American Roots Music

American Roots Music

"American Roots Music" is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others.

This PBS film series is available as an 'in-class' teaching tool. [http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_into_the_classroom.html]

Notable musicians that appear in this documentary are:
*Kris Kristofferson (as narrator)
*Bonnie Raitt
*Robbie Robertson
*Mike Seeger
*Ricky Skaggs
*Marty Stuart
*Rufus Thomas
*Doc Watson
*James Cotton
*Bela Fleck
*Douglas B. Green
*Arlo Guthrie
*Flaco Jiménez
*B.B. King
*Robert Mirabal
*Keb' Mo'
*Willie Nelson
*Sam Phillips
*Bernice Johnson Reagon
*Keith Richards
*Earl Scruggs
*Ralph Stanley

References

External links

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* [http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/ PBS Site]
* [http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?refer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epitonic.com%2Fartists%2Fvariousartistsamericanrootsmusic.html Epitonic review]


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