Episode 5 | Country Music: 'The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)
STREAMING: New country artists like Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride reflect a changing America.
Episode 3 | Country Music: 'The Hillbilly Shakespeare: (1945 – 1953)
STREAMING: Meet the country stars of post-war America, including the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
Episode 4 | Country Music: 'I Can't Stop Loving You' (1953-1963)
STREAMING: Visit Memphis during the era of rockabilly, and see how Patsy Cline rises to stardom.
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READ ONLINE: The Stubborn Similarity Of Gas Prices Across Eau Claire
University Place | The Story of Country Music
STREAMING: Bill C. Malone, scholar, author and musician, shares the history of country music through songs and stories. Malone, a country music expert, appears in the PBS documentary “Country Music, a Film by Ken Burns.”
Blank on Blank | Dolly Parton
STREAMING: In this preserved and animated interview of Dolly Parton in 1978 she discusses poverty in childhood, her love of 'snug' clothes and makeup and the importance of being who you are.
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Episode 5 | Country Music: 'The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968)
STREAMING: New country artists like Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride reflect a changing America.Episode 3 | Country Music: 'The Hillbilly Shakespeare: (1945 – 1953)
STREAMING: Meet the country stars of post-war America, including the Hillbilly Shakespeare.Episode 4 | Country Music: 'I Can't Stop Loving You' (1953-1963)
STREAMING: Visit Memphis during the era of rockabilly, and see how Patsy Cline rises to stardom.WisContext | Gas Prices
READ ONLINE: The Stubborn Similarity Of Gas Prices Across Eau ClaireUniversity Place | The Story of Country Music
STREAMING: Bill C. Malone, scholar, author and musician, shares the history of country music through songs and stories. Malone, a country music expert, appears in the PBS documentary “Country Music, a Film by Ken Burns.”Blank on Blank | Dolly Parton
STREAMING: In this preserved and animated interview of Dolly Parton in 1978 she discusses poverty in childhood, her love of 'snug' clothes and makeup and the importance of being who you are.
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