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Country Music

Spanish Version | “The Rub”

Season 1 Episode 9

La música hillbilly llega a nuevos oyentes a través del fonógrafo y la radio, lanzando las carreras de las grandes estrellas de la música country, The Carter Family y Jimmie Rodgers.

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“The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953)
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Meet the country stars of post-war America, including the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
“Hard Times” (1933 – 1945)
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Nashville transforms into Music City as America falls for singing cowboys and Texas Swing.
“The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933)
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So-called “hillbilly music” reaches new listeners and launches its first stars’ careers.
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