His nine other books include, with Ken Burns, Horatio’s Driveand Lewis &. But above all, it is the story of the musicians: Hank Williams's tragic honky tonk life Dolly Parton rising to fame from a dirt-poor childhood Loretta Lynn turning her experiences into songs that spoke to women everywhere, and many more'-Adapted from jacket. Dayton Duncan, writer and producer of The National Parks, is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker. He has collaborated on all of Ken Burns’s films for twenty years as a writer, producer, and consultant. His nine other books include, with Ken Burns, Horatio’s Drive and Lewis & Clark. With the birth of radio in the 1920s the songs moved from small towns, mountain hollers, and the wide-open West to become the music of an entire nation-a diverse range of sounds and styles from honky tonk to gospel to bluegrass to rockabilly, leading up through the decades to the music's massive commercial success today. DAYTON DUNCAN, writer and producer of The National Parks, is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker.

'Country music emerged from the American South, where people sang to themselves and to their families at home and in church, and where they danced to fiddle tunes on Saturday nights.

The eight-part 16-hour series is directed and produced by Ken. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Country Music : An Illustrated History by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan at the best online. The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century-based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019. Country Music features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists.

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