The Rub (Beginnings-1933)
How what was first called hillbilly music reached new audiences through phonographs and radio, and launched the careers of country music's first big stars - the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.
After centuries of percolating in the American South, what was first called hillbilly music began to reach more people through the new technologies of phonographs and radio. The Carter Family, with their ballads and old hymns, and Jimmie Rodgers, with his combination of blues and yodelling, became its first big stars.
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00:01Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Orange Blossom Special
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00:02Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
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00:10Fiddlin’ John Carson
Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane (78Rpm Version)
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00:27The Carter Family
Anchored In Love
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00:29The Carter Family
Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow
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00:30The Carter Family
Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
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00:31Jimmie Rodgers
Waiting For A Train
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00:36Jimmie Rodgers
Sleep Baby, Sleep
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00:39Jimmie Rodgers
Blue Yodel No 1
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00:41Jimmie Rodgers
In The Jailhouse Now
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00:47Jimmie Rodgers
Yodeling My Way Back Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
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00:49Jimmie Rodgers
Miss The Mississippi and You
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Ken Burns |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Nov 2019 21:30
- Sat 16 May 2020 01:00
- Sat 19 Nov 2022 00:40
- Fri 8 Mar 2024 02:00
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