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.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 15, 2019
- Last aired
- September 25, 2019
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Peter Coyote
Narrator
- Showrunner
- Ken Burns
Dayton Duncan
Keep watching
More like this
Beat MX
2018 · Series
9.0Bluegrass Underground
2011 · Series
101 Songs that Moved Brazil
2020 · Series
7.2The Legends of Paris: A Tale of the 19th Century Artistic Scene
2024 · Series
10.0Transatlantic Sessions
1995 · Series
8.0James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · Series
7.0Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless
2010 · Series
9.0David Holt's State of Music
2016 · Series
9.0Willie Nelson & Family
2023 · Series
7.5The Blues
2003 · Series
9.5O Canto Livre de Nara Leão
2022 · Series
7.0Sound Gigante – Storia alternativa della musica italiana
2023 · Series
The Music Biz
1995 · Series
Music Junction
2020 · Series
7.4Song Exploder
2020 · Series
8.0Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event
2026 · Series
The Note
2018 · Series
7.4How Music Got Free
2024 · Series
Picked for you
Recommended shows
6.5American Experience
1988 · Series
7.1American Masters
1986 · Series
6.2Finding Your Roots
2012 · Series
7.0Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Series
8.0Top Gear
1978 · Series
8.1Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers
2022 · Series
7.5Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 · Series
8.8Mysteries at the Museum
2010 · Series
7.5100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Series
7.5MegaStructures
2004 · Series
6.5The Circus
2016 · Series
8.0The Food That Built America
2019 · Series
7.3Super/Natural
2022 · Series
6.6The Movies
2019 · Series
7.4The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
2016 · Series
6.4Leaving Neverland
2019 · Series
7.9The Dynasty: New England Patriots
2024 · Series
7.8STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024 · Series
7.7Down to Earth with Zac Efron
2020 · Series
6.7Antiques Roadshow
1979 · Series