Country Music / 2019

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.

Academy of Country Music Awards / 1966

Awards ceremony honoring the country music industry's accomplishments during the previous year.

Country Music / 1972

Documentary produced by Marty Robbins.

Canadian Country Music Awards / 1982

Each year since 1982, the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) honours its members who have excelled during the past year, with a Canadian Country Music Association Award.

Music Country USA / 1974

Country Music by Ken Burns / 2019

Country Music is a documentary miniseries chronicling the history and prominence of country music in American culture. The 8-part series was released on PBS (US) in September, 2019. It was re-edited into nine shorter 50min episodes for release on BBC Four in November 2019.

CMA Country Music Festival

annually since 2004, highlights from the CMA Country Music Festival in Nashville have been broadcast as a special, known variously as "CMA Fest" or "CMA Country Musical Festival - Country's Night to Rock". In 2020, since the in-person festival was cancelled, performance clips were shown as "CMA Best of the Fest".

Country Music Holiday / 1958

A small-town singer is persuaded by his Army buddies to try and crash big-time TV.

Country Music Awards

Country Music: Made in Minnesota / 2019

Narrated and produced by former KARE 11 news anchor Diana Pierce, hear stories about Ardis Wells from Alexandria, the Walt Benton Hillbilly Rainbow Band from Dovray, WE Fest in Detroit Lakes and the Flame Bar in Minneapolis. The program features interviews with Mylan Ray, Jeffrey Krueger, Sherwin Linton and several other figures who contributed to country music in Minnesota.

Scotty K: Not Country Music /

Scotty K proves that he is a jack of all trades, or at least of two: the guitar and comedy. In this set, Scotty refers to everything from Rascal Flatts to Stretch Armstrong. If you miss the “good old days,” this is sure to take you back!

Untitled Country Music Musical /

The daughter of a wealthy family who goes on a journey of self-discovery after she leaves the boy everyone expected her to marry for a small-town country guy who captures her heart.

Country Music on Broadway / 1965

A country music show comes to Broadway with the only big screen appearance of the legendary Hank Williams.

Country Music Spotlight

Women of Country Music: Glamour girls / 2011

Country Music: The Spirit of America / 2003

Country Music: The Spirit of America is a 2003 documentary film, in the IMAX format, written and co-produced by Tom Neff and co-directed by Neff, Steven Goldmann and Keith Melton. Randy Scruggs was also a producer on the film and wrote the music score.

Hank Locklin: Country Music’s Timeless Tenor / 2020

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of his 1960 Grand Ole Opry induction, Hank Locklin: Country Music’s Timeless Tenor recalls the unquestionable talent, unorthodox career path and notable contributions of prolific songwriter, Grammy-nominated recording artist and Grand Ole Opry star Hank Locklin.

Country Music: Live at the Ryman / 2019

Celebrated musicians perform at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in anticipation of the soon-to-be-released "Country Music" documentary series by Ken Burns. Burns, plus some of his colleagues and some musicians, act as hosts and provide a brief history of country music as they introduce each act and show sneak peek excerpts from the series in between the live performances. Many of the musicians that appear in the documentary perform to demonstrate various country music styles including Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Ketch Secor, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam, and more.

CMA Country Music Festival 2013 / 2013

Country Music Festival 2013

CMA Country Music Festival 2014 / 2014

CMA Country Music Festival 2014