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Interview Details
Title & Link
Ken Burns Discusses 'Country Music', His New PBS Docuseries and Lil Nas X
Publish Date
September 15, 2019
Interviewees
Ken Burns
Interviewers
Madison Vain
Publisher
ESQUIRE
Topics
American history
appropriation in music
class
gender equality in country music industry
history of country music
inclusion
Lil Nas X
Race
representation in country music
People Mentioned
AP Carter
Arnold Schultz
Benjamin Franklin
Bill Monroe
Dierks Bentley
Dolly Parton
Emmylou Harris
Ernest Hemingway
Garth Brooks
Gus Cannon
Hank Williams
Harlan Howard
Jack White
Johnny Cash
June Carter
Ketch Secor
Kitty Wells
Lesley Riddle
Loretta Lynn
Mark Twain
Marty Stuart
Merle Haggard
Muhammad Ali
Paul Natkin
Ray Charles
Rhiannon Giddens
Rufus "Tee Tot" Payne
Vince Gill
Willie Nelson
Wynton Marsalis
Works Mentioned
Don't Come Home a Drinkin' With Lovin' on Your Mind
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Old Town Road
The Pill
You're Not Woman Enough to Take My Man
Places Mentioned
Fresno, California
Memphis
Nashville
New York City
Southern Mississippi
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