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- In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
- Follow Tig Notaro as she returns to her hometown after the death of her mother. Still recovering from her health problems, Tig struggles to find balance with the loss of the only person in her life who understood her.
- Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.
- At the end of 1952, with the best years of his career behind him, Hank Williams hires a local youth to drive him through the Appalachian countryside for a pair of New Year's Day shows in West Virginia and Ohio.
- With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
- Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast and named it The Supper Club. In 1950 Como and his Sponsors moved to CBS and named this The Perry Como Chesterfield Show.
- An in depth documentary of all aspects of life in the 1950s.
- The Winding Stream is a 90-minute High Definition music history documentary-in-progress that tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes. Starting with the Original Carter Family (A.P., Sara, Maybelle), the film traces the ebb and flow of their influence, the transformation of that act into the Carter Sisters, the marital alliance with legend Johnny Cash and the efforts of present-day family to keep this legacy alive. No one has yet pulled together all the elements of this family saga in one documentary. The goal of The Winding Stream is to honor this multi-generational family where it stands -- at the headwaters of American roots music.
- A film about heavy music in the modern American South, as told by the very people who have created this music during the last two decades. Shot in back alleys, parking lots, and the seedy green rooms of the dirtiest clubs that the Bible Belt failed to snuff out, these die hard musicians discuss their love of music and the south, as well as the difficulties, contradictions, and insanity that haunt every southern artist. There are no illusions here, no apologies, no distractions - only the straight truth as told by those who would know the difference.
- Live weekly variety show with stars from Hollywood and Broadway in comedy, musical and other skits.
- A 13-part Country Music Odessey hosted by actor James Garner, who will examine the songs, artists and stories of country music over the last 100 years.
- For over 130 years, Nashville has evolved into the world's Music City. From the 1800's when the Fisk Jubilee Singers travelled the continents, to Hank Williams, to Johnny Cash, to The Black Keys. This is a special place with a story to tell. A story that started years ago, but gets better every day. A story you may not know, but you'll want to hear.
- A country music show comes to Broadway with the only big screen appearance of the legendary Hank Williams.
- The Search for Hank Williams Sr. A documentary featuring Willie Nelson, Townes van Zandt, Bill Monroe, M.C Jarrett narrated by Dave Alvin.
- Hank Wangford loves duets like he loves waltzes and duet harmonies are everywhere in country music. The Brother duets are a spine running through the story of Country music and Hank celebrates this with the Louvin Brothers, Wilburn, Delmore, Monroe and Everly Brothers and many many more. We hear the tragic stories of the brothers and how they all fell out and ended their lives not talking to each other. Hank spends time with Charlie Louvin at the Louvin Brothers music park in Alabama and hears Charlie sing "Stormy Horizons" for the first time. Hank sings a Delmore Brothers song with Lionel Delmore. We also explore boy/girl duets like Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn or George Jones and Tammy Wynette and many earlier duets. The emotional lives of the duets. brothers or lovers, are as rich as the harmonies they sing.
- Jeff Foxworthy takes a look at the history of country comedy with Andy Griffith and its future with Bill Engvall. After a quick glance at its roots in Mark Twain and Will Rogers along with the radio work of Lum and Abner and Judy Canova, we enter the television era of the mid-50s where several clips from Stars of the Grand Ole Opry are presented. These clips include performances by Lonzo & Oscar, The Duke of Paducah, Grandpa Jones, June Carter, Minnie Pearl, and Rod Brasfield. Andy Griffith joins Jeff to talk about his career up to and including The Andy Griffith Show, from which a couple of clips and some behind-the scenes footage is shown. Hee Haw is the next step on this journey and we're treated to several short clips featuring some of the show's regulars. A good bit of time is spent on the work of Brother Dave Gardner who Foxworthy dubs the South's answer to Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce. Audio, mostly from radio broadcasts, over stills only here as kine-scopes of over forty appearances on The Tonight Show have not survived the ravages of time. The history of country comedy is rounded out with stand-up performances by Jerry Clower, James Gregory, and Jim Varney. Bill Engvall arrives, at very near the mid-point of the film, to help Jeff introduce the current crop (the future) of country comedy stars. Clips from performances by Steve McGrew, Ron White, Henry Cho, Mark Lowry, Gary Mule Deer, Etta May, Mike Snyder, Killer Beaz, Larry the Cable Guy, and Bill Engvall are presented. Jeff signs off with, "Thanks for joinin' me. Good Night. God Bless." And as you reach for the remote a new title screen appears, "Bill Engvall & Jeff Foxworthy: Live in Las Vegas". Put down that remote. There's another 14 minutes of stand-up from Bill and Jeff inserted before the credits roll.
- A celebration of the history and aesthetic of country music that tracks the evolution of the genre from the 1920s to the present, exploring country as both folk and pop music