WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN? (1968 –1972)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 6:00PM, 8:00PM, 11:00PM
Learn how country music responds to a nation divided by the Vietnam War, as Army captain turned songwriter Kris Kristofferson sets a new lyrical standard, and artists like Bob Dylan and the Byrds find a recording home in Nashville.
WILLIE NELSON
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 @ 10:00PM
Relish an hour with American music legend Willie Nelson. The Texan superstar performs a set of hits and songs from his latest album My Way. ACL veterans and country music legends Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel join forces onstage in celebration of their collaborative LP Willie and the Wheel.
THE PUSHOUTS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Meet Dr. Victor Rios, a high school dropout and former gang member turned award-winning professor, author and expert on the school to prison pipeline, who works with young people who have been pushed out of school for reasons beyond their control.
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VIVALDI: SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Explore northern Italy with host Scott Yoo and discover how Vivaldi’s masterwork “The Four Seasons” merged religious melodies, opera and virtuosic violin playing to create a new era of music.
I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU (1953 –1963)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charles crosses America’s racial divide by recording a country album. Patsy Cline shows off Music City’s smooth new Nashville Sound.
I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU (1953 –1963)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charles crosses America’s racial divide by recording a country album. Patsy Cline shows off Music City’s smooth new Nashville Sound.
THE HILLBILLY SHAKESPEARE (1945 –1953)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprising emotional depth are derived from his troubled and tragically short life.
THE HILLBILLY SHAKESPEARE (1945 –1953)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
See how the bluegrass sound spreads in post-war America, and meet honky-tonk star Hank Williams, whose songs of surprising emotional depth are derived from his troubled and tragically short life.
HARD TIMES (1933 –1945)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM
Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War II as America falls in love with singing cowboys, Texas Swing and the Grand Ole Opry’s Roy Acuff.
HARD TIMES (1933 –1945)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Watch as Nashville becomes the heart of the country music industry. The genre grows in popularity during the Great Depression and World War II as America falls in love with singing cowboys, Texas Swing and the Grand Ole Opry’s Roy Acuff.