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“Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’” (1984 – 1996)

Season 1 Episode 8
1:54:03
“The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933)

“The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933)

Season 1 Episode 1
1:51:29
“Hard Times” (1933 – 1945)

“Hard Times” (1933 – 1945)

Season 1 Episode 2
1:52:49
“The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953)

“The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953)

Season 1 Episode 3
1:53:15
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1953 – 1963)

“I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1953 – 1963)

Season 1 Episode 4
1:50:53
“The Sons and Daughters of America” (1964 – 1968)

“The Sons and Daughters of America” (1964 – 1968)

Season 1 Episode 5
1:54:09
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” (1968 – 1972)

"Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” (1968 – 1972)

Season 1 Episode 6
1:51:17
“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” (1973 – 1983)

“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” (1973 – 1983)

Season 1 Episode 7
2:19:24
Broadcast Version

“Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’” (1984 – 1996)

Season 1 Episode 8
1:54:03
Spanish Version | “The Rub”

Spanish Version | “The Rub”

Season 1 Episode 9
1:53:07
Spanish Version | “Hard Times”

Spanish Version | “Hard Times”

Season 1 Episode 10
1:54:27
Spanish Version | “The Hillbilly Shakespeare”

Spanish Version | “The Hillbilly Shakespeare”

Season 1 Episode 11
1:54:53
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Episode 8 Preview | "Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’”

Learn how “New Traditionalists” like George Strait, Randy Travis and the Judds help country music stay true to its roots. Witness both the rise of superstar Garth Brooks and the return of an aging Johnny Cash to the industry he helped create.
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“I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1953 – 1963)
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1:50:53
Season 1 Episode 4
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” (1953 – 1963)
Visit Memphis during the era of rockabilly, and see how Patsy Cline rises to stardom.
“The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953)
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1:53:15
Season 1 Episode 3
“The Hillbilly Shakespeare” (1945 – 1953)
Meet the country stars of post-war America, including the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
“Hard Times” (1933 – 1945)
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1:52:49
Season 1 Episode 2
“Hard Times” (1933 – 1945)
Nashville transforms into Music City as America falls for singing cowboys and Texas Swing.
“The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933)
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1:51:29
Season 1 Episode 1
“The Rub” (Beginnings – 1933)
So-called “hillbilly music” reaches new listeners and launches its first stars’ careers.
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