Country music. Episode 2, Hard times (1933 -1945) / directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey, Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA, Washington, DC ; a production of Florentine Films.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Burns, Ken, 1953- director, producer. .

Dunfey, Julie, producer. .

Duncan, Dayton, producer.

Coyote, Peter, narrator.

Florentine Films, production company.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country music--To 1951.

Country music.

Country music--United States--History and criticism--20th century.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 minutes)

Other Title:

Hard times (1944-1945)

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

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.

Participant:

Narrator, Peter Coyote.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 3, 2020).

OCLC:

1124257152

Publisher Number:

ASP4684699/marc