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Sep 13

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Ken Burns on his country music love story

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Sep 13

The country song that’s stuck in Ken Burns’ head

By Joshua Barajas

"It's haiku. It's distilled poetry, the essence of what human communication can be."…

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Jun 27

In Erika Ryann’s voice, the moody sounds of the West

By Elizabeth Flock

Country-blues musician Erika Ryann talked about the experience of playing in honky tonks out West, writing songs on a tractor or on the road, and how necessary it is to be alone when writing.

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Jun 14

In an age of extremes, country music star Scotty McCreery finds his place ‘in between’

By Jason Kane

The country music star told the PBS NewsHour that one of the things he learned while making new music is that people are a lot more alike than different. “I feel like a lot of folks are just cruising on…

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Apr 12

Watch 8:44
Inside country legend Loretta Lynn’s ‘first birthday party’ (at age 87)

By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane

Loretta Lynn's six decades of boundary-breaking country music and a 1980 film adaptation of her life, "Coal Miner's Daughter," took her from Kentucky poverty to American legend. But in all those years, she says she never had a birthday party...

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Apr 12

WATCH: The standout moment at Loretta Lynn’s 87th birthday bash

By Joshua Barajas

"Let me have that damn mic."…

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Mar 22

How female musicians amplify each other when the industry won’t

By Laura Santhanam

While the exclusion of female artists, songwriters and producers has always been a reality in Nashville and beyond, some see it as having gotten worse in recent decades.

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Mar 18

Watch 8:29
Shunned by country radio, female artists in Nashville are looking to break through

By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson

The proportion of female voices on country radio has been dropping in recent years, amid “long-held beliefs” that male singers drive larger audiences and greater ad revenue. But not everyone in Nashville buys into that theory. Jeffrey Brown reports on…

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Feb 08

Watch 7:25
Singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves on using music as an escape

By Jeffrey Brown, Frank Carlson

Country music singer and songwriter Kacey Musgraves is nominated for four awards at this weekend's 61st annual Grammy Awards. Just 30 years old, the Texas-born musician is enjoying her journey in the music industry -- and doing it on her…

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Feb 08

What country star Kacey Musgraves listened to growing up

By Dan Cooney

Musgraves, nominated for four Grammys, said her version of country music is inspired by its roots. But she also loves a huge range of other artists.

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