Rich Hall's Countrier Than You
Comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that have shaped the genre over the years.
Award-winning comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that don't get as much notoriety but have helped shape the genre over the years.
With the help of prominent performers and producers including Michael Martin Murphey, Robbie Fulks and Ray Benson, Rich explores the early origins of country music in Nashville and Austin. He visits the rustic studios where this much-loved sound was born and discovers how the genre has reinvented itself with influences from bluegrass, western swing and Americana.
Rich also explores how the music industries differ between these two cities and how they each generated their own distinct twist on the genre, from cosmic country and redneck country to the outlaw artists of the 1970s. Through Working Dog, a three-minute self-penned soap opera about a collie dog, Rich illustrates how different styles can change.
As he unearths the roots and inner workings of country music, Rich finds it's more than just music - it's a lifestyle.
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Rich Hall on Janis Joplin
Duration: 01:53
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:02
Merle Travis & Hank Thompson
Wildwood Flower
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00:03
Hank Thompson
A Six Pack To Go
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00:09
Lynyrd Skynyrd
T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)
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00:12
The Soggy Bottom Boys
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (with band) (feat. Dan Tyminski)
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00:19
The Carter Family
The Banks of The Ohio
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00:20
The Carter Family
No Depression In Heaven
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00:24
Carl and Pearl Butler
Sundown In Nashville
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00:27
Roy Acuff
The Wabash Canonball
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00:32
Ray Charles
Hey, Good Lookin'
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00:34
Hank Williams
All The Love I Ever Had
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00:39
Waylon Jennings
Are you Sure Hank Done It This Way?
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00:40
Waylon Jennings
I've Always Been Crazy
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00:42
Tyler Farr
Better In Boots
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00:42
Jerrod Niemann
Blue Bandana
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00:43
Ry Cooder
Get Rhythm
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00:44
Roger Miller
Atta Boy Girl
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00:45
Roger Miller
Dang Me
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00:45
Roger Miller
Chug A Lug
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00:45
Roger Miller
King of the Road
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00:48
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Nowhere Road
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00:52
Johnny Lee
Cherokee Fiddle
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00:59
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Pride And Joy
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01:00
Buddy Guy
Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
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01:01
Janis Joplin & The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
One Night Stand
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01:02
The Flying Burrito Brothers
High Fashion Queen
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01:13
Waylon Jennings
Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
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01:02
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Piece Of My Heart
Singer: Janis Joplin. -
01:13
Jerry Jeff Walker
Little Bird
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01:15
Willie Nelson
On The Road Again
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Rich Hall |
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