Rodney Crowell

The Life & Songs Of Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle

A once-in-a-lifetime concert celebrating 15 million record-selling 13 time Grammy Award-winning, three-time CMA Award recipient, and two-time Americana Awards winner, Emmylou Harris. Recorded at the famous DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. January 10, 2015.

American Revolutions: The Highwaymen

Morgan Neville

Johnny Cash, Jessi Colter

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

Thom Zimny

Johnny Cash, Robert Duvall

Johnny Cash stands among the giants of 20th century American life. But his story remains tangled in mystery and myth. This documentary brings Cash the man out from behind the legend.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years

James Burton Yockey

Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna

Filmed and Recorded Live at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, on September 14, 2015, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years captures a group of longtime road warriors who've yet to lose their grit, joined onstage by John Prine, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Jerry Jeff Walker, Alison Krauss, Rodney Crowell, Byron House, and Jerry Douglas. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and early Dirt Band member) Jackson Browne joined in, along with longtime member Jimmy Ibbotson, while a sold-out crowd sings along in the background. From country classics to deep cuts, the tracklist finds bandmates Jeff Hanna (guitars/vocals), Jimmie Fadden (drums/harmonica/vocals), Bob Carpenter (keyboards/accordion/vocals) and John McEuen (banjo/fiddle/guitar/mandolin) swapping harmonies, trading solos, and shining new light on a catalog of vital, vibrant music.

Without Getting Killed or Caught

Tamara Saviano, Paul Whitfield

Guy Clark, Susanna Clark

Follow Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, and Townes Van Zandt as they rise from obscurity to reverence: Guy, the Pancho to Van Zandt’s Lefty, struggling to establish himself as the Dylan Thomas of American music, while Susanna pens hit songs and paints album covers for top artists, and Townes spirals in self-destruction after writing some of Americana music’s most enduring and influential ballads.

Heartworn Highways

James Szalapski

Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle

The music speaks for itself in this performance documentary that highlights some of the biggest names within the country-folk scene in Texas and Tennessee during the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976, eschewing narration and staged interviews.

The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds

Steven R. Monroe, Alan Boyd

Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Brian Wilson and the boys of summer add a pinch of down-home twang to their classic harmonies with the help of country music's finest. In this 1996 recording session for the album "Stars and Stripes," The Beach Boys rework 12 of their songs, including "409" (with Junior Brown), "The Warmth of the Sun" (with Willie Nelson), "In My Room" (with Tammy Wynette), "Don't Worry Baby" (with Lorrie Morgan), and "I Get Around" (with Sawyer Brown).

Chely Wright: Wish Me Away

Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf

Chely Wright, Jennifer Archer

After a lifetime of hiding, Chely Wright becomes the first commercial country music singer to come out as gay, shattering cultural stereotypes within Nashville, per conservative heartland family and, most importantly, within herself. With unprecedented access over a two-year period, including her private video diaries, the film layers Chely's rise to fame while hiding in the late 90's with the execution of her coming out plan, culminating in the exciting moment when she steps into the media glare to reveal she is gay. The film shows both the devastation of internalized homophobia and the transformational power of living an authentic life. The film also documents the conflicting responses from Nashville, the heartland and the LGBT community as Chely Wright prepares for an unknown future.

My Darling Vivian

Matt Riddlehoover

Johnny Cash, Reese Witherspoon

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

The Johnny Cash Music Festival

Steve Angus

Kris Kristofferson, George Jones

Celebrate the life and legacy of Johnny Cash with this all-new release recorded live in front of a sold-out audience of 7,000 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at the first-ever Johnny Cash Music Festival. From the show's opener, Pickin' Time, sung by daughter Rosanne Cash, to Kris Kristofferson's acoustic set, close friends and family members honored Cash while raising money for the restoration of his boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas. Enjoy performances by George Jones, John Carter Cash, Laura Cash, Tommy Cash, Rodney Crowell, Gary Morris, Matt Morris, Bill Miller, and a Gospel set by Dailey & Vincent along with concert footage from The Man in Black himself performing some of his most popular household favorites.

ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale

Austin City Limits (ACL) heads to Nashville for a special broadcast featuring performance highlights from this year’s Americana Honors & Awards. ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 premieres this Saturday, November 22, on PBS stations across the United States and includes performances from Robert Plant and Ry Cooder, among many others. The show was recorded live at the Americana Music Association's 13th Annual Honors & Awards ceremony at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium in September.

Ode to Guy Clark: Steve Earle in Austin, TX

Steve Earle, Joe Ely

Joined by his long-running five-piece band The Dukes, Earle hit the stage kicking off his Guy Clark tribute with the classic “Dublin Blues,” receiving exuberant cheers at the opening line “Wish I was in Austin.” Earle immediately went into “Texas 1947,” featuring the expert pedal steel work of Ricky Ray Jackson. After sharing a short story about how he met Guy Clark while hitchhiking around Texas, the band performed the ode to the Hill Country honky-tonkin’ queen “Rita Ballou,” featuring Eleanor Whitmore on violin. Following a tale about Clark’s loyalty to Texas BBQ over Tennessee style BBQ, Joe Ely joined Earle on stage to perform “Desperadoes Waiting For a Train” – two Texas music legends trading verses on one of the state’s most influential songs.