Country : The Golden Era

From humble roots in the rural south of the United States, country music has grown to be massive industry, and on the surface the stars today seem a far cry from those early singers and guitar pickers. Yet something of the early tradition lives on in even the slickest CTV music video, and every year new generations of country lovers discover more of their music?s heritage. Along the way it looks at those who have taken country in different directions and opened new doors, such as Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, who pioneered western swing, and ?Gentleman Jim? Reeves which was among the first to give country?s rural image a little Las Vegas.