country music draws artists to Nashville, Tennessee, as the war in Vietnam wages on; Kris Kristofferson sets a lyrical standard; Bob Dylan and The Byrds, among others, come to Nashville to record.
1 h 51 mins · Mon, 23 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 7
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983)
Mainstream crossovers and a new Outlaw sound are prevalent in country music during the years 1973-1983.
2 h 20 mins · Tue, 24 Sep 2019
S01 Episode 8
Don't Get Above Your Raisin' (1984-1996)
As the genre takes off, country music artists such as George Strait, The Judds, and Randy Travis work to keep country music true to its roots; the rise of Garth Brooks; the return of Johnny Cash.
1 h 54 mins · Wed, 25 Sep 2019
