![]() While certain eras/discs may speak to you more than others, I can almost guarantee that you'll learn something substantial from every two-hour episode. Overall, I can easily and heartily recommend this longform series to anyone with an interest in Burns' previous work, music in general, or country music specifically. Granted, in some ways this makes it all the more impressive, as it can't just rely on emotion to grab viewers. "Country Music" is more "informational" than "emotional" (though it will stir you, at times). Through no fault of its own, this doc just lacks the emotional punch of, say, our grandparents talking about WWII or our parents reflecting in his Vietnam doc. In all honesty, the only reason I can't quite give it the full 10-star rating is because Burns has already set his own bar so high. The Winding Stream is a 90-minute High Definition music history documentary-in-progress that tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes. With Chet Atkins, Lorrie Bennett, John R. As a fan of the country genre, I have no qualms about saying that "Country Music" either entertained or informed me all the way through. The Winding Stream: Directed by Beth Harrington. A core group of interviewees (performers and songwriters, mostly) give their thoughts in basically every episode. Things such as country's roots in mining territory, its pulling from African-American culture, it's movement "West" (literally and figuratively), and it's settling in Nashville (as well as later transcending that distinctive sound and even physical place). While certainly focusing on the big names of the industry (Hank, Cash, Merle, Waylon, Patsy, Carter, Garth, etc.), he also branches off into other more subtle areas. In typical Burns fashion, he takes the deep-dive approach to this topic, beginning with the very roots of country music and continuing up until about 2000. Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, Duncan, Dayton, screenwriter, Dunfey, Julie, television producer. ![]() If you have absolutely any interest in the topic at all, you'll have no trouble working your way through "Country Music" sooner rather than later. That only makes documentarian Ken Burns even more impressive for his ability to enthrall over the long-haul. In this day and age, it is difficult to hold anyone's attention on one topic for 16 hours. Narrator: Mottos and slogans of the day said, 'Go West, young man, and grow up with the country,' and the Ingalls family did just that, heading out to Illinois.
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