A big shout out to Ken Burns!

[Thunderbeast]

Just finished episode two of "Country Music".

This series is a wonderful distraction from current events. Burns uses yet another lens to tell the story of our nation, and paints a colorful picture of who we are and how we got here.

The archival footage is delicious and the storytelling sublime...even if you don't think you like country music.

[mopinko]

1. i watched the first episode tonight. i love it.

i made note of one statement-
there never was a white south and a black south. there was one south, all people, cheek by jowl.

[House of Roberts]

2. Haven't watched Ep 2 yet, but enjoyed Ep 1.

Learned a little I didn't know about the Carter family, but learned a LOT I didn't know about Jimmie Rodgers. I also enjoyed early pics of antique radio sets and record players, plus one scene with a record press at RCA. I forgot to DVR the fourth night, so I'll have to look for it later.

[MontanaMama]

3. Okay. I'll bite because I need

a distraction from our national shit show. Where are you all watching this series?

[Still Blue in PDX]

5. PBS - nt

[True Blue American]

8. They also

Showed one, salute to Ray Charles.

[montanacowboy]

4. Fantastic!

love that music

[Zambero]

6. It's the real deal!

Not the watered down cornball pop passing for "contemporary" country music.

[True Blue American]

7. Hard to believe

Vince Gill is 61, 4 years short of Medicare.

Recorded the Series. I now have 5. Love the History. Do not like the new shouted, canned stuff.

My favorite movie scene.

[mysteryowl]

14. That was a fun movie!

[BlueMTexpat]

9. Hubby and I have been

watching this. Ken Burns has truly excelled with this series. Of course, he has a great track record already.

We watched Episode 4 a couple nights ago (1953-1963) and that episode really resonated with me, with all the changes that I can remember happening then - and not only in country music. The previous episode led into it in marvelous fashion and I too learned a LOT about Jimmy Rodgers and his role in country music, as shown in earlier episodes.

I loved this snippet about Merle haggard actually being a prisoner in San Quentin when Johnny Cash sang there. But there are so man others. And I also love the talented Marty Stewart who comments and plays through various episodes.

The music alone is worth it.

Thank you for posting. I'm glad that you're enjoying it.

Because it's PBS, it is available to anyone with a TV!

[yellowdogintexas]

18. I saw Marty Stewart play with Lester Flatt's bluegrass band

way back in the early 1970s when he was just a kid. He was phenominal then. It was hilarious though to see this young guy with a Conway Twitty hairdo!!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Yep! On episode three! 👍🏻

[Paladin]

11. Outstanding series.

Watch it---even if you don't like C&W music.

[Duppers]

12. He's doing a MUCH better job on "Country Music"

Than he did with his series on The Blues...which began in the Mississippi Delta and Memphis, not New Orleans, Mr. Burns.

Yes, this one is special.
💕 to Willie & Patsy, especially.

[Mr.Bill]

20. He never did a series on the Blues.

He did one on Jazz, which had it's roots in New Orleans.

[BlueMTexpat]

13. Here's a link so that you can check

things out for yourselves!

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/country-music/

Enjoy!

[MicaelS]

15. This series is terrific.

The history of CM is really incredible.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Thank you for the reminder that it is out now.

Just watched the first episode last night.

Living here in Ala. lends an immediacy to the history of music. So many famous artists were born in this state.

[LanternWaste]

17. Despite not being a fan of country music, it was damned fascinating to watch.

A side of Americana I often ignore, but the deference Burns treated the material with was graceful as hell and drew me in.

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I lived in Nashville for 15 years and grewup not far away

Country music and the Opry were a part of life. All the AM stations played old school country music in fact when I was a kid, I knew that when "El Paso" came on the radio I needed to get the hell out of bed and get dressed to make it to the bus. LOL WSM's 7:00 am to 8:00 am drive time show was mostly news briefs, weather and about 6 songs. The Same 6 Songs Every Damn Day in the same order! Martha WHite was the sponsor and Flatt & Scruggs played the theme music.

[NCLefty]

21. He's the burnsiest! O.O

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