- 20 respondents have since passed on.
- Women's history with country music is showcased in the series, featuring pioneers like Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline.
- "Country music," divided into 8 episodes totaling 16 hours and a half, it contains more than two hours of original footage, including photos and unpublished footage of Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash and others.
In an interview with "PBS NewsHour", Burns talked about the film's focus on women:
[W]Omen are at the center of this story in that they are not in jazz or other forms, which are fraternities. … when you pass through Patsy [Cline] in Loretta [Lynn]We are in the mid-60s. Nobody in rock'n'roll does sing: "Do not go in to drink with love in your mind." Think about what we are talking about – spousal violence, marital rape, a woman's right to her own body, even in marriage, women's rights in general. Now, it's the same year that the National Women's Organization is founded [1966]. … For me, all these things, race or creativity, trade or women, are all marked by the power of this music. … I mean, when Hank Williams says, "I'm so alone, I can cry," there's no one who does not know what he's talking about. "The silence of a shooting star lights up a purple sky and, while I wonder where you are, I am so lonely that I could cry."
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- Share yours #FavoriteCountrySong: A social campaign was launched with videos of famous artists sharing theirs.
- After tonight, the film continues at 8 pm each night until Wednesday, then the same 4 nights next week.
Johnny Cash at home in California in 1960. Photo: Sony Music Archive via PBS
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