American Experience - Season 2 - Eps 11: Ballad of a Mountain Man

1989-12-1255 min⭐ 7.5/10

Bascom Lamar Lunsford was a pioneer folklorist who in the 1920s began a campaign to preserve mountain music and dance. He dignified what was known as "hillbilly music." Knocking on doors of local banjo pickers and fiddlers, listening to their songs, he amassed an extraordinary repertoire, recorded for the Library of Congress and started the first folk music festival.

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About American Experience

American Experience

Title: American Experience

First Air Date: 1988-10-04

Last Air Date: 2025-02-25

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 32 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 38

Total Episodes: 396

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: GBH

Synopsis

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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