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Wally Pfeifer
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2019 8:27 pm |
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| Has anyone been watching the Counry zmusic documentary on PBS the last two nights. Really interesting. Found out a lotta stuff I didn’t know. Also, have a lot of those artists/entertainers on LPs and they’re for sale. |
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David DeLoach
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2019 4:07 am
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I've been watching. Yeah so far its pretty good and I've learned a bit too.
Lots of lap steel in the segments about Bob Wills and Hank Williams. |
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Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2019 8:43 am
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it's ok. too many talking heads and not enough music. but, it is a documentary and is similar to burn's past programs.
play music!
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 18 Sep 2019 8:56 am
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| Love it - highly recommended! The academic narrative is good but the real diamonds are the anecdotes about the legends from the old timers that were there and knew them. Just finished watching the third episode. It ended with the death of Hank Williams, which I freely confess brought a tear. |
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Brentley Dahmer
From:
Richmond, VA
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Posted 19 Sep 2019 8:11 pm
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I've enjoyed it and learned a few things, but I hear where Michael Butler is coming from.
They mentioned Charlie Poole but that was it.
Then in it's chapter going into Story Telling Songs - not a word about Johnny Horton !!
I think there could've been some more highlighting of Instruments and the great players too, but it's covering some bases. Also, I have noticed in the background - certain songs have been edited to fit the voice over gaps which is annoying and feels a little sacrilegious.
Not too sure I'll follow the post 60's episodes as closely. |
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John Kwasnik
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2019 8:42 am
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| Michael Butler wrote: |
it's ok. too many talking heads and not enough music. but, it is a documentary and is similar to burn's past programs.
play music! |
Exactly. Just like the jazz doc. At least, we got that decent concert before the series.
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John Kwasnik
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California, USA
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Joe Breeden
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2019 4:37 am
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| I loved the history. Also, I saw a picture of a steel player with Hank that I could not recognize. |
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