From the late 1930s through the 1990s, country western music and the hybrid culture from which it came defined much of white working class Los Angeles.

After traveling thousands upon thousands of miles the "Country Music" team racked up impressive stats. Here are a few fun factoids about the new show.

An episode guide to “Country Music.”

In this excerpt from "Country Music: An Illustrated History," meet A.P., Sara and Maybelle Carter, a music group who were instrumental to the genre of country music.

The Mojave Project traces the musical heritage of Pioneertown and other adjacent communities of the High Desert.

The Valley hotspot was once the premier club on the West Coast for cowboys, truckers, and country music.

Country titan Dwight Yoakam chats about California country music history and his cowpunk roots.

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talk about how their new documentary "Country Music" and explore the genre’s beginnings and diversity.

As the Cold War fizzled out, Hollywood and the entertainment industry eclipsed aerospace as the main industry in Southern California. Yet, the possibilities of space were broadening. Mankind proved that the sky was not the limit it once imagined.

An ambitious project combines design and futurism to envision what cities might look like on Mars. 

Learn a little more about the documentaries featured in the upcoming season of VOCES.

Watts Coffee House has been open for more than 50 years, but since Desiree Edwards took over in 1997, the restaurant has become a community gathering place and driver for a more positive future.

A chaotic riot narrative may have plagued Watts for the last five decades, but these long-running organizations show the community’s deep and lasting legacy of political and cultural organizing.

Fifty years since its inception, “Sesame Street” still sets the standard for representation and diversity on television.

JPL Scientists have performed long-distance tinkering on many projects, helping to extend those satelites' lives many times beyond their original scheduled missions.