Country Music 5 years old

Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America’s music.

Credits

Cast

Name	Character
Peter Coyote He was 77 , now 83 years old	as Narrator
Jimmy Rogers He was 95 , 73 years old when he died	as Himself (archive footage)

Crew

Name	Job title
Ken Burns Directing He was 66 , now 71 years old	Director
Ken Burns Production He was 66 , now 71 years old	Executive Producer
Dayton Duncan Production He was 70 , now 75 years old	Executive Producer
Dayton Duncan Writing He was 70 , now 75 years old	Writer