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Wynton Marsalis Discusses Black Country Musicians
Black musicians were welcomed into country music before they were accepted by white society. Just one of the stories in Country Music, the sweeping new series from filmmaker Ken Burns – coming to PBS September 15th at 8/7c. #CountryMusicPBS.
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