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America's Music: The Roots of Country is a 1996 three-part, six episode documentary about the history of American country music directed by Tom Neff and Jerry Aronson and written by Neff and Robert K. Oermann. The film touches on many of the styles of music that make up country music, including: Old-time music, Cajun music, Folk music, Rockabilly, Western music, Western swing, the Bakersfield sound, Honky-tonk and the Nashville sound. Country music artist and actor Kris Kristofferson narrates the three-part series.
Original Release
06/02/1996
US Release
06/02/1996
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Birth of a Sound/Singing Cowboys and Western Swing | Sunday, 02 June 1996 |
Writers
Thomas L. Neff, Robert K. Oermann
Producers
Name | Role |
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Amie Knox | Executive Producer |
Thomas L. Neff | Producer |
Diandra Luker | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Programming | Nominated |