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.
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Cast and Crew
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Videos & Trailers
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’
Marty Stuart on The Mother Church of Country Music