Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storyteller...
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Frank Butler, handsome star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, bags clay pigeons and ladies' hearts. He's the best marksman in the world--until a backwoods hoyden challenges him. Her name? Annie Oakley.
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storyteller...
"On March 27, 2019, acclaimed filmmkaer Ken Burns invited some of country music's finest artists to gather at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the launch of his landmark PBS series Country Music. Burns and his longtime collaborator Dayton Duncan curated an even...
Rides a stranger : Coffin Flats, NM is a nothing town in the middle of nowhere. Jim Glass is hired by Marshal Chalk Bronson because he's good with his fists and his gun but a hothead named Johnny Waco is threatening to burn Coffin Flats down if his runaway wife isn't returned to ...
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storyteller...
Professor Bill Messenger of The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University delivers 16 lectures (45 min. each) on the history of musicals and Broadway.
The 2007 album features compositions by Motian and Lovano; Thelonius Monk's Light Blue; and the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic This Nearly Was Mine from South Pacific. The three independently iconic musicians have been collaborating since 1981.
Think of the songwriters whose work comprises the canon of jazz standards, and names like George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter immediately come to mind. On his new album, Black, Brown, and Blue, pianist/composer Eric Reed argues for a revision of that ...