Country Music — Season 1, Episode 3: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)
Documentary • 113 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Country Music
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.