Aired: 1/5/2002
The birth of country music through the 1920s, from its rural roots in fiddle music to early legends including the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.
Aired: 1/12/2002
A look at the venerable Grand Ole Opry show and how it has inspired generations of country music artists.
Aired: 1/19/2002
The romantic myth of the singing cowboy captured the imaginations of Hollywood and Nashville thanks to superstars like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.
Aired: 1/26/2002
Bluegrass gave rise to stars like Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs, while Western swing created legends from Bob Wills to Hank Thompson.
Aired: 2/2/2002
Female trailblazers Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette broke new ground and redefined the role of women in country music.
Aired: 2/9/2002
An examination of the hard-living soul of honky tonk music through the lives of pioneers like Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb and Lefty Frizzell.
Aired: 2/16/2002
The birth of rockabilly in the ‘50's and the ascendance of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Aired: 2/23/2002
Nashville ... Music City USA ... became the center of country music entertainment worldwide and home to a multi-billion dollar industry.
Aired: 3/2/2002
Contemporary stars of this Century of Country tell their tales of life on the road, and off.
Aired: 3/9/2002
Dolly Parton, country's first superstar, and the rise of pop-influenced country music by Charlie Rich, Kenny Rogers, Anne Murray and others.
Aired: 3/16/2002
Buck Owens' musical movement in Bakersfield, Calif. paved the way for country outlaws like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard.
Aired: 3/23/2002
In 1980, the hit movie Urban Cowboy brought new listeners -- by the millions -- to country music. The lush sounds of Kenny Rogers to the new-traditionalist swagger of Dwight Yoakam brought country music to town.
Aired: 3/30/2002
A look at the hugely popular crossover country artists, as well as the new traditionalist movement in the 1990s. It also focuses on the multi-media mega-hits that have helped to take country music from the hills and hollows to the world in less than a century.