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Born in Bristol: The Untold Story of the Birth of Country Music

2017

54 minutes

DocumentaryDramaMusic

Overview

The birth of Country music in the true birthplace before it went to Nashville. The "hillbilly" recordings that opened the doors to birth country and rock and roll with Southern Appalachian roots with European and African marginalized and impoverished groups. These music sessions helped people survive the depression and developed rock for future American struggles, rocking the baby to the modern era.

Top Cast

Eric Church headshot

Eric Church

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Sheryl Crow headshot

Sheryl Crow

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Steve Earle headshot

Steve Earle

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Vince Gill headshot

Vince Gill

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Emmylou Harris headshot

Emmylou Harris

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Dolly Parton headshot

Dolly Parton

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Ashley Monroe headshot

Ashley Monroe

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Derek Smithpeters headshot

Derek Smithpeters

Ralph Peer

Stephen Case Foster headshot

Stephen Case Foster

Ernest Stoneman

Dana Seals Gillian headshot

Dana Seals Gillian

Anita Peer

Chad Whitson headshot

Chad Whitson

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Mark Helms

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Mary McGahren headshot

Mary McGahren

Pickup Girl

Anna Swiney headshot

Anna Swiney

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