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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 by Ken Burns: Trailer | BBC Trailers

Official Extended Trailer

Charlie Daniels Meets Itzhak Perlman

Official Trailer

Marty Stuart on the Mystery of Songwriting

Rosanne Cash Reflects on ‘Walk the Line’

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Peter Coyote

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