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Bluegrass artists use a variety of stringed instruments. Bluegrass as a distinct musical form developed from elements of old-time music and traditional music in the Appalachian region of the United States. The Appalachian region was where many Scottish American immigrants settled, bringing with them the musical traditions of their homelands.
American Roots Music is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others. This PBS film series is available as an 'in-class' teaching tool. [1]
The aggregator consensus states the series "an expansive—if not always deep—history of the genre as seen through Ken Burns' expert eye, Country Music works as both a crash course for new listeners and a refresher for old-timers." [32] David Cantwell of The New Yorker wrote, "What the documentary gets right overwhelms the caveats. Burns ...
Overview The first episode shows how the music industry in the 1920s was revolutionized when radio began to take over the music business. As wealthy people in the major cities turned to their radios rather than buying records, the record companies were forced to leave their studios in the urban centers in search of new rural markets to sell records to and new styles of music to sell to them.
Viewers can watch "Ladies & Gentlemen ... 50 Years of SNL Music" live on NBC at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 27. Don't have cable? The documentary will be available for streaming on Peacock the next day.
Josh Graves (September 27, 1927 Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee – September 30, 2006), born Burkett Howard Graves, was an American bluegrass musician.Also known by the nicknames "Buck," and "Uncle Josh," he is credited with introducing the resonator guitar (commonly known under the trade name of Dobro) into bluegrass music shortly after joining Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the ...
The decision to focus on three primary characters from America’s radio era narrows the documentary to a respectable and digestible 90 minutes. Plus, it is full of fun, fuzzy broadcast sounds ...
Newport Folk Festival – Best of Bluegrass 1959–66: Vanguard: VCD-187-89-2: 2-CD set, includes 5 live tracks by the Lilly Brothers 2003: What Will I Leave Behind: Rebel: 1788: reissue of County 742 2005: Bluegrass at the Roots: Folkways: SWF40158: reissue of Folkways FA2433 plus 2 unreleased tracks