Ken Burns Films

Ken Burns Films

Country Music: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953) (2019x3)


Air date: Sep 15, 2019

See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprisingly emotional depth are derived from his troubled and tragically short life.

  • Premiered: Nov 1981
  • Episodes: 143
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