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SEPTEMBER 2019 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 twentieth century. The series, directed by Ken Burns, features never-beforeseen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists. No one has told the story this way before.
EIGHT-PART SERIES AIRS AT 8 P.M. ON WXXI-TV: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 < BILL MONROE ON THE GRAND OLE OPRY, NASHVILLE, C.1958. CREDIT: COURTESY OF LES LEVERETT COLLECTION
See inside for special WXXI events in celebration of Country Music!
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE MOVIE EARLY SCREENINGS AT THE LITTLE THEATRE
LIVE REMOTE FROM THE
CLOTHESLINE ARTS FESTIVAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 FROM 1-3 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5 DETAILS ON PAGE 16 >>
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