Country Music

The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)

Directed by Ken Burns
TV-14
S1 • E3    Sep 16, 2019    1h 53m
8.8
Country music adapts to the cultural changes of post-war society. Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs transform string band music into Bluegrass. Out of the bars comes a new sound and songs about drinking, cheating, and heartbreak: Honky Tonk.

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Cast of The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945 -1953)

  • Peter CoyoteNarrator
  • Hank WilliamsHimself (archive footage)
  • Ken BurnsDirector / Producer
  • Dayton DuncanWriter / Producer
  • Julie A. DunfeyProducer

 

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