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Learn MoreVisit Memphis during the era of rockabilly, and see how Patsy Cline rises to stardom.
Travel to Memphis, where Sun Studios artists Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley usher in the era of rockabilly. Ray Charles crosses America’s racial divide by recording a country album. Patsy Cline shows off Music City’s smooth new Nashville Sound.
AIR DATE 9/15/19
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