The Story Of Country Music 01 

The first recollection of country music was 1690 on the plantations with the slaves playing their native instrument called the banjo from West Africa. The banjo was the original instrument used to play country music. The slaves were tasked with playing country songs at festivities such as holidays, weddings and other events. The banjo is a native West African instrument.

I just can't believe how many racial slurs are in this comment section. Where is like blacks and whites..... I mean come on, it's 2019. We're talking about music here. Country music was created using influences of three different cultures one of them being Mexican the other being African-American and then the other being Irish slash Scottish and so the concept was put together to make a transitioned Style which is what came to be known as country music.

I can't help but disagree with "it was written by for and about adults, not teenage music" mostly all my relatives started smoking at 11, worked about 13, worked or dropped out of school, went into the military, and drove around before getting a license, married at 16 and started a family. That was the norm. The only people who live today normal had money 😮

The similarities between country music and blues music is astounding. The fact that they are completely different genres speaks to how racially segregated America was and still is.

As a youngster my parents tried to steer me away from country music. It didn't work.

Why are farm folks characterized as simple folk? Usually very deep in the ways of life. Perhaps not city familiar but without them the city dwellers would starve.

COUNTRY AND ROCK AND ROLL STARTED FROM THE BLUES AND NO ONE CAN REFUTE THAT

Hard to believe this came from the BBC. The worst offense here is the glorification of Jimmie Rodgers (great as he was), while the Carter Family is almost completely ignored. The Carters are only MENTIONED once….just their name……and are only shown in a photograph with…yes….Jimmie Rodgers. Not a word about Ralph Peer’s 1927 Bristol Sessions which produced BOTH the great early foundation acts of country music, Rodgers AND The Carter Family. (Lots of Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash though.)

That's a fine documentary. Thanks for uploading. It does indeed give the Carters their due. The dramatic recreation of the first Carter cut at the Bristol sessions is wonderful. I did quibble about the choice of Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson to comment on the origins of country. With all the footage that exists of Maybelle Carter playing "Wildwood Flower," they had Willie Nelson comment on it and TRY to play it. He mangled it. Maybe couldn't get copyright clearance for Maybelle's version.

The Carter Family deserved much more in this show :(

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Grandma RIP definitely was a Hillbilly. I loved her like crazy! She was the one who introduced me to Johnny Cash.

brings back the good old days thanks

this is great! lets see some of the punks that claim to sing country yodel like Jimmy Rogers!

I don’t even like country I’m just here to pay respects to jimmy rodgers n Johnny cash

I love this documentary!!!

Awesome documentary, thanks 4 uploading this. I'm a huge fan of country music.

The actual title is My Little Girl in Tennessee and this is most famous version recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Sometimes you'll hear people call it Little Girl of Mine in Tennessee. It is a "festival favorite" at bluegrass campgrounds. Even though millions of groups have done this standard, no one has ever done it better than Lester's buttery voice, with Earl's cracking, crisp hard driving banjo behind him.

Check out the other series The History Of Country Music. Lots of Carter Family in the first part of that one.

Were thankful to americans who colonize cordillera philippines. We the only region here in the philippines who are still continue the american western culture, specially music.