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Recommended Documentaries

Gospel Music

“The Birth of Gospel” A Chicago Stories Documentary

 

Blues

American Roots Music Episode 1 (segments about Delta Blues and the Origins of Gospel)

American Roots Music Episode 3 (segments about the Chicago Blues and the Golden Age of Gospel- late 1940s-early 1960s)


 

Country Music- episodes from Ken Burns’ Documentary

“The Sons and Daughters of America” 1960s country music (some focus on women)

Will the Circle Be Unbroken 1968-1972  (Vietnam Era)

“Are You Sure Hank Done it this Way?” (1970s country music- Dolly Parton is profiled)


 

Jazz 1920s

“The Gift” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary

“Our Language” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary

 

Jazz 1930s

“The True Welcome” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary

“Swing: Pure Pleasure” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary

“The Velocity of Celebration” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary

 

Jazz 1960s 

“A Masterpiece by Midnight” from Ken Burns’s Jazz Documentary



 

Early Rock ‘n’ Roll (1950s)

“Rock ‘n’ Roll Explodes” from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary

Good Rockin’ Tonight  from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary


 

Soul Music

“The Sounds of Soul” from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary


 

1960s-early 1970s Rock ‘n’ Roll

“Plugging In” from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary

“My Generation” from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary



 

1960s Folk

“Plugging In” from the History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary

 

Grunge Music

“VH-1 New Special: Grunge”

 

1980s Pop

“Up From the Underground” History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Documentary

 

Rap/Hip Hop (1970s-early/1980s)

And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop (Episode 1)

 

1980s/early 1990s Hip Hop

“The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation”

And You Don’t Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop - Episode 3 “Gangsta, Gangsta”

 

1990s-early 2000s Hip Hop

And You Don’t Stop 30 Years of Hip Hop- Episode 4 “Life After Death”