Name: Landmarks: The Stages of Country Music
Uploaded: 2022-12-02T15:00:56.000Z
Description: Experience the sounds, feelings, history, people and stories behind the greatest venues of Country Music, as told by journalists, artists and the people who lived the legends.

Experience the sounds, feelings, history, people and stories behind the greatest venues of Country Music, as told by journalists, artists and the people who lived the legends.

Circle

From Morrison, CO, Red Rocks is the first historic venue of the season. The episode follows the featured artist, Brantley Gilbert, as his team goes through the load?in process, he signs the historic wall, is honored at the Piece of Rock Ceremony and performs live in front of the Red Rocks audience. Other artists featured in this episode include Michael Ray, Randy Hauser, Charlie Starr, Jon Randall and Lucie Silvas.

Red Rocks

Featured artist, Maggie Rose, walks us through The Basement East in Nashville, TN. We follow the story of Basement East through the tragedy of the tornadoes that swept through Nashville in March of 2020 and how The Basment came back stronger than ever. We also hear about a secret concert from Metallica at The Basement and even have a sit down with The Basement owners Mike 'Grimey' Grimes and Dave Brown.

Basement East

The search for the next Landmark takes us to the famous Antone's in Austin, TX. Featured artist, Jimmie Vaughan, explains the similarities between Blues and Country before we take a tour ofAustin to learn about the six different Antone's locations. Other artists featured in this episode include Charlie Worsham, Lindsay Ell, Jon Randall and Guthrie Trapp.

Antone's

Grizzly Rose is a music venue with a sprawling dance floor to boot. Located in Denver, CO, Grizzly Rose offers live music, dancing, the belt buckle ceremony and plenty other fun things for all ages,including 93 year old regular, Roland, who has frequented Grizzly Rose for years. Mitchel Tenpenny is the featured artist with other artists shown such as Alana Springsteen, Michael Ray, Lindsay Ell,Cody Johnson and Jimmie Allen.

Grizzly Rose

A landmark with a rich history is visited in Austin, TX, Austin City Limits. We take a walk onto The Willie Porch with featured artist, Jon Randall. We also get to hear from Scott Newton, the photographer who populated the Hall of Fame Photo Gallery with his fantastic photos. Other artists shown such as Lindsay Ell, Robert Earl Keen and Ray Benson.

Austin City Limits

Another Austin, TX landmark is The Continental Club. Former manager, Betsy Nissen, takes us on a tour of the historic club that opened its doors in 1955. We also sit down with club owner, SteveWertheimer, who gets emotional when speaking about The Continental Club. Featured artist Dale Watson along with Casper Rawls and various other artists.

Continental Club

For this episode we take you underneath Grundy County, TN to visit an unlikely musical venue that has been embraced by a community with a rich history. We dive into a cave tour followed by a story of the historical significance of Grundy County and the part they played in the civil rights movement. The featured artist, Blackberry Smoke, performs live at The Caverns followed by interviews with Charlie Starr, Brit Turner and Dailey & Vincent.

The Caverns

A Nashville right of passage for many young artists is Whiskey Jam. Artists such as Ian Munsick, Jon Randall, Lindsay Ell, Mitchell Tenpenny and Alana Springsteen talk about the Whiskey Jam spirit and how the show has affected their careers. We also learn about the staying power of Whiskey Jam when we see the 10th anniversary show that took place at the famous Ryman Auditorium.

Whiskey Jam

On this episode we travel to Clarksdale, MS to sit down with Hollywood legend, Morgan Freeman and his business partner, Howard Stovall, who co?own blues club Ground Zero. People come from all over the world to visit the crossroads where traditional blues originated.

Ground Zero

Robert Earl Keen is the featured artist on this installment of Landmarks where he takes us on a tour of the legendary J.T.Floore's in Helotes, TX. The final performance of Robert Earl Keen's storied career is shown as well as interviews from other artists including Steve Wariner, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi and Dale Watson.

JT Floore's

Compilation episode of various musicians talking about starting their music careers in Nashville.

Landmarks: The Stages of Country Music

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