Country Music (miniseries)

Country Music
GenreDocumentary
Created byKen Burns
Written byDayton Duncan[1]
Directed byKen Burns
Narrated byPeter Coyote[2]
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes8[3]
Production
ProducerJulie Dunfey
Running time120 minutes (Episodes 1-6 and 8), 150 minutes (Episode 7) [4]
Production companiesFlorentine Films
WETA-TV
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseSeptember 15 (2019-09-15) –
September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)
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Country Music is a documentary miniseries created and directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan that premiered on PBS on September 15, 2019. The eight-part series chronicles the history and prominence of country music in American culture.[5][6]

  1. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (September 12, 2019). "Ken Burns on his 'Country Music' series, busting stereotypes, and avoiding partisan divides: 'We're not political filmmakers'". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Greiving, Tim (September 24, 2019). "The Golden Voice Behind All Those Ken Burns Documentaries". Vulture. New York Media. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 12, 2019). "Ken Burns's 'Country Music' Traces the Genre's Victories, and Reveals Its Blind Spots". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Justin, Neal (September 12, 2019). "Women and minorities take center stage in Ken Burns' 16-hour documentary, 'Country Music'". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Elijah Holley, Santi (September 11, 2019). "An Interview with Ken Burns About His Must-See Country Music". The Stranger. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Tucker, Ken (September 12, 2019). "Filmmaker Ken Burns Goes Wide, But Not Deep, In His Chronicle Of 'Country Music'". NPR. Retrieved September 12, 2019.