Ken Burns' new series, 'Country Music', unpacks the complex rise of the genre from its hillbilly beginnings to its pop-inflected, star-struck present. I grew up on R&B and rock & roll. But in the ...

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An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

I want to get right into it, what do think country music teaches us about being American? Ken Burns: Well I think ... the most important event in American history. This is a great story about ...

Explore the history of country music – from its roots in ballads ... The series, directed by Ken Burns, features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than ...

Country Music' reviews:What critics are saying about Ken Burns' new documentary 'I'm So Lonesome ...' It was because of this trait, many believed that Williams wrote and made popular such songs as ...

Explore the history of country music – from its roots in ballads ... The series, directed by Ken Burns, features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, ...

If you watched all of Ken Burns’ documentaries ... “The idea for the country music documentary was born in Cappy’s kitchen,” Burns told the audience, sitting on a stool as guests gathered ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit Lexington and Concord on April 17 to discuss his new documentary, "The American Revolution." ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...

Country music is not—and never was—one style of music. It has always been a mixture of many styles, springing from many roots and sprouting many new branches to create a complicated chorus of ...