Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns, Season 1, Episode 2
During the Great Depression and World War II, country music thrives and reaches bigger audiences. Gene Autry sets off a craze for singing cowboys, Bob Wills adapts jazz's Big Band sound to create Texas Swing, and Roy Acuff becomes a star.
Producer:
Dayton Duncan
Director:
Ken Burns
Actor:
Peter Coyote
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