“The Impact Of Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ Documentary” – Register Here
| (Nashville, Tenn. – Oct. 15, 2019) – Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) will present the latest installment of its CRS360 webinar series at 1 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with a discussion about “Country Music,” the eight-part, 16-hour film chronicling the history of America’s most-programmed music genre. Writer/Producer Dayton Duncan, and artist Vince Gill, who was prominently featured in the film, will be special guests, to talk about the impact of this documentary, how it triggered music sales, and discussion about the genre’s past, present and future. This discussion will be co-moderated by longtime Nashville writer/journalist, Rob Simbeck, and CRB Executive Director, RJ Curtis. “During the two weeks this expansive and compelling film aired on PBS, it was the constant topic of conversation in our industry,” commented Curtis. “Sixteen hours is a lot to process; even Country music experts learned things about our music and artists they never knew previously. This led to a collective, and thoughtful analysis of how and why our format has evolved, where it may be headed, and what its challenges may be. Dayton Duncan and Vince Gill will help provide greater insight, and we’re honored to have them share with our industry.” Dayton Duncan is the lead producer and writer of Country Music. He is the author of 13 books and has been involved with the work of Ken Burns for nearly 30 years. For The West, broadcast in 1996, Duncan was the co-writer and consulting producer. It won the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians. He was the writer and producer of Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, broadcast in November 1997. The film attained the second-highest ratings (following The Civil War) in the history of PBS and won a Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America and a CINE Golden Eagle, as well as many other honors. He was the co-writer and producer of Mark Twain, and writer and producer of Horatio’s Drive, about the first transcontinental automobile trip. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009), which Duncan wrote and produced, won two Emmy Awards – for Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming – and earned him and Burns the designation of Honorary Park Ranger from the National Park Service. His most recent film with Burns was The Dust Bowl, a two-part series about the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, broadcast in November 2012. It won a CINE Golden Eagle and a Western Heritage Award; his script won a Spur Award and was nominated for an Emmy. Duncan has also served as a consultant or consulting producing on all of Burns’s other documentaries, beginning with The Civil War and including Baseball, Jazz and The War. One of the most popular singers in modern country music, Vince Gill is famous for his top-notch songwriting, world-class guitar playing, and warm, soaring tenor, all wrapped up in a quick and easy wit. Gill achieved his big breakthrough in 1990 with “When I Call Your Name,” which won both the Country Music Association’s Single and Song of the Year awards as well as a Grammy. Gill has won 18 CMA Awards, including Song of the Year four times – making him the most-awarded artist in that category in CMA history. Since 1990, Gill has won 21 Grammy Awards. A wide-ranging songwriter, his compositions earned him entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. The Academy of Country Music has conferred on Gill eight awards, including its prestigious Home Depot Humanitarian Award and the 2011 Career Achievement Award. Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In August 2012, Gill was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is a member of the Grammy-winning band The Time Jumpers. Gill has produced albums for The Time Jumpers, LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant, and Ashley Monroe and has made guest appearances on more than 1000 albums, including those by Barbra Streisand, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, George Jones, and others. In 2017, Gill was invited to join the Eagles for a number of festival shows and continued to join them onstage throughout 2018 and 2019. For a full list of tour dates, news, images and more, visit www.VinceGill.com. Rob Simbeck has been Nashville Bureau Chief of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40 since 1995. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Guideposts, Country Weekly, and. He has written album release specials for Blake Shelton, Hank Williams Jr., Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, and George Strait, and bios for Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, and many others. His 20+ books include American Music Legends, written with longtime Grand Ole Opry photographer Les Leverett, and 50 Seasons: A History of the Nashville Symphony. CRS 2020, will be held Wednesday, February 19th – Friday, February 21st at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Registration opened August 1st and remains available; to register, click here. |
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