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Country music : live at the Ryman : a concert celebrating the film by Ken Burns.

Summary:

Filmmaker Ken Burns invited some of country music's finest artists to gather at Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the launch of his PBS series Country Music. Burns curated an evening of selected highlights from the series combined with performances of the music's iconic songs by some of country's finest artists including Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, and more. The evening is a musical journey tracing the evolution of country music and its many branches while highlighting its foundational stars with songs performed from: Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, and many more.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531711108
ISBN: 1531711103
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on television in 2019. Wide screen (16:9). Special features: Behind-the-scenes; Countdown to showtime.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Opry Entertainment and Florentine Films ; director, Don Carr ; producers, Martin Fischer, Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey, Ken Burns ; writer, Dayton Duncan.
Participant or Performer Note:	Hosted by Ken Burns ; Performed by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Larry Gatlin, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Ricky Skaggs, Riders in the Sky, Marty Stuart, Asleep at the Wheel, Holly Williams, Dwight Yoakam, and others.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Filmed in performance at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, Mar. 27, 2019.
Target Audience Note:	TV rating: TV-14.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; wide screen (16:9), 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:	Title from disc surface.