It Was the Music
Season 1
A love story which follows two real working musicians who step into the limelight to make it on their own. Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams pack their guitars, amps, and thirty year marriage into their SUV and set out across America, and with them, and other great musicians we're carried back the halcyon days of the sixties and seventies when music had the power to bring us together.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
- Surrender to LoveE1
Surrender to LoveSparked by seeing Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams perform in a small club near his home, director Mark Moskowitz decides to follow Larry and Teresa as they go on the road: to explore how music made a difference to him and an entire generation. With David Keith, John Leventhal, Rosanne Cash, Buddy Miller, David Bromberg. Music: Up on Cripple Creek & Surrender to Love. - A Good Song is Hard to RuinE2
A Good Song is Hard to RuinAfter a show near Woodstock, Larry visits a used record store, trading stories with Mark about records he loved. The band hits the road. Larry and Teresa scramble to get to a Midwest club, and her good humor prevails as they wonder what they have gotten themselves into. With Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Happy Traum, Shawn Colvin. Music: Save Me from Myself; Did You Love Me at All; Bad Luck Charm. - Fathers and SonsE3
Fathers and SonsLarry works on producing David Bromberg's new album as Mark talks music with Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Blind Boy Paxton, a young musician deeply immersed in ragtime and early country blues. With Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton, David Bromberg, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Jason Flair, Paul Asbell. Music: Hesitation Blues; Unlucky Blues; Everybody Loves You; and Dehlia. - When I Stop Loving YouE4
When I Stop Loving YouLarry and Teresa take time off from the road to make a new album, spending time with the Guip family at Justin's home studio. Mark goes to the Country Music Hall of Fame and talks to Tracy Nelson. William Bell, the first singer signed to Stax Records, describes working with Larry on a new song, and Larry and Teresa perform it ("When I Stop Loving You") live for the first time. - July 4thE6
July 4thTeresa visits the cabin where her grandparents lived, evoking strong feelings. Her roots come out in her rendition of Gary Davis' Samson & Delilah. Larry reminisces about playing with Bob Dylan. Larry performs his arrangement of Blind Mary at a small club in Pittsburgh. With: Jackson Browne, William Bell, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukenon, Rosanne Cash, and Phil Lesh. - The JourneyE7
The JourneyAn ode to the early days of FM radio that segues into Teresa performing "Willin'" with Little Feat's Bill Payne on keyboards and Larry on violin. Jackson Browne talks about the nuances of sequencing albums while Larry works late into the night on new songs. With: John Diliberto, Tracy Nelson, Phil Lesh, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukenon. - TurnaroundE8
TurnaroundTeresa questions life on the road. She and Larry quarrel while working on Ain't Gonna Be a Good Night. Rosanne Cash discusses what it takes to be a working musician, let alone a working couple. A rousing performance at a rain-soaked outdoor music heals things, but it's momentary, as a frustrated Larry wonders if they can ever finish their new album. - CaravanE9
CaravanA procession of musical ideas from Phil Lesh and Friends, Hot Tuna, Emmylou Harris, and of course Larry and Teresa that reveal the power of live music to bring us together and lead us to other places. Music: Sugaree; Long Black Veil; Righten the Wrong;Three Days in a Row; Caravan; The Pilgrim. - Life is a CarnivalE10
Life is a CarnivalLarry Taylor of Canned Heat and Garland Jeffreys take us back to the roots of rock 'n' roll. Patty Griffin, Bob Weir, and The Midnight Ramble Band join Larry and Teresa for an outdoor concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Last Waltz. That winter Mark visits Larry and Teresa one last time. Music: Time Out for the Blues; Contortionist; Evangeline; Farther Down the Road; Chest Fever.