Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 84Audiences 89GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer88%
Metascore80
Audience score98%
IMDb8.9
User score8.0
Time to watch it all
16 h
8 episodes, about 117 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
First aired
2019
September 15, 2019
Ended 2019
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
NorwegianMade in
- United States
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
- TV-14United States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
and 2 moreProduction · 3
- Ken Burns Executive Producer, Director
- Dayton Duncan Executive Producer, Writer
- Julie A. Dunfey Executive Producer
Sound · 2
- Matt Rigby Dialogue Editor
- Marlena Grzaslewicz Dialogue Editor
Country Music episodes
1 season · 8 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 The Rub (Beginnings - 1933), 8.6
- S1 E2 Hard Times (1933 - 1945), 8.4
- S1 E3 The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 - 1953), 8.8
- S1 E4 I Can't Stop Loving You (1953 - 1963), 9.0
- S1 E5 The Sons and Daughters of America (1964 - 1968), 8.6
- S1 E6 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968 - 1972), 8.8
- S1 E7 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 - 1983), 8.7
- S1 E8 Don't Get Above Your Raisin' (1984 - 1996), 8.4
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