Ken Burn's Country Music

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"The Rub (beginnings to 1933)"
Early performers Fiddlin' John Carson and Uncle Dave Macon, the genre's roots in folk and Southern gospel,
the formation of both WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, and Ralph Peer and the genre's first stars - the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers

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"Hard Times (1933-1945)"
Roy Acuff and Nashville's increasing role in the genre, singing cowboy acts such as Gene Autry, the western swing of Bob Wills, Dust Bowl refugee acts such as the Maddox Brothers and Rose and Woody Guthrie, the ASCAP boycott, and World War II.

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"The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953)"
Bluegrass and honky-tonk emerge; Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs pioneer the former, while Ernest Tubb, Lefty Frizzell, and Hank Williams exemplify the latter and Williams becomes country music's biggest star.

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"I Can't Stop Loving You (1953-1963)"
The heyday of rockabilly, the career launches of Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, the birth of Music Row and influx of new songwriters, and the dominance of the Nashville sound typified by Patsy Cline.

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"The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)"
Buck Owens ushers in the Bakersfield sound, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride bring new viewpoints to a changing landscape, Merle Haggard emerges as the genre's great songwriting star, and Johnny Cash descends into self-destruction but returns artistically and personally triumphant.

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"Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)"
As the industry and its audience react to the great social upheavals of the time, George Jones and Tammy Wynette emerge as great stars, and the Nashville songwriting scene is changed by the arrival of writers from outside the genre such as Kris Kristofferson.

[chris57950]

excellent documentaire que j'ai vu a sa sortie, celui sur la guerre de secession est tout aussi bon

[jeune papoose]

Ken Burns est assurément aussi un excellent producteur : A voir The West en collaboration avec Stephen Ives
"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973-1983)"
"Outlaw" artists Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings gain unprecedented artistic control of their careers, and the genre's identity broadens, with Dolly Parton and others achieving crossover success while artists from outside its conventions such as Emmylou Harris arrive.

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