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Looks at Nashvilles Kurdish population, which is the largest in North America. Kurdish refugees first arrived in Nashville in 1976 and have since established a vibrant community here. Little Kurdistan, USA examines how our Kurdish neighbors have adapted to life in Nashville and provides insight into the struggles refugees face as they build new lives in a new home. The documentary also explores what it means to be Kurdish, and reflects on the journey...
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It's Buck, Roy, Junior, Grandpa and the whole Hee Haw gang, all pickin' and grinnin, 'singin' and 'spinnin' tall tales with the citizens of Kornfield Kounty! Performances include the First Lady of Country Music Tammy Wynette, the Okie from Muskogee Merle Haggard, plus Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, and more.
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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. COUNTRY MUSIC features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more than 80 country music artists. The eight-part series...
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It's Buck, Roy, Junior, Grandpa and the whole Hee Haw gang, all pickin' and grinnin,' singin' and spinnin' tall tales with the citizens of Kornfield Kounty! Includes bonus interviews with Roy Clark and many other cast members. Features performances by Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Jr., Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Donna Fargo, Charlie Rich, Dottie West, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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Bombshell is the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit SMASH. Album contains 22 original songs that make up the Broadway-caliber cast recording of the musical, complete with liner notes detailing the plot. The songs on the soundtrack span both seasons of SMASH. Features stars Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty, and other cast members performing original music created for the show's musical-within-a-musical by Tony and Grammy...
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Grammy Award winning performer David Holt has spent his life learning and performing traditional American music. It has taken him from the most remote coves of southern Appalachia to the bright lights of TV studios, and the Grand Ole Opry stage. In this show, David introduces viewers to modern masters of traditional music in the southern mountains of North Carolina and remembers the legends who taught him.
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Six episodes of the television program Dolly from 1976 are presented. Parton performs some of her greatest hits, including I will always love you. Set features appearances by Linda Ronstadt, Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray, Ronnie Milsap, Rod McKuen, Emmylou Harris, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., brother Randy Parton, and more!
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Relates the history of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., longtime home of the Grand Ole Opry radio program, and its meaning to country music and Nashville theatrical history. Includes appearances by Ryman and Grand Ole Opry personnel, the writers Garrison Keillor and Charles Wolfe, musicians such as Marty Stuart, Connie Smith, and Gretchen Wilson, and others; narrated by Opry member Hal Ketchum.
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