Country Music Documentaries
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- StarsTaj MahalRobert RedfordJack WhiteAt the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts set out across America to capture the breadth of American music and discovered the artists that would shape our world.
- 1987– 52mNot Rated7.1 (39)TV EpisodeDirectorKathy ConkwrightStarsJoan BaezMary BufwackJune Carter CashThe life and times of The Carter Family, one of the earliest and most-influential group in American country and roots music.
- DirectorBarbara HallStarsWillie NelsonDolly PartonCharley PrideThe complicated history of the American South and its music through the life of country star Charley Pride. Raised in segregated Mississippi, his journey shows the ways that artistic expression can triumph over prejudice and injustice.
- 1985– 1h 28mTV-147.1 (180)TV EpisodeDirectorMorgan NevilleStarsRoy AcuffTony BennettTommy BishopThe authoritative documentary on Country Music's most influential figure.
- DirectorJim BrownStarsJohnny CashWaylon JenningsKris KristoffersonAn oral history of the Mount Rushmore of Country Music.
- 1985– 1h 53mNot Rated7.8 (111)TV EpisodeDirectorVikram JayantiStarsLoretta LynnBill AndersonMichael AptedSinger-songwriter Loretta Lynn balances family and a music career that has spanned 50 years.
- 1985– 1h 22mTV-146.0 (110)TV EpisodeDirectorGandulf HennigStarsDave AlvinJohn Carter CashRobert DuvallA candid documentary about the country music legend, who is often called "the poet of the common man," that tells it like it is. The film features interviews with comrades and fellow musicians.
- 1985– 1h 24mTV-147.5 (83)TV EpisodeDirectorSteven CantorStarsWillie NelsonHe's been instrumental in shaping both country and pop music, yet his appeal crosses all social and economic lines. Sometimes he's called an outlaw, though it is Willie Nelson who brings us together.
- DirectorChet HaganStarsRoy AcuffBill AndersonEddy Arnold
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsJohnny CashJessi ColterRodney CrowellBiographical documentary of the musical group The Highwaymen, which was comprised of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Waylon Jennings.
- DirectorJim BrownStarsKris KristoffersonArlo GuthrieMerle Haggard
- DirectorMargaret BrownStarsJoe ElyGuy ClarkWillie NelsonBe Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
- DirectorSteve GebhardtStarsBill MonroeRoy AcuffKenny BakerFeatures performances by Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys, Lester Flatt, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, the Osborne Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, John Hartford and a once-in-a-lifetime Blue Grass Boys reunion. Rare 1990s performances from Monroe's final years including many of the greatest songssuch as "Uncle Pen" and "Muleskinner Blues."
- DirectorWilliam J. SaundersStarsWillie NelsonMerle HaggardRay PriceBilly Mize's contributions to Country music shaped the industry. His charm and golden voice are legendary among the insiders. A performer on the brink of fame, his is a spectacular tale about identity and sacrifice amidst a Country music revolution.
- DirectorDel JackStarsPeter GravesGene AutryPat Buttram
- 1987– TV-144.8 (92)TV Episode
- 1987– TV-143.3 (92)TV EpisodeStarsPhil Crowley