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Explore the Sound created by Nashville Country Music Artists.

The Nashville Sound | Harold Bradley

“To me it’s plural, not singular. It’s not the Nashville Sound, it's the Nashville Sounds.”
– Harold Bradley –

Ken Burns

Harold Bradley was interviewed for Country Music - a film by Ken Burns

More on the Nashville recording industry

More on the Nashville recording industry from the NPT archives -Music Row's Sidemen

Discover more about Nashville studio production

Discover more about Nashville studio production - The Echo Chamber at Jack's Tracks

Mark Wills has one of Buck Owens' original guitars

Mark Wills has one of Buck Owens' original guitars

KEN BURNS' COUNTRY MUSIC

From southern Appalachia’s songs of heartbreak and faith to the western swing of Texas, from California honky tonks to the Grand Ole Opry in NPT's home town of Nashville, Ken Burns' Country Music follows the evolution, over the course of the twentieth century, of America’s music.

Ken Burns' Country Music | 8-Set-DVD
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NPT's Music Row explores how Nashville's most famous neighborhood has given rise to epic success and has shaped the future of country music. Music Row is home to an artistic community unlike any other in the world.

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