Marty Stuart
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Series
Language
English
Description
Called The Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium saw a historic chapter come to a close in 1974 when it closed its doors on 5th Avenue to move into new quarters at Opryland USA. Nashville photographer Jim McGuire had full access to the Ryman and shares over 100 stunning black and white photographs with chapter introductions and captions from the last year of this landmark and the most famous show in country music. Most of the photographs...
4) Altitude
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Language
English
Description
Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy-winner, and AMA Lifetime Achievement honoree Marty Stuart picks up where he left off on his first new album in five years, exploring a cosmic country landscape populated by dreamers and drifters, misfits and angels, honky-tonk heroes, and lonesome lovers. There's a desert flare to the music here, a sweeping, spacious feel that conjures up wide-open horizons and endless stretches of two-lane highway, and...
13) Songbirds
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English
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The Songbirds guitar museum hosted the world's largest collection of vintage guitars. COVID-19's devastating blow to the music industry forced the museum to permanently close. This film explores the final hours and cultural impact of this special collection.
15) Mavis!
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the ’60s and hits like "I’ll Take You There" in the ’70s, to funked-up collaborations with Prince and her recent albums with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Mavis has stayed true to her roots, kept her family close, and inspired millions along the way. Audience Award Winner at **Hot Docs Documentary...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Ken Burns invited some of country music's finest artists to gather at Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the launch of his PBS series Country Music. Burns curated an evening of selected highlights from the series combined with performances of the music's iconic songs by some of country's finest artists including Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, and more. The evening is a musical journey tracing the evolution...