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American roots music (Television program)
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (Nashville, Tenn.)
2 videodiscs (4 hr.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 inserts.
The story of American roots music in the 20th century. Features historic and documentary footage of pioneering artists. Covers blues, country, gospel, folk, Cajun, sydeco, bluegrass, tejano and Native American music.
disc. 1. episode 1. When first unto this country. Fisk Jubilee Singers ; Recorded music ; The Bristol sessions ; Delta blues ; The Grand Ole Opry ; Gospel is born -- episode 2. This land was made for you and me. Cowboy music & western Swing ; Lead Belly & Lomax ; Woody Guthrie ; Bluegrass ; Honky tonk ; The blues & radio -- disc 2. episode 3. The times they are a-changin'. Chicago blues ; B.B. King ; Golden age of gospel ; The Weavers ; The folk revival ; Newport Folk Festival -- episode 4. All my children of the Sun. Cajun ; Zydeco ; Tejano ; Native American ; Nakai & Mirabal ; Evolution of roots.
a Ginger Group production ; director, Jim Brown ; producers, Jim Brown, Sam Pollard, Jeff Rosen ; writer, Charles Wolfe.
Originally broadcast as a television series on PBS.
Special features: Timeline of American roots music -- Bonus performances. disc 1. Sitting on top of the world / Bob Wills ; Foggy mountain breakdown / Earl Scruggs ; Never no mo' blues / Doc Watson -- disc 2. Down by the riverside / Sister Rosetta Tharpe ; Ossun two-step / Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys ; Rosalito / Valerio Longoria.
Narrated by Kris Kristofferson ; features various performers.
"A collaboration between the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Experience Music Project, Palm Pictures and Ginger Group Productions"--Set container.